HMAS Warramunga's principal warfare officer and former Royal Canadian Navy officer, Lieutenant Commander Stephen Wall, with his former ship HMCS Winnipeg and HMAS Brisbane in the background. Photo: Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey
02 Nov 2021
Navy
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Rendezvous at sea sweet as maple syrup

A recent training activity between the Australian and Canadian navies was significant for one Royal Australian Navy member.

People & service
Commanding Officer HMAS Maitland Lieutenant Commander Julia Griffin and Able Seaman Samuel Allen prepare to cut a cake celebrating the Armidale-class patrol boat's 15th birthday.
02 Nov 2021
Navy
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Ship's final birthday in service celebrated

The personnel of Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Maitland have celebrated the ship’s 15th birthday.

Capability & technology
Able Seaman Matthew Mu, left, is greeted by National COVID-19 Task Force Commander Brigadier Mick Garraway after being released from quarantine following his attempt to resuscitate a COVID-positive man in Wellington, NSW. Photo: Corporal Kylie Gibson
01 Nov 2021
Navy
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Sailor tries to save COVID patient

During a COVID-19 compliance check in NSW, Able Seaman Matthew Mu was faced with a life-or-death situation.

People & service
A formation from Air Force of an E-7A Wedgetail, three F/A-18A Hornets, and an EA-18G Growler from fly over a Navy task group of HMA Ships Canberra, Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius during the Regional Presence Deployment in July 2020.
30 Oct 2021
Navy
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Comments from the Taskforce Chief

Chief of the Nuclear Powered Submarine Taskforce reflects on the Taskforce's program of work over the next 18 months.

Capability & technology
Crew members from HMS Diamond conduct a contactless boat-landing exercise with HMAS Canberra personnel during Exercise Bersama Gold 21. Photo: Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski
29 Oct 2021
Navy
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Small boat crews find a dock at sea

HMAS Canberra’s dock was central to small-boat training off the east coast of Malaysia this month.

Alliances & relationships
Navy neurosurgeon Lieutenant Commander Andrew Davidson is deployed to Iraq at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Centre. Photo: Sergeant Glen McCarthy
29 Oct 2021
Navy
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Navy surgeon enjoying time in the sand

A deployment to Iraq is providing neurosurgeon Lieutenant Commander Andrew Davidson with some unique challenges.

People & service
HMAS Brisbane is one of the Hobart-class destroyers in the fleet. Photo: Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey
29 Oct 2021
Navy
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New era in fleet maintenance

A call for tenders has been issued for a capability life-cycle manager to maintain Navy’s Hobart-class destroyers.

Industry & partnership
Special operations forces trainees from the ADF School of Special Operations practise their boat-handling and landing skills in Zodiac inflatable boats in the surf at Wanda Beach, Sydney. Photo: Leading Seaman Benjamin Ricketts
29 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Spectacular training attracts attention

Trainee Army special forces commandos made a splash during recent training at two Sydney beaches.

Capability & technology
Indonesian Navy vessel KRI Sura, top, HMAS Ararat and KRI Kerapu conduct a coordinated maritime security patrol as part of Ausindo Corpat 2021.
28 Oct 2021
Navy
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Fisheries patrol strengthens relationship

HMAS Ararat recently completed Ausindo Corpat 2021 with Indonesian Navy vessels KRI Sura and Kerapu.

Alliances & relationships
Defence Science and Techonology Group's Bathiya Senanayake, left, and an RFTEQ team member testing the new Complex Adaptive Threat Jammer Technology system at DSTG Edinburgh, South Australia.
28 Oct 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
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New jamming tech proving successful

Defence Science and Technology Group and RFTEQ are developing next-generation jammer technologies.

Capability & technology
Leading Seaman Benjamin Jenkins, of HMAS Stirling, prepares to make a blood donation at the Rockingham Red Cross Lifeblood Centre, Western Australia. Photo: Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft
28 Oct 2021
Navy
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'Superhero' stems the tide of leukaemia

Donating stem cells is how Leading Seaman Benjamin Jenkins has become a real-life superhero.

Community engagement
Recruit School Instructor Leading Seaman Kelsie Wright presents Arms during the graduation ceremony on the parade ground of RAN Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo: Petty Officer James Whittle
28 Oct 2021
Navy
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Agile, innovative and resilient in pandemic

The Royal Australian Navy Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, is responsible for providing the Navy with trained, confident sailors that can…

People & service