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Australia
Australia’s Biggest-Ever Warships Still on Track
Aviation Week's DTI | Mar 01, 2013
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. Five years after contract signature, work on Australia's largest-ever warships, the landing helicopter dockships HMAS Canberra and Adelaide, is going better than for previous large defense programs, according to the Australian government and prime contractor BAE Systems. "The proj... more
Most Aussie Troops to Leave Afghanistan This Year
Associated Press | Mar 26, 2013
CANBERRA, Australia -- Most Australian troops in Afghanistan will be home by the end of the year when the international military base at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province closes, Defense Minister Stephen Smith said Tuesday. At least 1,000 of the 1,550 Australian troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by the end of 2013, he said. The decision by ... more
Australia Might Rejigger Maritime Patrol Needs
Aviation Week's DTI | Mar 04, 2013
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. For years it seemed certain that Australia would buy eight Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime aircraft, with a strong likelihood of supplementing them with seven Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft. With both types, the Royal Australian Air Force would have, in ... more
Marines Do No Ill, Drop Cash, Aussies Say
| Oct 22, 2012
About 200 Hawaii Marines who were the first to establish an ongoing Marine Corps presence in Australia had minimal or negligible social impact and contributed $1.8 million to the local economy, according to reports by the Australian government. In other words, the Marines behaved themselves. The Fox Company Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd ... more
Good Marks for First Marine Australia Deployment
Stars and Stripes | Oct 05, 2012
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa -- Australia says the first Marines deployed to Darwin this year were good guests and helped the local economy but that some public anxieties remain over the new U.S. presence. Overall, the deployment of 250 Marines between April and September had almost no negative effects on the city, while local businesses reaped $1.8 mi... more