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Labor's 2009 Defence White paper was released under Kevin Rudd.  A fairly pro defence document that didn't try very hard to hide unease about China's potential ambitions. http://www.defence.gov.au/defencemagazine/editions/2009_wp/defmag_wp.pdf

This gives a fairly good summary of the search conducted: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/lost-hikers-family-searches-for-answers-20130531-2nhmx.html I noted the refence to  temperatures of -13 degrees.

An update on the first of two LHD s for the RAN. http://www.news.com.au/technology/exclusive-report-inside-hmas-canberra/story-e6frfro0-1226639639652

This might be a sign of how bad things have been with the MRH-90 (NH-90) program.  As part of the agreed remediation plan for the program, the ADF will receive an extra airframe for no additional cost...

It was the retirement of the F-111 fleet combined with delays to the F-35 program that was the initial trigger for the F-18F purchase. http://www.anao.gov.au/Publications/Audit-Reports/2012-2013/F18/Audit-brochure The prewiring was a follow-on decision, and late last year the conversion of 12...

Best video I've seen in a long time.....only because its funny, right..... ;D

As with most things societal I suspect history provdes some clues as to why.  In the post Korian war era, Australia spent the next two decades engaged in a seriies of chronologically overlapping conflicts - the Malayan insurgency, the "confrontation" with Indonesia in Borneo, and over a decade...

I found this line a little unsettling... "In other words, if America had compulsory voting as Australia does, the Republicans would lose every time. In Oz, there’s no turnout model, because everyone turns out. The turnout-model obsession is an implicit acknowledgment of an awkward truth — that...

http://www.defence.gov.au/defencenews/stories/2012/oct/1022.htm

Some photos from the Aus DoD web site: http://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb/grid.fwx?ArchiveID=5003&Search=12131398

Announced today... http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2012/08/23/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-joint-media-release-acquisition-of-the-growler-electronic-attack-capability-2/

Most of the ADF budget "cuts" were really just the rescheduling of expenditure due to schedule slippage in major programs like the F-35.  The only real "cut" was axing of the army's long running SPG project in favour of more M777s.  Also the RAAF's 8 remaining 35 year old C-130Hs were retired...

Darwin and the Top End have their unique charms, but places that attract genteel and refined folk they definitely are not.  If there was a city into which 2,000 marines could move in largely unnoticed, Darwin would be it.  For those down South, still uneasy about the growing economic influence...

I suspect that with bunking for around 1,000 non-ship's crew, they should be able to sort out suitable accommodation arrangements  when the Canberras are deployed.  ;) As for Tiger and NH-90, I don't think anyone would argue that they are examples of well run programs.  But as all users of...

Maybe no more bang for each buck, but there are a lot more bucks to start with that finance capabilities like: Wedgetail AEW&C, JORN, Tiger ARH (yes, Eurocopter have taken their time, but that capability is maturing as evidenced by its use by the French army in Afganastan), the now-in-build...

On one hand the ADF and government here is concerned about the implications of further delays in the F-35.  The F-18A/B fleet is rapidly running out of airframe hours. But this is also part political.  The current Labor-Green government badly needs to demonstrate that it is serious about, and...

In a move that surprised few, the RAN has selected the MH-60R as its new combat helo: http://www.defence.gov.au/minister/Claretpl.cfm?CurrentId=11990

I'm not sure the that the Spanish link is anything more than a reflection of Navantia's role in the current AWD and LPH projects.  But, as both navies use US sourced weapons systems there could be scope for a longer term alliance; integrating AN/SPY1 and its successors (AN/SPY3?) into a hull is...

There could have been some insightful comments made about the boom and bust nature of Australian naval shipbuilding, and the issues this causes. I guess getting to the core of the issue doesn't sell newspapers.

From a global perspective though, there are perhaps many more similarities between the three countries than differences. Here the Canadian experience seems to differ to the Australian, where a substantial part of the modern day psyche can be traced back to its earlier arrivals.