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As a "young dig", shouldn't you know that it was the Navy, not the Army which the Seasprites were purchased for (and against RAN wishes).

It's not fiscal expediency, its just how they view the needs of our services. I welcome another mech battalion, but perhaps a different one than 3RAR. In fact converting from para to mech and moving the entire battalion half a continent west will cost quite a bit of dough, it is certainly not...

The Army is also getting MRH-90's to supplement the blackhawks. The 90's will be used from the amphibs in conjunction with the Navy's Seakings (ths blackhawks aren't marinesed so its hell operating them from onboard ship). 12 blackhawks will be transferred over to directly support special...

I am no fan of the Seasprite project, but your facts are not entirely correct. New Zealand's are not new. They are old, and as far as combat goes, they are VERY limited in their use (kind of like their frigates). Ours are old airframes but we (stupidly) tried to replace all the...

Umm, No. I mean reinforce our numbers on islands that we may be operating in, in peace or war (most likely peace though, unless its low-intensity conflict against tribal warlords). Australia is constantly involved in leading peacekeeping operations around the Sth Pacific. Timor, the Solomons...

I like it, EXCEPT switching 3RAR from Para to Mech roles. In Australia's region with Australia's missions I think the ability to quickly reinforce areas with another Battalion from the air is a vital capability. The only para capable outfits in the Aus Army now will be the SASR and 4RAR...

That is one of the stupidist things I've read in a while. You do realise that 88 Australians were killed in a  terrorist on October 12 2002, long before the Iraq Invasion dont you? And that September 11 2001 was also a date that preceded the 2003 Iraq conflict? Ever heard of the bombing of the...

But the problem is Iran doesn't want nukes for MAD. It wants nukes to do in one day what Hitler tried to do for 12 years.

I think the public and the media (in particular the Aust. Brodcasting Corporation) should shut up and wait to see what the coroner discovers. To shoot off with wild theories is disrespectful and does no good.

Huge support again on Anzac day, the respect young Australians have for soldiers past and present continues to grow with each year, despite the numbers of veterans thinning. In my city of Melbourne 35,000 people attended the dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance. approx. 100,000 people...

My sincerest condolence go out to these Soldier's families, friends, and to the Candian Forces as a whole who have suffered a tragic loss, especially to those of you who had the honour of knowing them. Lest We Forget :salute: :cdn:

I can't wait to see this one. It's out just before Anzac day over here, I hope it hits Canadian cinemas. www.kokodathemovie.com

No-one is proposing anybody name a ship HMCS Lincoln, or HMCS Kennedy, or HMCS Nixon. Something like HMCS [insert canadian history figure here] or HMCS [surname of canadian naval hero]. Just like you have HMCS Toronto, HMCS Calgary, etc, did you think Canada was the first to do that? The...

I'd still prefer it over Tindal. I made a mistake, Tindal is not near Darwin, its much worse, its near Katherine. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Katherine_location_map_in_Northern_Territory.PNG You can sort of rug up from the cold, but there is no escape from the heat...

Our hornets are based at Williamtown (near Sydney) and Tindal (Darwin, Northan Territory). Willy would be a great spot, but I would not look forward to being based at Tindy, give me this cold lake place anyday. Nice, cool Canadian weather, Canadian sport, and not out in the bloody desert. We...

I must say a big thank you Wes. It's great to know we have such dedicated people serving in the Australian Army. I'm sure it was difficult, especially to say goodbye to and miss out on so much for a country you weren't born in, but it is truly appreciated. Thank god there are blokes like you...

It would be a good idea if it could happen. But the RAN is a lot further on in the procurement process, and cannot afford it to be stalled or held up. Also Australia already has the whole amphibious ops doctrine worked out and so knows what it needs, I don't think you guys are quite so certain...

Are you kidding? Amphibs are amongst the hardest working ships in any navy! The MEO's really earn there money keeping those things in working order.

Nice pictures :) The Absalon looks like a great versatile ship design, perfect for small navies like for example NZ who need REAL jack-of-all-trades ships. If the timing was right NZ would probably have been well advised to have gone for 3 or 4 of these babies rather than 2 baseline Anzac's and...

Has the General or any of the big wigs set out specific or desired requirments yet?