Topic: Operations
Middle East mission for HMAS Newcastle
Published on by Ms Natalie Staples (author), ABIS Bonny Gassner (photographer)
Ship's company line the flight deck of HMAS Newcastle on departure for Operation Manitou in the Middle East region.
HMAS Newcastle and her ship’s company of 230 have departed Garden Island, Sydney en route for her sixth deployment to the Middle East region.
People’s Liberation Army – Navy visits Sydney
Published on by Department of Defence Media Release (author), ABIS Chantell Brown (photographer)
Chief Of Staff-Fleet Command, Commodore Luke Charles Jones, welcomes Rear Admiral Zhao Jicheng (Task Group Command) to Sydney at Fleet Headquarters.
The 25th Task Group of the People’s Liberation Army – Navy conducted a port visit to Sydney between 8-11 June.
Last Nulka decoy delivered
Published on by Department of Defence (author), ABIS Brenton Freind (photographer), ABIS Sarah Williams (photographer)
Nulka Missile firing from HMAS Melbourne.
The final Nulka missile decoy was delivered to Navy by BAE Systems in April after three decades of service to Australia, the United States and Canada.
UN anti-drug day marked on ops
Published on by CPL Sebastian Beurich (author), ABIS Steven Thomson (photographer)
HMAS Arunta's sailors weigh illegal narcotics seized during their operation Manitou patrol in the Middle East region on 8 June 2017.
Coalition forces and government agencies know terrorist organisations use illegal narcotics as one of their primary sources of income to fund criminal activities, so the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is important to mark.
Newcastle ready to launch
Published on by CPL Mark Doran (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)
ScanEagle, an unmmanned aerial vehicle launches from the flight deck of HMAS Newcastle during operational evaluation trials.
While she may be the last Australian guided missile frigate to deploy to Operation MANITOU, HMAS Newcastle is the first to deploy on operations with an MH60R helicopter and a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System.