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Built by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria, Flinders was commissioned into the RAN in 1973, and was used to conduct hydrographic surveys in the waters to Australia’s north, including parts of New Guinea. In 1974, the ship was tasked with assisting clean up efforts in the wake of Cyclone Tracy, which devastated large partsContinue reading “HMAS Flinders (GS 312/A 312), named for Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), was a hydrographic survey ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).”

by Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 14h//keep unread//hide AirBoss Defense Group (ADG) announced that U.S. Army Contracting Command Warren has awarded a tw- year extension to the Husky Long Term Contract to Critical Solutions International (CSI), an ADG company. Read full news at this link… The Huskies were successful in finding numerous IEDs during Operation Gateway III,Continue reading “U.S. Army awards contract to AirBoss Defense Group for Husky 2G vehicle-mounted mine detection vehicles – per World Defence News”

Of Long Tan laststandonzombieisland 12h//keep unread//hide The fact that the U.S. military and its South Vietnamese allies were not the only countries that faced off against the Sino-Soviet-backed North Vietnamese/Viet Cong South East Asia is often forgotten. Besides South Korean and Filipino units, Australia and New Zealand also dispatched contingents of their own while thousands of BritsContinue reading “Of Long Tan”

200+USNI Newsby U.S. Naval Institute Staff / 9h //keep unread//hide These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 5, 2020, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the locationContinue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 5, 2020”

by Alain HENRY de FRAHAN / 14h//keep unread//hide AirBoss Defense Group (ADG) announced that U.S. Army Contracting Command Warren has awarded a tw- year extension to the Husky Long Term Contract to Critical Solutions International (CSI), an ADG company. Read full news at this link… The Huskies were successful in finding numerous IEDs during Operation Gateway III,Continue reading “U.S. Army awards contract to AirBoss Defense Group for Husky 2G vehicle-mounted mine detection vehicles – per World Defence News”