Focus on north to drive growing defence presence
A growing focus on northern Australia and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is expected to drive an expanding military presence in the Northern Territory. A Defence Summit that began in Darwin...
View ArticleUS B-52s arrive in Darwin for war games with Australian Defence Force
The US military has flown two Boeing B-52 bombers into Darwin ahead of multi-national war games hosted by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The B-52s, weighing more than 125,000 kilograms each, will...
View ArticleTindal RAAF base upgrade to F-35A readiness will benefit and cost Katherine,...
A half-billion-dollar cash injection for the Tindal RAAF base in the Northern Territory over the next 10 years would provide a boost to the town of Katherine but overstretch the local council...
View ArticleJoint Strike Fighter EIS predicts no aircraft noise increase for Darwin or...
New F-35 Joint Strike Fighters would produce comparable noise levels to the FA-18 Hornet fighter jets they are replacing, the Australian Defence Force has predicted. Defence has released its draft...
View ArticleAir Force exercise Pitch Black takes off over Darwin and Katherine, residents...
Darwin and Katherine residents are bracing for the noise of the world's air forces flying overhead as the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) commences its largest and most complex exercise, Pitch Black....
View ArticleMeet US Marines from 4th Regiment training in the Northern Territory, Australia
At a former cattle station 600 kilometres south of Darwin, about 1500 US Marines and Australian soldiers are training together for Exercise Koolendong over three weeks. ABC News Darwin spoke to some of...
View ArticleUS, Chinese, Australian military personnel bond through "a bit of shared...
Australian, Chinese and US military personnel bond through "a bit of shared suffering" on Top End soil in a small but significant moment for regional stability.
View ArticleAir Force 'considering' noise monitoring in Darwin after F-35A Joint Strike...
The Royal Australian Air Force is considering establishing noise monitoring equipment at its Darwin base following concern from the public about the noise of the new F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
View ArticleExercise Kowari: China, US, Australian troops train in NT 'struggle street'...
Thirty military personnel from Australia, China and the United States spend a week in the remote Northern Territory bush with little more than a knife and a water bottle.
View ArticleAirstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq aborted over fear of civilian...
A Northern Territory-based Royal Australian Air Force pilot who took part in the first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East says missions have been called off due to the risk...
View ArticleUS commander defends Joint Strike Fighter F-35A ahead of Senate inquiry
The American head of the global Joint Strike Fighter program acknowledges the software in the aircraft is "a big risk" ahead of a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government's acquisition of the jets.
View ArticleUS commander defends Joint Strike Fighter F-35A ahead of Senate inquiry
The American head of the global Joint Strike Fighter program acknowledges the software in the aircraft is "a big risk" ahead of a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government's acquisition of the jets.
View ArticleExercise Kowari: Troops return after learning Top End survival skills
Troops from Australia, China and the US return to a feast after weathering the Top End elements in a survival exercise aimed at promoting trilateral cooperation.
View ArticleDefence Department confirms toxic chemical contamination at two NT sites
Defence will launch a detailed study into the effects of toxic chemical leaks at three NT military bases early next year after some test sites returned positive readings in preliminary tests.
View ArticleToxic chemicals once used in firefighting foams found in drinking water near...
Toxic chemicals associated with the historic use of firefighting foams are found on or around all three sites tested by the Defence Department in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleGroundwater near 3 RAAF bases exceeds safe contaminant levels, Defence report...
The Department of Defence has released a report into the water quality of 12 sites around Australia located near contaminated RAAF bases.
View ArticleKatherine town water supply contains firefighting chemicals, NT Health confirms
Preliminary sampling shows bore water used in Katherine's water supply contains low levels of chemicals linked to firefighting foams, the Northern Territory Department of Health says.
View ArticlePFAS chemicals linked to fire fighting foams found in Adelaide River, Batchelor
Chemicals linked to fire fighting foams are detected at low levels in drinking water in Adelaide River and Batchelor.
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