Robert Dougherty

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy confirmed the arrival of the airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft earlier today in a public statement. A previous aircraft arrived in Australia during January this year.

The C-130J Hercules and C-27 Spartan transport aircraft were deployed to collect and transport more than 340 residents of indigenous communities affected by category three Tropical Cyclone Narelle in Eastern Arnhem Land over the weekend.

An accommodation block and medical facility were damaged by fire during the attack on 18 March, the PM said during a press conference in Tasmania.

The RNZAF crew, embedded in No. 37 Squadron, completed six flights, two domestic and four international, in support of the Australian Defence Force under their call signs to a variety of locations across Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.

More than 76 drone pilots from around the world attended two series of military first-person view (FPV) drone racing competition at Randwick Barracks earlier this month, including tactical and racing events.

The archaeological monuments, including an Aztec ceramic whistle, a pair of green Olmec ear-shaped plaques and a Zacatecas funerary bowl, were intercepted by Australian Border Force officers in 2023 while being illegally imported into the country from the US.