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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 • Defence Australia | 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 Australia's participation in Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 (RIMPAC) serves as a testament to the profound camaraderie shared with the United States and the robust military alliances established with other key regional defense partners, articulated Lieutenant General Bilton. In the intricately woven tapestry of the Indo-Pacific region, where multifaceted strategic challenges loom large, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) remains steadfast in its commitment to reassuring our allies of Australia's significant capacity and determination to honor and uphold our alliances, agreements, and bilateral relationships. This year's iteration of RIMPAC is set to encompass the involvement of 29 nations, featuring a formidable fleet comprising 40 surface ships, three submarines, as well as ground forces representing 14 national armies. Additionally, the exercise will boast a diverse array of more than 150 aircraft and an impressive deployment of approximately 25,000 personnel from across the globe. The convergence of such a vast and varied coalition of nations and military assets in the expansive training areas surrounding the Hawaiian Islands from June 27 to August 1, 2024, underscores the significance and scale of Exercise RIMPAC as the premier international maritime exercise of its kind. Australia's active engagement in RIMPAC not only showcases the nation's military prowess and professionalism but also reinforces its strategic presence and commitment to upholding a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region. Through its involvement in this multinational exercise, Australia reaffirms its willingness to work closely with global partners to tackle mutual security issues and enhance stability in the region. As Exercise RIMPAC unfolds, the ADF's universal dedication to collective security and cooperation stands as a resolute affirmation of Australia's role as a responsible global actor and a steadfast ally in advancing peace and stability across the dynamic and strategically vital Indo-Pacific landscape. #Australia #USA #APAC #Navy #Military #Proud

Today, we commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign of the Second World War, from 1939 through to the defeat of Germany in 1945. The Battle was crucial to an Allied victory as supply routes in the Atlantic Ocean were vital in allowing the Allies to accelerate the build-up of air forces, the transport of troops, food, medicine and equipment for the invasion of continental Europe in 1944. By early 1943, the Battle had reached its peak with the Allies successfully destroying almost 100 German U-boats in the first five months of the year. This had a significant impact on Germany's capacity to threaten Allied shipping. Despite German U-boats resurfacing in the Atlantic, they never regained the same level of threat, and the Allies were able to secure the supply routes across the Atlantic. Over 5,000 Australians were involved in the campaign, serving in the Royal Australian Navy, the Merchant Marine, the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force. Lest we forget. #LestWeForget #MilitaryHistory #Veterans 📷: Group portrait of aircrew of 461 Squadron RAAF, with a Sunderland aircraft outside the slipway hangar. AWM P01520.004

Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy which took place on 6 June 1944. D-Day and the battle of Normandy was the catalyst for the start of the liberation of France and western Europe during the Second World War and laid the foundations for the Allied victory on the Western Front. Australian defence personnel played a small but important role in the large Allied forces that participated in D–Day. Approximately 3,200 Australians participated in the D–Day landings on 6 June with thousands more serving during the broader Normandy campaign. Our nation’s main contribution came in the air, where approximately 1,000 Australian airmen flew with Royal Australian Air Force squadrons, and a further 1,800 operated on attachment to the Royal Air Force. These efforts came at a cost, with 13 Australians killed on 6 June and hundreds more killed over the course of the campaign while flying in support of the ground forces in Normandy. Lest we forget.     📷 NORMANDY, FRANCE. 1944-06-06. LANDING CRAFT MAKE THEIR WAY TO SHORE IN THE D-DAY LANDINGS. OTHER CRAFT HAVE DISCHARGED TROOPS AND VEHICLES WHICH ARE MAKING THEIR WAY INLAND. #SecondWorldWar #D-Day #D-Daylandings #AustralianMilitaryHistory 

Long before it said “The Australian Army” or “Australian Military Forces”, it was Australian Commonwealth Military Forces. The Commonwealth is back in the game. https://lnkd.in/gZBfEN7p We are now looking at new and unprecedented levels of cooperation and deep technical access to UK defence capability and technology. This doesn’t just happen. It’s no accident. You can’t magic up a trusted bi-lateral (or even tri-lateral) alliance. This kind of deep defence cooperation is earned, not granted. The whole concept of AUKUS is based on the bedrock of the our long term national and military relationships. In these uncertain times, I would think that we would want to be part of as many aligned defence focused groups as possible.

Taiwan records approach of 33 Chinese PLA aircraft, six vessels in past day Taiwanese aircraft, vessels and air defense systems were dispatched to monitor them, the statement reads The Taiwanese military registered the approach of 33 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and six warships of the PLA Navy near the island in the past day, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on its website. According to it, 14 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and flew into the island’s air defense identification zone southwest of it over the past 24 hours. Taiwanese aircraft, vessels and air defense systems were dispatched to monitor them, the statement reads. Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled there after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan a province of the People’s Republic of China. #business #finance #financialservices

Taiwan records approach of 36 Chinese PLA aircraft, eight vessels in past day Aircraft, vessels and ground-based air defense systems were dispatched by the Taiwanese Army to monitor them HONG KONG, August 7/ The Taiwanese military registered the approach of 36 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and eight warships of the PLA Navy near the island in the past day, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on X. According to it, 31 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and flew into the island’s air defense identification zone in the northern, central, southwestern and eastern airspace of Taiwan. Aircraft, vessels and ground-based air defense systems were dispatched by the Taiwanese Army to monitor them. Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled there after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan a province of the People’s Republic of China. #business #finance #financialservices

Taiwan records approach of 18 Chinese PLA aircraft, nine vessels in past day Aircraft, vessels and ground-based air defense systems were dispatched by the Taiwanese Army to monitor them HONG KONG, August 9/ The Taiwanese military registered the approach of 18 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and nine warships of the PLA Navy near the island in the past day, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said. According to it, 12 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and flew into the island’s air defense identification zone in the southwestern and south-eastern airspace of Taiwan. Aircraft, vessels and ground-based air defense systems were dispatched by the Taiwanese Army to monitor them. Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled there after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan a province of the People’s Republic of China. #business #finance #financialservices

Taiwan records approach of 41 Chinese PLA aircraft, seven vessels in past day Aircraft, vessels and ground-based air defense systems were dispatched by the Taiwanese Army HONG KONG, June 22/ The Taiwanese military registered the approach of 41 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and seven warships of the PLA Navy near the island in the past day, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on its website. According to it, 32 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and flew into the island’s air defense identification zone in the northern, southwestern and southeastern airspace of Taiwan. Aircraft, vessels and ground-based air defense systems were dispatched by the Taiwanese Army to monitor them. Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled there after their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan a province of the People’s Republic of China. #business #finance #financialservices

#USNavy to identify which #IndoPacific shipyards it can use in wartime Up to six repair availabilities requested in countries like Japan, South Korea and India. The U.S. military will carry out maintenance work on as many as six American naval ships at international shipyards next fiscal year if approved by Congress, aiming to keep up with China's naval capacity. If the military's request is authorized later this year, it would expand the use of foreign shipyards for such work on U.S. Navy ships and lead to certifying shipyards that match U.S. standards. Positive for Cochin Shipyard and Mazagon Docks.