Rotor wash tears across the flight deck as a helicopter settles into position.The deck pitches gently beneath steady boots.A stretcher team moves with ...

I was recently invited to hitch a ride from Townsville to Sydney on HMAS Canberra, flagship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), one of two Spanish-hulled Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) multi-role ...

Soldiers and sailors competed in HMAS Canberra's Fit Games during a recent transit off the east coast of Queensland.The games ...

HMAS Canberra has returned to Australia following its successful maiden deployment to Fiji in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston. Following a request from the Fijian Government, HMAS Canberra was ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the next three weeks, 42 ships and submarines will be taking part in the Rim of the Pacific exercises off Hawaii. Military officials invited members of the media to ...

Having acquired HMAS Canberra and her sister HMAS Adelaide, Australia is now figuring out the best way to use them. As readers of The Diplomat know, Australia has taken major steps in the past five ...

Filipino troops have joined their Australian counterparts in Darwin for four days of exercises including helicopter underwater escape training and live-fire marksmanship practice. HMAS Canberra will ...

Senior officers preparing for a major amphibious warfighting exercise in North Queensland have praised the city’s new stadium after attending games at the venue. Amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra ...

Governor General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC (Retd), together with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Mr Tony Abbott, MP, were the guests of ...

The Australian Defence Force has given a rare look inside their HMAS ship and the new young faces leading the front line to protect the country. Around him a small team of crew are at their posts, ...

On August 9, 1942, during the height of World War II, the Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Canberra was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island and 84 Australians lost their lives that day. Now 83 years ...