Australian Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan

Australian Special Operations Task Group conducting an operation in the Shah Wali Kot region of northern Kandahar province in Afghanistan to clear the area from Taliban militants.

Collins class Submarine Departs for Eastern Australian Exercise Area

HMAS Sheean (SSG 77), a Collins class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) departs Fleet Base East for the Eastern Australian Exercise Area (EAXA).

HMAS Canberra Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Hull Arrives in Port Phillip Bay

Hull of the HMAS Canberra Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) has arrived in Port Phillip Bay. HMAS Canberra (LHD 02) will be commissioned yb the the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 2014 while HMAS Adelaide (LHD 01) is scheduled to join the  RAN in 2016.

 HMAS Canberra (LHD 02) has 13 degree ski-jump and six in-line deck landing spots for helicopters.

Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in Afghanistan

Members of the Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) ready to engage the Talibans during operations in Southern Afghanistan.

Special Operations Task Group soldiers conducting combat operations in Afghanistan

US Spy Drone Bases In Australia

Photo: A Global Hawk spy drone is prepared for a night mission at an undisclosed location in the Middle East. (Supplied: US Air Force)

Revealed: US Flew Spy Drone Missions From Australia -- ABC News (Australia)

The United States flew highly classified Global Hawk spy drone missions from the Royal Australian Air Force base at Edinburgh in South Australia from late 2001 until at least 2006.

The operations were detected by a group of Adelaide aviation historians who had a member monitoring aircraft radio frequencies 20 hours a day.

With a wingspan greater than a 737 airliner and a $200 million price tag, the RQ-4 Global Hawk is the biggest, most expensive unmanned aerial vehicle to ever take to the skies.

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Planespotters Have Uncovered A Series Of Secret US Spy Drone Missions From Australia -- Business Insider
Revelations US military launched spy drones from Australia -- Radio Australia
Spy drones flown from Australia -- NZHerald

My Comment: Details of these flights are murky, but Australia must have been impressed by the results in order to be doing this.

Australian Hornets & Indonesian Flankers During Exercise Pitch Black 2012

Indonesian Air Force (TNI–AU) Sukhoi SU-30 During Exercise Pitch Black 12 (PB12)

Australian F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and Indonesian Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker fighter jets during exercise Pitch Black 2012 being conducted in the Northern Territory from 27 July to 17 August.

Australia will F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, 737 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, and KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport.

More than 2200 participants and up to 100 military aircraft from Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States will participate in Exercise Pitch Black

Australian Battle Group Personal Area Network (PAN)

Soldiers of the 7th Royal Australian Regiment using Australian Battle Group Personal Area Network (PAN) device during Exercise Hamel 2012

Turkish Roketsan Cirit 2.75" Laser Guided Rocket

Roketsan Cirit 2.75"/70 mm Laser Guided Rocket Cirit has been delivered to the Turkish armed forces and it will equip the Turkish Army's T-129 attack helicopters.

Is Australia's Special Forces Operating In Africa?

Australian 'Special Forces Gathering Intelligence In Africa' -- The Telegraph

Australian special forces have been operating in several African countries over the past year gathering intelligence on terrorist activities, a report said on Tuesday.

The Sydney Morning Herald said 4 Squadron of the elite Special Air Service (SAS) had mounted dozens of clandestine operations in places such as Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Kenya in a role normally carried out by spies.

Citing a government source, it said the missions by the previously unknown squadron were believed to involve terrorism intelligence gathering amid concerns about the threat posed by the Islamist al-Shebab militia.

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More News On "Is Australia's Special Forces Operating In Australia?"

Smith denies SAS Africa claims -- Sydney Morning Herald
SAS is involved in foreign intelligence work: Smith -- Sydney Morning Herald
SAS soldiers hunt for terrorists in Africa -- The Australian
SAS soldiers hunt for terrorists in Africa -- Herald Sun
Claims SAS team ‘sent to spy in Africa' wrong - Smith -- Herald Sun
The secret soldiers -- Brisbane Times
Defence slams secret intelligence report -- 9News
Australian commandos operating in Africa: report -- The Australian Eye
Oz commandos operating in Africa -- Iol news
Australian commandos operating in Kenya -- Capital FM News
Australia special forces in Zimbabwe -- New Zimbabwe

Australian Special Operations Engineer Regiment

Members of the Australian Special Operations Engineer Regiment 

Member of the Australian Special Operations Engineer Regiment probes and brushes the ground to uncover a simulated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during training and lays water charge on its initiating device.

Australian 3rd Mentoring Task Force (MTF-3) Uncovers Hidden Weapon Cache

The soldier of the 3rd Mentoring Task Force (MTF-3) of the Australian Defence Force and Afghan National Army (ANA) searching for hidden weapons and  improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Village of Musazai in Afghanistan.

The 3rd Mentoring Task Force (MTF-3) operates in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

The members of the 3rd Australian Mentoring Task Force (MTF-3)  and Afghan National Army (ANA) were able to find insurgents' hidden cache of IEDs , rocket propelled grenades (RPG), mortar rounds and ammunition in the southern Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan.