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The base is currently [when?] operated under contract by Raytheon Australia. [13] On 15 July 2008, Australia and the US signed a bilateral treaty governing the future joint use of the facility for the next 25 years. [14] Harold E. Holt was identified as a potential Air Force Space Surveillance System (or Space Fence) site in 2011. [15]
The Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) is an over-the-horizon radar (OHR) network operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) that can monitor air and sea movements across 37,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi). [citation needed] It has a normal operating range of 1,000–3,000 kilometres (620–1,860 mi). [1]
HMAS Harman is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that serves as a communications and logistics facility. The main base is located in the Australian capital of Canberra, and is geographically recognised as the suburb of Harman (postcode 2600) [1] in the District of Jerrabomberra.
During the late 1950s the Australian Government and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) considered options to replace the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne, and her air group.While Melbourne had only been commissioned in 1955, the de Havilland Sea Venom fighters and Fairey Gannet maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) were becoming obsolete.
Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling) Fleet base, depot Western Australia: Garden Island: 1978–present: Major west coast warship & submarine base HMAS Albatross: Naval air station New South Wales Nowra: 1948–present: Fleet Air Arm HMAS Cairns: Base Queensland: Cairns: 1974–present: Patrol boat, hydrography, and minor war vessels base HMAS ...
The Australian Defence Force is made up of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force. These three military services have numerous military bases situated in all the States and Territories of Australia. Most of Australian Defence Force bases are equipped with Everyman's Welfare Service recreation centres. [1]
No. 92 Wing is the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance wing of the Royal Australian Air Force, to include conducting maritime patrol, anti surface and submarine warfare, and electronic warfare. Headquartered at RAAF Base Edinburgh, 92WG is part of the Surveillance and Response Group.
RAAF Base Amberley (ICAO: YAMB) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military airbase located 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Ipswich, Queensland in Australia and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Brisbane CBD. It is the largest military airbase in Australia.