Then & Now: Durban's key naval role

Durban has always been a key Naval port and the old picture today shows HMAS Australia leaving the port of Durban probably ...
Military Aviation History on MSN

Australia’s Cold War Guardian: The Legendary Neptune Patrol Bomber

Lockheed P2V Neptune [A89] During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force developed a radar equipped Hudson bomber to ...
WRAL

Australia unveils plan for largest navy buildup since World War II

(CNN) — Australia on Tuesday announced plans to build its largest navy since World War II, allocating more than $35 billion for the defense project over the next 10 years, in a move analysts said ...
WBAL

WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — A century to the day after Australian horsemen broke through Ottoman defenses in a daring First World War victory, nearly two hundred re-enactors, including descendants of the ...
The New York Times

U.S. Destroyer That Sank During World War II Is Found Off Australian Coast

More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942. By Hank Sanders The U.S.S. Edsall, an American destroyer that played an important role ...
CBS News

Sunken World War II destroyer USS Edsall found at bottom of Indian Ocean, U.S. Navy confirms

A Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II has been discovered, the U.S. Navy confirmed on Monday. The Royal Australian Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the Indian ...