Australian & NZ Defender No 48 December 2004

Inside - Iraq: 2 Cavalry Regt, 5/7RAR SECDET V October 25 2004 suicide bomber VBIED in Baghdad Red Zone, three vehicles severely damaged and three 2 Cavalry Regt soldiers wounded.

HMAS Adelaide TF-158 Maritime Security Operations Iraq ABOT and KAAOT offshore oil terminals.

Australian Army Training Team Iraq AATTI Kirkuk northern Iraq, RAAF C-130H Hercules flying from Al Udeid in Qatar and AP-3C Orions flying from Al Minhad UAE.

USA: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program progression.

Australia: Exercise Swift Eagle 04 1RAR, 2RAR, 3RAR, 5 Avn north Qld, Ex Singaroo 05 RAN Rep Singapore Navy in Darwin.

News - Army orders 12 MRH-90 Tactical Transport Helicopter, Landing Helicopter Dock acquisition begins, AIM-132 ASRAAM enters service, Ex Red Flag 04, RAN in Japanese PSI exercise, New body armour for Iraq, 2/14LHR gets ASLAV Phase III, Op Spire Combat Engineers build Timor infrastructure.