Royal Australian Navy
The warship HMAS Arunta (ANZAC Class, commissioned 12 December 1998) is named for the Aranda people. It is the second ship to bear the name. Members of the Aranda people visited the ship when she sailed for Operation Catalyst (Middle East) in November 2007.
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