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Australian soldiers explosively breach a method-of-entry training door during urban clearance training at Greenbank, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News 

Infantry DASH into new urban training

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 279 Views 0 Comments

Australian infantry soldiers will be better prepared for urban warfare with the introduction of innovations such as the Dismounted Austere

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Australian Army personnel from the 1st Armoured Regiment trial advanced manufacturing during Exercise Black Prince 3, operating from a heavy stores module converted to a deployable advanced manufacturing shelter, at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Photo by Michael Guo.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

1 Armd Regt’s experimental repair shop

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 880 Views 0 Comments 1 Armd Regt, 1st Armoured Regiment

A small drone with a broken wing is retrieved from scrubland at Cultana and taken to a converted stores module

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Australian Army Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter pilots from 162 Reconnaissance Squadron, prepare for a flying mission during exercise Keris Strike 26 in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Corporal Jack Pearce.
Asia Australian Army News 

Aussie Tigers prowl in Malaysia

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11074 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keris Strike, Tiger ARH

Members of Task Unit Marlin and 2/30 Training Group contributed aviation and ground-based capabilities respectively to Exercise Keris Strike in

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AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer crews stand in review order awaiting inspection during a parade marking the new artillery system's introduction into service as Army's first protected mobile fires battery at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Private Gregory.
Australian Army News 

Parade introduces new weapon system

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 410 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman

The Australian Army officially brought its first protected mobile fires battery into service during a parade at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville,

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Letters to the Editor 

An epistle according to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps

11/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 256 Views 0 Comments

Google advises that: “An epistle is a formal, elegant, or long letter. With a capital ‘E’, it refers to the

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Students attending the Australian Defence Force Fire Fighter Basic Course fight a blaze on a simulated jet fighter at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

RAAF and Army firefighters’ basic training

10/08/202610/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 231 Views 0 Comments RAAFSFS, Royal Australian Air Force Security and Fire School

While red fireballs erupting above RAAF Base Amberley may be enough to make passing motorists take a second look, the

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JabX autonomous aircraft on the tarmac at Archerfield, Queensland, before a Project Camel Train test flight. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Aiesha White-Kratz.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

First flight for autonomous logistics aircraft

10/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 341 Views 0 Comments JabX

RAAF’s Jericho Disruptive Innovation (JDI) team, in partnership with Brisbane-based RF Design, has completed the first long-range mission of an

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A Role 2 Field Hospital mission system during Exercise Stoic Gauntlet 2026 at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
ADF News 

SAAB delivers deployable hospitals

10/08/202610/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 252 Views 0 Comments Deployable Health Capability

Saab Australia has formally delivered Australia’s newest deployable military hospitals to the Australian Defence Force. FILE PHOTO: A Role 2

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A Leopard C2 tank from Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) on patrol in Afghanistan. Official Canadian Armed Forces photo (via DVIDS).
Letters to the Editor 

Has Chief of Army decided yet what the future holds for 1st Armoured Regiment?

08/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 280 Views 0 Comments

“The experiences of the Canadians and the Danes in their employment of tanks in Afghanistan highlight the impressive effectiveness of

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Two Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growlers and an F/A-18F Super Hornet queue up for fuel from an air-to-air refuelling tanker during Exercise Pitch Black 26. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Jamie Kohlmann.
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Australia orders AIM-260 advanced air-to-air missiles

08/08/202608/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 541 Views 0 Comments

Australia is acquiring the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), investing almost $736 million to equip the Royal Australian Air

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An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, alongside a Royal Brunei Land Forces soldier, conduct urban drills during Exercise Mallee Bull at Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Photo by Private Alli Craig.
Asia Australian Army News 

Diggers and Bruneians share tactics

08/08/202608/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 328 Views 0 Comments Brunei, Exercise Mallee Bull

Building clearances, two-man assault drills and urban navigation were the focus of what Australian and Brunei troops traded during Exercise

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Australian Defence Force personnel deployed as Joint Task Force 629 in Weipa, Queensland, test and train with counter UAS technology during Exercise Austral Shield 2026. Photo by Private Brendan Smith.
ADF News 

Counter-drone tech tested on Aussie exercise

08/08/202608/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 609 Views 0 Comments counter-drone

Defensive anti-drone technology was put to the test by soldiers deployed on Exercise Austral Shield 2026 in Weipa, far-north Queensland.

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A United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin lands on board HMAS Canberra as part of a force integration training exercise off Queensland, Australia. Photo by Lieutenant Peter Allen.
MRF-D News Royal Australian Navy 

Osprey lands on HMAS Canberra

08/08/202608/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 456 Views 1 Comment

US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) recently undertook force integration training with

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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet lands at RAAF Base Darwin following an Exercise Pitch Black 26 sortie. Photo by Warrant Officer Ricky Fuller.
News Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Sun sets on Exercise Pitch Black 2026

08/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 451 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black

Exercise Pitch Black 26 concluded on 7 August after three weeks of high-intensity air-combat training in the skies over Australia’s

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Editor's Vlog 

Concurrent projects

08/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 139 Views 0 Comments Make-n-Do

This week I tackle two projects at the same time. One involves heavy manual labour that tires an old man

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Letters to the Editor 

Will the new Chief of Army reinstate 1st Armoured Regiment to its combat role?

04/08/202604/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 425 Views 0 Comments

Will the new CA reinstate 1 Armd Regt to its combat role in memory of the tank crewmen whose lives

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Australian Army soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an assault during a danger-close live-fire activity during Exercise Diamond Dagger 2026 at Shoal-water Bay Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Jason Slape.
ADF News Sovereign industry 

Defence orders more Aussie-made helmets

04/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 739 Views 0 Comments

Victorian company Aquaterro has been contracted to supply and refurbish combat helmets for the Australian Defence Force. CAPTION: Australian Army

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A NSW Rural Fire Service Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopter is lined up with the ramp of a C-17A Globemaster bound for France at RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Sergeant Dan Pinhorn.
Europe News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF carries firefighters to France

04/08/202609/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 900 Views 0 Comments

At the request of the French government, the Royal Australian Air Force is supporting the Australian government’s response to recent

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Exercise Pitch Black 2026 participating nations give the Northern Territory community an opportunity to engage with military personnel at a RAAF Base Darwin Open Day. Photo by Corporal Ryan Howell.
News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

Pitch Black open day in Darwin

02/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 602 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black

A crowd of 25,500 people took the opportunity to meet Australian and international military personnel and see operational aircraft from

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Letters to the Editor 

Veterans Count needs a little push

01/08/202602/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 274 Views 0 Comments

Dear Veterans Count supporter, Can you help start the count in another electorate? Some federal electorates still have no Veterans

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