HMAS Anzac departs for SE-Asia regional-presence deployment
Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Anzac has commenced a regional-presence deployment to Southeast Asia. CAPTION: HMAS Anzac departs Fleet
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Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre celebrates one year operating
RSL LifeCare’s Riverina Veteran Wellbeing Centre has marked its first year of serving the local community, with the centre opening
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RSL LifeCare survey on importance of ANZAC Day
In the lead up to Anzac Day, new research suggests 43% of Australians agree that veterans are adequately supported with
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“Plan ANZAC” to bring Oz/Kiwi armies closer together
The Australian and New Zealand armies today signed a new ‘Plan ANZAC’ they hope will build on their joint history
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Maritime survey experts exercise in New Zealand
The Royal Australian Navy Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit (MGWU) took part in a Royal New Zealand Navy-led exercise providing both
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40 years of service celebrated
A day of joint celebration for Army and Navy personnel was even more memorable for Commodore Guy Holthouse as he
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Meritorious Unit Citation for Somalia approved
Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal has recommended that Australian Defence Force personnel who served in Somalia in the 1990s
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ADF says war-crimes defendant not entitled to protected-identity status
Defence has issued a statement on the topic of protected identity and how it affects former members – including the
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Team Australia for Invictus Games 2023 announced
31 athletes will represent Australia at this year’s Invictus Games in Dusseldorf Germany this September. CAPTION: Invictus Games 2023 Team
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Largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre later this year
Australia will host the largest ever Exercise Talisman Sabre this year across northern Australia, with approximately 30,000 military personnel to
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Alastair Bridges – Life on the Line
This conversation is with a pilot of the Royal Australian Air Force, who flew in Vietnam – Alastair Bridges. Alastair
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YET ANOTHER CHALLENGE IN OUR HISTORY
1939–A war and its trials we did not seek Can you recall far distant drumbeats of
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Former Afghan ‘terp’ joins Marine Corps
It’s rare to come across a new graduate of US Marine Corps recruit training who has already experienced the chaos
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Airbus takes first steps towards ‘swarming drones’ concept
Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a
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Aussie company sells $120million remote weapon stations to Ukraine
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has announced it has secured a conditional contract to supply Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) to Ukraine
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NZDF trials beach-landing equipment overseas
The New Zealand Defence Force has successfully trialled some of its beach-landing equipment in an overseas environment for the first
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Australian War Memorial cranes named by local kids
The Australian War Memorial’s two tower cranes have been named by Canberra school children, with “Duffy” and “Teddy” rising over
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ADF buys commercial off-the-shelf ship for undersea support
The Australian Defence Force has procured a dedicated undersea-support vessel. FILE PHOTO: Norwegian-flagged Normand Jarl in its off-shore-electricity-support role has
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Duty and Consequences
. What strange rules for combat wrapped in white flags we use To placate political masters far distant from arenas
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Lockheed Martin selected to deliver ADF satellite communications
Defence has announced Lockheed Martin Australia as the preferred tenderer to deliver on a new Australian Defence satellite communication system,
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