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Marissa Bond, chief technology officer, and Thomas Hastwell, chief commercial officer, at Lumination's offices in Adelaide.

Company shines light on innovative training

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 114 Views 0 Comments Defence Innovation Hub

Lumination, an Adelaide-based company specialising in bringing classroom lessons to life using immersive technologies, is working with the Defence Innovation

Lieutenant Mia Parsons, of the 1st Close Health Battalion, takes a COVID test sample from a member of the public at the Goulburn Valley Health COVID testing site in Shepparton, Victoria. Story by Major Fiona Bickerstaff. Photo by Private Dustin Anderson.

ADF News

Operation COVID-19 Assist officially ends

07/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 212 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the national response to COVID-19 officially concluded today, marking the official end of Operation COVID-19

Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Waller sails in company with HMAS Warramunga during the inaugural Australian Submarine Command Course off Australia's east coast. Photo by Able Seaman Jarryd Capper.

ADF News Royal Australian Navy

Two officers pass inaugural Australian Submarine Command Course

03/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 695 Views 0 Comments Australian Submarine Command Course

Australia has successfully launched a sovereign training program to produce its own next generation of submarine commanders, with two Royal

An internal view of the Space Surveillance Telescope inside its dome at Harold E. Holt Satellite Sensor Site facility near Exmouth, Western Australia. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

ADF Australian News USA

Space Surveillance Telescope in Australia reaches IOC

01/10/202201/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 608 Views 0 Comments The Space Surveillance Telescope

The Australian Defence Force, in collaboration with the United States Space Force, have achieved Initial Operational Capability to provide enhanced

SIG Sauer's MCX in .300 Blackout calibre [7.62×35mm] [a sub-sonic round] has been selected as the ADF's new personal rifle to replace the 5.56mm Steyr. Photo Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

ADF News

ADF brings more 7.62mm into service

01/10/202207/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 15500 Views 52 Comments Accuracy International AX-SR, Barrett M107A1, Benelli M3A1, SIG Sauer MCX, Sig Sauer P320

EDITOR’s NOTE: I have edited my headline and photo caption to correct my assumption that the SIG Sauer MCX would replace

Head Maritime Systems Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm speaks to graduates and guests at the graduation ceremony of the Defence Industry Pathways Program at the South Metropolitan TAFE, Western Australia. Story by Phillip Morton. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

ADF News Royal Australian Navy

Graduates on the pathway to success

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 190 Views 0 Comments Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP)

Twenty-seven trainees from the Defence Industry Pathways Program’s first two intakes capped off a year of hard work with a

ADF News Veterans

Government responds to Suicide RC interim report

30/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 232 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Albanese Government has responded to the 13 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s Interim Report.

Australian Army soldiers from 10 Force Support Battalion await the arrival of a Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle during Exercise Sea Raider 2022 at Cowley Beach, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

ADF Asia News

Australia and Indonesia conduct joint exercises in Townsville

30/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 268 Views 0 Comments Exercise Sea Raider

Two large-scale Army exercises came to a close in Townsville last week, with Australian and Indonesian military personnel participating in

HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon as part of Operation Render Safe 2022. Photo bu Petty Officer Christopher Weissenborn.

ADF News Pacific USA

Op Render Safe contingent identifies UXOs for later disposal

30/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 264 Views 0 Comments Operation Render Safe

A combined contingent from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, and United States Marine Corps

New Zealand Defence Ferns showed their prowess by thrashing NZ Police Women 80-0 in 2020. NZDF photo by Corporal Vanessa Parker.

ADF Europe New Zealand News Pacific UK

Inaugural women’s International Defence Rugby Competition

24/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 568 Views 0 Comments Women's Rugby

The New Zealand Defence Force will next month welcome military women’s rugby teams from the Pacific and around the world

The Commonwealth contingent marching as part the official farewell to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London. Photo by NZDF Corporal Dillon Anderson.

ADF New Zealand News UK

Commonwealth contingent proud to march at Queen’s funeral

20/09/202220/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 973 Views 0 Comments Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel have completed their farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London overnight,

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales speak with Australian Army officer Captain Joshua Downs, who will march in Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral on 19 September. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.

ADF News UK

ADF UK contingent meet new Prince of Wales

17/09/202217/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 855 Views 1 Comment Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

The Prince and Princess of Wales have expressed their gratitude to Australian Defence Force members training for Monday’s funeral service

The commonwealth contingent passes Buckingham Palace during an early morning rehearsal for the Queen's funeral procession. Photo supplied by New Zealand Defence Force.

ADF New Zealand News UK Videos

ADF and NZDF rehearse for Queen’s funeral

16/09/202216/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1647 Views 0 Comments Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

Forty Australian Defence Force and 24 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will represent our Southern Hemisphere nations in the United

Australian Defence Force and Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission personnel begin sorting and loading ballot papers for PNG's 2022 election, at the Air Transport Wing – Port Moresby. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

ADF Australian News Pacific Videos

ADF assistance for PNG elections concludes

16/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 422 Views 0 Comments Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Australia’s operation to support Papua New Guinea’s 2022 national election has now concluded. FILE PHOTO (June 2022): Australian Defence Force

ADF News Veterans

Suicide Royal Commission delivers interim report

14/08/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 906 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Commissioners, Nick Kaldas (Chair), James Douglas and Peggy Brown presented the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran

US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln leads a fleet of multi-national ships in formation during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Photo by Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos.

ADF News

ADF caps off biggest RIMPAC yet

06/08/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1430 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

The Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) participation in the world’s largest international maritime exercise has come to an end. CAPTION: US

Founders of cyber security business InfoSect which won funding through the Next Generation Technologies Fund to develop its cyber security tool, BOGONG. Story by Edwina Callus. Photo from Thorson Photography.

ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Small business has big future

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 742 Views 0 Comments DST

Funding through Defence’s Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF) has helped a small cyber security start-up grow its business from being

ADF Australian News

Defence Strategic Review 2022

03/08/202203/08/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1514 Views 14 Comments

The Albanese Government has announced details of a Defence Strategic Review, including the Terms of Reference and the independent leads

Australian soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan aboard a Bushmaster. Photo by Corporal Bernard Pearson.

ADF News Science & Technology

$75million upgrade for Bushmasters

18/07/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1759 Views 1 Comment

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has announced government approval for a land-force-level electronic-warfare project valued at nearly $75million. FILE

Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC. Photo by Nicole Mankowski.

ADF Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans Videos

CDF outlines ADF support to Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

15/07/202217/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 879 Views 3 Comments Chief of Defence Force, Suicide Royal Commission

It has been 12 months since the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide began its work. CAPTION: Chief of

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