LAND 400 Ph3 risk assessment complete
The two-year Risk Mitigation Activity for the Australian Army’s future infantry fighting vehicle was concluded recently.
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ADF
General news from around the Australian Defence Force
Defence Aviation Safety Authority ‘recognises’ peer agencies
The Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has given the safety tick of approval to 10 military aviation authorities (MAA) and
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ADF prepared for season’s challenges
As the high-risk weather season begins, the ADF and the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC) are well-prepared. FILE PHOTO: Sapper Zakary
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ADF supports remote vaccination mission
Early this month, NSW Health, police and ADF personnel travelled to a tiny Aboriginal community two-and-a-half hours’ drive inland from
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Military and civilian cooperation goes online
The latest Joint Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Planning Course (JCSPC) successfully tackled the challenge of remote learning during COVID-19. CAPTION: Detective
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Look out for your mates, and yourself
Defence marked the October 10 World Mental Health Day with online and in-person activities around Australia in the lead-up to the
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ADF supports evacuees in quarantine
Recent evacuees from Afghanistan are being helped in their transition to a new life in Australia by ADF personnel on
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Leading the way for blood donations
Even a three-year posting to Florida, United States, didn’t slow down Flight Sergeant Kate Morris’ blood and plasma donations in
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New association encouraging creativity in the ADF
Creative expression in the ADF may sound like a contradiction, but a new association for personnel is aiming to break
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Call for partners on same wavelength
Proposals are sought from academia and industry to develop next-generation prototypes and key subsystems of phased array antennas. CAPTION: The
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Updated report records 1273 veteran suicides since 2001
The fourth annual report on suicide among permanent, reserve and ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force has been released
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Minister’s reaction to veteran-suicide report 2021
The Australian Government has received a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) into the rate of
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Program boosts cyber capability
Cyber students can further their skills through the Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program (ADFCGP) while also learning about career
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Bean a place like home for many over 10 years
For all who have deployed to or passed through the Australian Defence Force’s main operating base in the Middle East,
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ADF brings sports accreditation to the Pacific
ADF Rugby League and ADF Netball recently joined forces with the National Rugby League (NRL) and Netball Australia for a
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Small step for satellite, giant leap for capability
A controlled separation of Australia’s M2 cube satellite in space was a recent success for Australia’s space capability – with
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Vaccination team making a difference
From the city of Orange to the Outback town of Lightning Ridge, the vaccine outreach team, comprising NSW Health and
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Medics went above and beyond during evacuation
One of the critical factors in the Afghanistan evacuation was the health and welfare of the more than 4000 evacuees,
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Evacuees welcomed to Australia
Thousands of men, women and children evacuated from Afghanistan have been assisted by multiple agencies on arrival at Australian airports.
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ADF reports on its role in Evacuation of Kabul
Over nine sweltering days in August, Australian Defence Force personnel took part in the largest humanitarian airlift operation in recent
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