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The Joint Australian Training Team-Philippines (JATT-P) Mobile Training Team (MTT), supported by the ADF Warfare Training Centre, deliver two Joint Warfighting Planning Foundations Courses to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the first time.

Inaugural warfighting courses delivered in Philippines by mobile training team

21/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2163 Views 0 Comments

Two Joint Warfighting Planning Foundations courses have been delivered to the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the first time.

Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro, left, Minister-Counsellor Defence Science and Technology – Washington Darren Sutton, and US Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu at the POST Conference in Hawaii. Story by Emma Thompson.

ADF News Science & Technology

Collaborating on the future of Defence

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1758 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group

Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro has led a delegation to the Pacific Operational Science and Technology (POST) Conference in Hawaii,

Soldiers from the Australian Army's 176 Air Dispatch Squadron work with Air Terminal Company, 3 Singapore Armed Forces Transport Battalion, during a Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 training sortie. Photo by Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

ADF Asia News

Singapore Hercules training at RAAF Base Richmond

07/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2161 Views 0 Comments Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as it conducts air mobility training from

A traditional ceremonial guardian doll and handwritten letter from the Ukrainian community in Australia sits on the desk of a Ukrainian soldier attending an Australian Army-led leadership course in England. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

ADF News UK

Letters from Australia lift Ukrainian spirits

17/04/202423/04/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1727 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chaplains, Operation Kudu

The room was quiet and the mood was subdued as an Australian Army chaplain stood before a classroom of Armed

Vice Admiral David Johnston and Air Marshal Robert Chipman will become Australia's new Chief of Defence Force and Vice Chief of Defence Force in July 2024.

ADF News

New senior appointments in Defence announced

09/04/202409/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4574 Views 3 Comments

The Australian government has recommend a number of senior command changes within the Australian Defence Force to the Governor-General. FILE

Head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator Professor Emily Hilder addresses the Quantum Australia 2024 Conference in Sydney. Story by Natalie Staples.

ADF ADF People Science & Technology

Making the tiniest things count in war

15/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2119 Views 0 Comments Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), AUKUS, Defence Strategic Review, Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT)

Harnessing quantum behaviours to develop advanced technologies could enable Defence to provide the warfighter with an asymmetric advantage. CAPTION: Head of

Australian Army soldiers from the ADF Parachuting School's Red Berets parachute display team drop into Sydney's Australia Day festivities. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo: by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

ADF News

Australia Day 2024 Military-list honours announced

26/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2631 Views 0 Comments

Australia Defence Force personnel have been recognised for devotion to duty during natural disasters, strategic innovation and professional mastery in

Aussie soldiers plan their cleanup work at the Oxenford State School where large trees fell during Christmas-holiday storms and needed to be removed. Photo by Sergeant Hatcher.

ADF News

Soldiers work to help schools re-open on time

08/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1608 Views 0 Comments

Australian Defence Force personnel are hard at work helping schools re-open in time for the start of the school year,

Navy aviation technician Able Seaman Casey Anderson, of HMAS Toowoomba, takes oil samples from the embarked MH-60R helicopter Valkyrie during a regional presence deployment. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

ADF News

$50,000 retention bonuses roll out to eligible ADF personnel

07/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5752 Views 1 Comment

Eligible ADF personnel are now able to receive a one-off $50,000 payment in exchange for an additional three-year commitment to

Australian Army soldiers and high -clearance vehicles from 11th Brigade assist in the cleanup at Coomera, following recent violent storms. Photographer unknown.

ADF News

ADF helps after two Queensland weather events

05/01/202405/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2182 Views 0 Comments

Soon after Defence concluded support to flood-affected far-north Queensland on 29 December, it was called out again to provide assistance

Garden Island - Thales Australia © Photo by Salty Dingo 2022.

ADF News

Audit of Defence estate received by government

04/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2828 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review

An enterprise-wide audit of the Defence estate and infrastructure was initiated in response to the recommendations of the Defence Strategic

Australian Army soldiers from 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, and 5th Aviation Regiment evacuate a resident from Wujal Wujal. Photo by Carolyn Barnett.

ADF News

ADF support to north-Queensland flood response

20/12/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2484 Views 3 Comments

The ADF is providing support to the Queensland Police Service via the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in response to

An Australian soldier deployed to the UK on Operation Kudu supervises the training of Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Ryan Zerbe.

ADF Europe News

Australia to expand Ukraine training operation

18/12/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2719 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

Australia will extend and expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part

Australian Army, United States Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel at the opening ceremony of Exercise Yama Sakura 85.

ADF Japan News

Aussies’ first participation in Ex Yama Sakura

08/12/202315/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2627 Views 0 Comments 1st (Australian) Division, Exercise Yama Sakura, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), US Army

Australia is participating in Exercise Yama Sakura (YS85) for the first time, enhancing interoperability and mutual defence capability with Japan

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell said he was committed to recognising in salary ADF members' skills and contribution to capability.

ADF News

ADF pay rise approved

17/10/202318/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 5158 Views 2 Comments Chief of Defence Force

All ADF personnel will receive a pay rise of 11.2 per cent over three years after the Defence Force Remuneration

Private Kate Markowska, left, from Rotation 138 Rifle Company Butterworth, speaks with her employer Neryl Joyce, Regional Security Manager, Wilson Security, during BossX International 2023, Malaysia. Photos by Corporal Michael Currie.

ADF News

Recognising employers’ support of reservists

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1486 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Supportive Employer Program

Businesses that go above and beyond to support employees who are members of the ADF Reserves will be acknowledged and

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitors enter the stadium during the Invictus Games 2023 closing ceremony at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.

ADF Australian News Veterans

Invictus Games 2023 all wrapped up

18/09/202318/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2485 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

After seven days of competition, displaying hope, resilience and camaraderie among more than 500 international competitors, Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023