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HMAS Anzac conducts Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres with Republic of Singapore Navy RSS Vigliance (left), Royal Malaysian Navy KD Lekir (right) and Gempita (centre) as a part of Exercise Bersama Shield. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
ADF Asia News 

Exercise Bersama Shield concludes

14/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1662 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

Exercise Bersama Shield – a bi-annual military exercise between the five nations in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) –

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Australia’s Federation Guard conduct a National 21 Gun Salute to honour the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, on the Forecourt of Parliament House, Canberra. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela
ADF News 

Australia salutes new King

07/05/202308/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2363 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was marked in Australia today with a national 21

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Air Vice-Marshal Leon Phillips. Photo by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.
ADF News Sovereign industry 

New head of GWEO Enterprise announced

05/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2998 Views 0 Comments GWEO Enterprise

The government today appointed the inaugural head of the new Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise. FILE PHOTO: Air

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Explosive-ordnance-disposal robots built by Brisbane-based company L3Harris Micreo. Photo supplied.
ADF News Science & Technology 

80 new EOD robots for the ADF

04/05/202304/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2327 Views 0 Comments

Defence has signed a $46 million contract with a [Queensland-based subsidiary of a multi-national company*] to manufacture up to 80

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A vehicle mechanic from the Special Operations Task Group’s (SOTG’s) Combat Service Support Team (CSST) undertakes repairs on an all-terrain vehicle required by special-forces soldiers. Photo by Lieutenant Aaron Oldaker.
ADF News 

BRIBES – $50k retention bonus and home-purchase support

03/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5005 Views 5 Comments Defence Strategic Review

Some Australian Defence Force personnel could be eligible for a $50,000 bonus payment for ongoing service, as part of a

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Royal Australian Navy Captain John Cowan (left) and Australian Army Captain Ash Bowers (right), discuss plans for Exercise Croix Du Sud 2023 with French Armed Forces Lieutenant Colonel Matthieu Pieter at the French Marine base in Plum, New Caledonia. Photo by Major Martin Hadley.
ADF News Pacific Videos 

Complicated HADR rehearsals under Croix Du Sud

03/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2683 Views 0 Comments Exercise Croix Du Sud

Australia will wrap up its involvement in Exercise Croix Du Sud on 6 May, after working with 19 nations to

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Australia's Federation Guard members march past Old College during a rehearsal for the Coronation of King Charles III, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.
ADF News UK 

Practice to make perfect for coronation of a king

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2400 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Under a bright blue spring sky, members of Australia’s Federation Guard joined thousands of British and Commonwealth troops preparing for

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Players from the men's ADF and NT PFES teams vie for the ball during the ANZAC Shield charity AFL match at TIO Stadium, Darwin, NT. Photo by Signalman Kobi Rankin.
ADF ADF People News 

ADF defeated in ANZAC Shield charity AFL

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1478 Views 0 Comments

The ADF men’s and women’s Australian football teams could not make it three on the trot when they took on

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Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite lights a legacy torch during the launch of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay at Pozieres British Cemetery, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
ADF Europe News Veterans 

Legacy torch sets off on six-month journey

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1558 Views 0 Comments Legacy

Legacy Centenary Torch Relay has begun in Pozières, France marking the start of a journey to celebrate 100 years since

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Commander Combat Training Centre Colonel Benjamin McLennan, Captain of the FS La Fayette Capitaine Jean, and Captain of the FS Dixmude Capitaine Emmanuel salute during the French national anthem at a wreathe-laying ceremony at ANZAC Memorial Park in Townsville. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
ADF News Pacific 

Commemorative service for French visitors

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1482 Views 0 Comments

To welcome the visit of French Ship Dixmude and French Armed Forces to Townsville, Australian Army personnel hosted a memorial

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles speaks to Defence hierarchy about defence in the space domain in Canberra. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
ADF News 

Defence chiefs ‘react’ to Strategic Review’s major changes

30/04/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2398 Views 1 Comment Defence Strategic Review

Defence chiefs have [politely?] described the release of the Defence Strategic Review as a “significant moment” in Australia’s approach to

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Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemasters at RAAF Base Learmonth during Exercise Northern Shield 2015. Photo by Corporal Janine Fabre
ADF News 

$3.8billion to upgrade northern bases

27/04/202327/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2676 Views 1 Comment Defence Strategic Review

Following the release of the Defence Strategic Review on Monday, the government announced today it would invest $3.8billion over the

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Director General International Engagement Strategy Brigadier Craig Shortt addresses the inaugural Defence Linguist Conference held at the Australian Defence College, Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
ADF News 

Singing praises of Defence linguistics

26/04/202326/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1763 Views 0 Comments linguists

You might not expect to sing songs with your foreign counterpart, but participants at the recent Defence Linguistics Conference learned

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United States Marine Corps and United States Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems perform a live firing drill at Plains Airfield during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.
ADF News 

$19billion for long-range strike under Defence Strategic Review

26/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1906 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review

The government is committing $4.1 billion to acquire more long-range strike systems and manufacture longer-range munitions in Australia, as prioritised in

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Australian soldiers use an explosive breaching charge to blow open a doorway at the Baturaja Training Area in Indonesia during Exercise Wirra Jaya. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF News 

Deployable ADF Weapons Technical Intelligence laboratories contract

25/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1715 Views 0 Comments

An Australian company will ensure ADF personnel working with explosive devices on operations have a safe laboratory capability to operate

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Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney strikes a land target with a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin.
ADF News 

Key extracts from the Defence Strategic Review

24/04/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5555 Views 3 Comments Defence Strategic Review

CONTACT’s quick read of the Defence Strategic Review pulled out the following key points [with paraphrased extracts contained in square

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An American HIMARS in action. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
ADF News 

Defence Strategic Review – long-awaited public version published

24/04/202327/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4327 Views 10 Comments Defence Strategic Review

The Albanese Government today released the public version of the Defence Strategic Review, the government’s response to the review, and

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The Commonwealth contingent during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II state funeral. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.
ADF News UK 

ADF support for King’s Coronation in London and Australia

24/04/202324/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3231 Views 0 Comments Coronation

Australian Defence Force personnel will join military representatives from across the Commonwealth to undertake important ceremonial duties for the Coronation

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ADF News Veterans 

Petition calls for protected identity status to be enduring

22/04/202322/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4595 Views 0 Comments Protected Identity Status

Veteran Support Force boss Heston Russell has called on veterans and the wider community to sign a petition calling for

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Lance Corporal Angus Brownlie and members of 6th Engineer Support Regiment receive gifts from students of the Etas Grace Primary School in Port Vila after completion of Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023 engineering works. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF News Pacific 

Operation Vanuatu Assist officially ended

21/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2646 Views 0 Comments Operation Vanuatu Assist

The Australian Defence Force has concluded its support to Vanuatu under Operation Vanuatu Assist 23 with more than 100 tonnes

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