Huntsman’s first shots in Townsville
When the first Australian-made AS9 Huntsman fired on its distant target, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it for cracks
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1RAR officer completes French Foreign Legion’s Jaguar Course
An infantry officer from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), has become just the second Australian soldier to complete and
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Army Apache fleet reaches six
Two additional AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters have been delivered to the Australian Army, marking another step in the transformation of
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SAS WO2 killed in parachute accident
Defence confirm an Australian Army soldier died during a parachuting training course at the Jervis Bay Airfield on the evening of
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New choppers give battalion’s training a lift
UH-60M Black Hawk from the 16th Aviation Brigade flew into Townsville to conduct training with soldiers from the 1st Battalion,
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Second HIMARS regiment funded
In a major enhancement to the Australian Army’s long-range strike capability, the government has selected the High Mobility Artillery Rocket
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Regiment restores assault pioneer capability
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), have reintroduced the ‘assault pioneer’ capability through a course to restore
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Unknown no more: two WWI soldiers identified
More than a century after they were killed in action in World War I, the remains of two missing Australian
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Anzac Day commemorated at Gallipoli
As the sun rose on another Anzac Day at Anzac Cove, Türkiye, the members of Australia’s Federation Guard and the
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The communications backbone of the battlespace
Army signals personnel deployed across the country for Exercise Mercury Run to prepare 1st (Australian) Division for the year’s major
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A true Anzac field service in the Philippines
As dawn broke above the West Philippine Sea, hundreds of Australian, New Zealand, Filippino and United States personnel gathered to
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The stand that shaped a battalion
A contingent of Australian soldiers, predominantly from Townsville’s 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), made the pilgrimage to South
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Hundreds of new Bushmasters ordered
The government is investing $750 million to deliver a pipeline of Bushmasters for the Australian Defence Force’s fleet of protected
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Coastwatchers legacy levels up
Exercise Coastwatchers has ramped up training between the Australian Army and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), with the addition
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French town where war dead are not forgotten
In the farming country of northern France, a small town carries a quiet Australian accent. CAPTION: Australia’s Federation Guard alongside
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Aussie engineers fire fruit of their labour
Ahead of the first firing of Australian-made long-range strike missiles, Australian engineers at the Port Wakefield manufacturing facility have been
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Buffalo is back
More than 80 years after its formation, the Buffalo call sign has returned home to 12 Squadron at RAAF Base
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The team that supports Army’s aircrews
According to the ADF’s recruitment portal, the key responsibility of an aviation operations specialist (AOS) is to “provide communications and
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Reservist gets creative by blowing things up
For Lieutenant James Sullivan, ‘blowing up’ is just a part of the job description – whether he’s at his desk
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Defence prepares for new National Defence Strategy
A bigger, stronger and more lethal Defence Force is better placed to defend Australia and its interests, according to Chief
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