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Australian Army soldiers provide instructional training to Ukrainian personnel on Operation Kudu in the UK. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Lance Corporal Andrew Shaw.
Australian Army News UK Videos 

Valuable training for Ukrainians continues

26/11/202428/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4049 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) soldiers extolled the value of training with Australian personnel on the latest courses to assist

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Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST100) concept. Supplied by Damen Shipyards Group.
Australian Army News 

Army’s new Landing Craft Heavy announced

23/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5047 Views 12 Comments Landing Craft Heavy, Landing Ship Transport 100, LST100

Defence has selected a design by Damen Shipyards Group as the preferred option for the Army’s landing-craft heavy. CAPTION: Landing

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France, Germany and New Zealand join Australia and other nations for Operation Olympic Defender to ensure that space is secure, and remains accessible for future generations. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

More nations combine to defend space

22/11/202402/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1571 Views 0 Comments Combined Space Operations (CSpO), HQJOC, Operation Dyurra, Operation Olympic Defender

France, Germany and New Zealand recently joined Australia and other international partners, including the US, Canada and the UK, to

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Australian Army soldiers and Singapore Armed Forces conduct a bilateral amphibious landing at Freshwater Beach in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Trident 2024. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photos by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
Australian Army News 

Littoral joint training with Singapore

22/11/202423/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2329 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Exercise Trident, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Singapore Armed Forces

Over the past week, almost 2000 soldiers, sailors and aviators from the Australian Defence Force and the Singapore Armed Forces

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The Air Force Roulettes perform a handling display at the 2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 in Adelaide, South Australia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Cochran. Photos by Aircraftwoman Halley Van Essen.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Adelaide 500 crowd revved up by ADF

20/11/202430/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1288 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, F/A-18F Super Hornet, M1A1 Abrams, PC-21, Roulettes

The ADF provided a crowd-pleasing display at the Adelaide 500, the season finale of the Repco Supercars Championship, from November

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The new Defence Space Safety Regulator will release inaugural satellite safety regulations in 2025. Story by Squadron Leader Barrie Bardoe.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Defence sets sights on space safety

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1278 Views 0 Comments Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA), Defence Space Safety Program (DSSP), Defence Space Safety Regulator

The Director General of the Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has been appointed the Defence Space Safety Regulator and, with

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Australian Army Joint Tactical Attack Controllers from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery observe round impacts during Exercise Nigrum Pugio with RAAF at Townsville Field Training Area, Townsville, Queensland. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photos by Trooper Dana Millington.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Refining call-in of targeted attacks

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1463 Views 0 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Nigrum Pugio, F/A-18F Super Hornet, JTAC, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Townsville

A pair of F/A-18F Super Hornets roar overhead as a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) on the ground radios through

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A soldier fires his weapon during the Simpson Trophy shooting competition, held at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Private Jack Kleinig.
Australian Army News 

Sharpshooters on target at historic comp

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1389 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 6th/13th Light Battery, 9th Brigade, HMAS Encounter, Royal Australian Artillery, Simpson Trophy

The oldest shooting competition in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the oldest in the world, the Simpson Trophy, took

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Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks during a live-fire serial as part of a qualification course for Royal Australian Armoured Corps soldiers at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News 

Soldiers up their game with new battle tanks

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3311 Views 1 Comment 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Armoured Corps, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

The Abrams M1A2 delivers everything a tank crew could want, according to soldiers recently qualified on Army’s newest tank. CAPTION: Australian

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams fires while working side-by-side Indonesian National Armed Forces Leopard 2 tanks during a combined joint live-fire practice on Exercise Keris Woomera 2024 in East Java, Indonesia. Story by Lieutenant Commander Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Explosive end to combined activity in Indonesia

20/11/202423/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1253 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keris Woomera, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Stuart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, M1A1 Abrams, TNI

After months of preparation and an intensive week-long period of putting those plans into action, Exercise Keris Woomera has come

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An Australian Army M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tank on display at the 2024 Land Forces Expo in Melbourne. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
Australian Army News 

Upgraded systems a feature of new Abrams tank

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1821 Views 1 Comment M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

All-digital systems, a remote weapon station and the capability to fire airburst rounds feature on Army’s newly arrived M1A2 Abrams

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Australian Army soldier Corporal Sam Kelly prepares an uncrewed aerial system with a mounted LiDAR unit for a test flight at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Nigel Jacobs. Photo by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Taking flight to cover more ground

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1021 Views 0 Comments 12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW), Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW) in Brisbane is trialling a new capability to capture detailed spatial data over larger areas

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Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart talks with North-West Mobile Force patrolman Private Kamahl Korrabubba from Centre Squadron in Alice Springs. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News 

Praise for regional security unit

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1531 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Chief of Army, NORFORCE, Regional Force Surveillance Group (RFSG)

In the vast, rugged expanses of north-western Australia, soldiers from the Regional Force Surveillance Group (RFSG) act as Defence’s eyes

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and Indonesian Armed Forces personnel conduct live-fire serials as part of Exercise Keris Woomera on HMAS Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Commander Gary McHugh. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Flexing high-seas firepower with TNI

15/11/202416/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2086 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), Exercise Keris Woomera, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Stuart, TNI

High-end maritime warfare was on the agenda recently during Exercise Keris Woomera. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the

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Soldiers take part in the 2024 7th Brigade military skills competition as part of the Commander’s Trophy at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
Australian Army News 

Awards shared in military skills comp

13/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1357 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Brigade, Commander’s Trophy, Gallipoli Barracks

Personnel from 7th Brigade have participated in the military skills competition as part of the Commander’s Trophy in early November.

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Army chef Corporal Lee Kemp participates in one of the Exercise Golden Plate cooking scenarios at Gallipoli Barracks, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photos by Sergeant Jason Slape.
Australian Army News 

Chefs turn up the heat at Ex Golden Plate

13/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 974 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 1st Catering Platoon, Exercise Golden Plate, PNGDF

Army chefs from across Australia were put to the ultimate culinary test at this year’s Exercise Golden Plate. CAPTION: Army chef

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Australian Army soldiers and members of the Philippine Marine Corps conduct littoral assault training during Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines program at Marine Base Ternate, Philippines. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army Overseas Videos 

Explosive start for sappers in the Philippines

12/11/202416/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3076 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), Philippine Marine Corps

Explosives, beach assaults and knife fighting kicked off the first two weeks of training between Australian soldiers and members of

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The Victoria Cross for Australia was awarded to the late Private Richard Norden.
Australian Army News Veterans 

VC posthumously awarded 56 years after action

12/11/202412/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2970 Views 3 Comments Victoria Cross

The late Private Richard Norden will be awarded a Victoria Cross for Australia for his gallantry during the Battle of

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Australian Army Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award recipient Lieutenant Lachlan Maill meets local villagers in Rabaul, PNG, during a historical battle tour. Story and photos by Corporal Melina Young.
ADF People Australian Army Health and Wellbeing Lest We Forget 

Aspiring to lead in the spirit of Kokoda’s heroes

08/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1511 Views 0 Comments Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award, Kokoda Track, PNG, WWII

When Lieutenant Lachlan Maill heard cries for help near a shopping centre escalator, he didn’t hesitate. CAPTION: Australian Army Jonathan

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Soldiers from 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and Indonesian National Armed Forces personnel conduct urban training at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Lieutenant Commander Gary McHugh. Photos by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News 

Ambitious amphibious exercise begins

06/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1621 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), Exercise Keris Woomera, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, TNI

The largest combined joint activity between the ADF and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) recently got underway. CAPTION: Soldiers from 5th

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