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Group photo of Defence Space Command's first time participating at the Australian International Air Show 2023. Story by Flying Officer Shan Arachchi Galappatthy. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

First year of Defence Space Command

03/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 732 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow, Defence Space Command, No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

The increased significance of the space domain was clear at the Australian International Airshow 2023 (AIA23), with the ADF’s space

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Leading Seaman Avation Support Alyssa Clark marshalls a US Army AH-64E Apache on the deck of HMAS Canberra while the ship is alongside at Fleet Base East in Sydney. Story and photos by Petty Officer Helen Frank.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

AH-64E Apache visits HMAS Canberra in Sydney

01/03/202301/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 670 Views 0 Comments AH-64 Apache, Avalon Airshow, Aviation Command, Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra

A visiting US Army AH-64E Apache stopped by to say “howdy” to HMAS Canberra in Sydney last week, taking the opportunity

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Ben and Kate Hibbert, assisted by Warrant Officer Class 2 Craig Jeffery, view the ‘Windows to the Past’ Anglesea Barracks Augmented Reality application. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Sergeant William Guthrie.
Australian Army History News Science & Technology 

Step back in time at Anglesea Barracks

27/02/202304/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 383 Views 0 Comments Anglesea Barracks

Imagine stepping back more than 200 years with a pair of glasses. CAPTION: Ben and Kate Hibbert, assisted by Warrant

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Soldiers from 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire historical M2A2 105mm howitzers as part of a re-enactment during the bombing of Darwin commemorative service. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Remembering the day WW2 hit Darwin

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 837 Views 0 Comments 8th/12th Regiment, Darwin NT, F-35A Lightning II, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Maryborough, No. 75 Squadron, WWII

ADF personnel commemorated the 81st anniversary of the first bombing of Darwin at a service hosted by the city on

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A soldier engages a target with an EF88 Austeyr as part of combat shooting serials during Exercise Ram Shot. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

8/9RAR setting sights on busy year ahead

22/02/202326/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 928 Views 0 Comments 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, EF88 Austyer rifle, MAG 58s machine gun

Soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted live-fire training at Wide Bay and Greenbank training areas in Queensland

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Army soldiers defend against role players as part of a readiness protection course. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Bombardier Guy Sadler.
Australian Army News Videos 

Soldiers train to deal with protesters

17/02/202317/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1838 Views 6 Comments 1st Military Police Battalion, 3rd Battalion RAR

Soldiers with shields, unruly role players and snapping canines were all that was needed to run a population protection control

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Sapper Alex Brown helps Year 10 student Adiba to code her drone at RMIT’s Girls in Aerospace and Defence program in Bundoora.
Australian Army News 

Drone program opens new career flight path for students

17/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 641 Views 0 Comments Army Drone Racing Team, RMIT

The Army Drone Racing Team has joined forces with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Sir Lawrence Wackett Defence

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Australian Army soldier Private Thomas Marshall, right, from the 3rd Health Battalion, fits a blood pressure cuff to Megan Stifler, Deputy Commissioner Strategic Capability, Fire and Rescue NSW. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Employers sample Defence life

17/02/202317/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 880 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, BossX International, Rifle Company Butterworth

Selected Australian employers enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience life in the Australian Defence Force Reserves during BossX International 2023.

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Private Johnny Huang, from 7RAR, holds a combat ration pack main meal at Mount Bundey training area. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News 

Army combat rations pass the taste test

17/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2358 Views 0 Comments Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

It is a comfort for soldiers to know that team members who develop combat rations for Australia’s Army sample everything

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An American HIMARS in action. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
Australian Army News USA Videos 

HIMARS means Army will grow by one new artillery regiment

15/02/202315/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 17199 Views 17 Comments HIMARS, Royal Australian Artillery

For the first time in its history, the Army will have the ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of

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Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott from Defence Space Command talking with other ADF team members on Exercise Global Sentinel 22 in California. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology USA 

Royal Australian Navy recruiting for Space Command

15/02/202317/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1281 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command

While it heavily relies on satellites, Navy has the smallest representation within Defence Space Command. CAPTION: Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott

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Ukrainian trainees conduct captured personnel handing and searching during Operation Kudu. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Corporal Jonathon Goedhart.
Australian Army News Overseas Videos 

Diggers teach Ukrainian recruits skills to survive

15/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1300 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Kudu, Ukraine, Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF)

In a section of woodlands in southern England, a platoon of Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) recruits are developing survivability skills

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Members of Air Force’s 77 Squadron work to remove flood damaged items from affected properties in Fitzroy Crossing. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Flood workers’ positivity a big plus for community

10/02/202311/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 951 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, No. 77 Squadron, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1, RAAF Williamtown

Royal Australian Air Force personnel who have been helping with flood recovery efforts in the Kimberley region of Western Australia

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Australian Army soldiers and officers receive their first rotation of Ukrainian recruits during Operation Kudu in the UK. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
Australian Army News Overseas 

Aussie Diggers train first batch of Ukrainian recruits

07/02/202308/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2247 Views 6 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

The Australian contingent deployed on Operation Kudu has taken responsibility for its first company of Ukrainian recruits, as part of

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Flying Officer Kevin Pfitzner, a C-130J pilot with 37SQN at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Tegan Smith.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Base-support services should improve under new contracts

07/02/202308/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 651 Views 0 Comments

Services to Defence bases and establishments around the country are set to improve through the next generation of contracts. FILE

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An Australian soldier inspects the barrel of the Amiens Gun located at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Story and photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.
Australian Army History News 

Big gun with an even bigger story

03/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 695 Views 0 Comments AWM, WWI

Firing 300kg shells more than 25km, this astonishing piece of hardware is described as the finest trophy captured by any

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Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles talk to Ukrainian recruits during his visit to Australian Defence Force personnel taking part in Operation Kudu in England. Photo by Kym Smith.
Australian Army News Overseas UK 

DPM/MinDef visits Aussie troops training Ukrainians

02/02/202302/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1110 Views 2 Comments Operation Kudu, Ukraine

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong yesterday visited Australian soldiers

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An Australian Army soldier from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, warms his hands during loading of bags and stores onto transport after arriving into the United Kingdom as part of Operation Kudu. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
Australian Army News Overseas UK 

Darwin-based soldiers face frosty conditions on Ukrainian training mission

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1457 Views 1 Comment Ukraine

Australia’s contingent of soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), have arrived in the UK for Operation Kudu,

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An Australian Army rifleman from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, conducts combat shooting rehearsals at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Asia Australian Army News Pacific 

Soldiers prepare for Philippines deployment

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1262 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, 6th Battalion RAR, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gallipoli Barracks

Members of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment and 2nd Health Battalion have been preparing for

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Jack Andrews, Station Manager at Yeeda Station, shelters from the dust as an MRH-90 Taipan delivers animal feed. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dean Squire.
Australian Army News Videos 

Army airlift for hungry cattle

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 702 Views 1 Comment 5th Aviation Regiment, Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

What was a river became a 50km wide stretch of water threatening the lives of thousands of cattle in the

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