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Members of the winning Interservice Keelboat Championships team, Craftsman Lachlan Vest, left, Sergeants Jessica Van Beek and Patrick Black, and Officer Cadet Daniel Sharp. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.

Army’s surprise victory at interservice keelboat championships

05/04/202316/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2169 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy teams were left in Army’s wake when they sailed to victory at

Warrant Officer Class Two Luke Parlor, a mechanic from Defence Force School of Signals conducts maintenance on a V8 Supercar at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

Army delivered grunt to Grand Prix weekend

05/04/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2134 Views 0 Comments Army Drone Racing Team, Army Reserve, School of Armour, School of Infantry

An impressive display of Army equipment proved popular with crowds at the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.

Student Sinevah Mari with her aunt, Private Elaine Gamia, while on the Defence Work Experience Program at Porton Barracks. Photo by Nel Archer.

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Cairns students shown a pathway to Army

05/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2141 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Defence Work Experience Program

A group of Cairns high school students enjoyed a taste of Army life during the first Defence Work Experience Program

HMAS Canberra berthed at the Port of Townsville, Queensland, after returning from Operation Vanuatu Assist 23. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.

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HMAS Canberra home after Vanuatu relief effort

05/04/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2027 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, HMAS Canberra, Operation Vanuatu Assist

More than 600 Australian Defence Force personnel have returned home on board HMAS Canberra after supporting Vanuatu following devastating tropical

High speed cameras and radars in use during Ex Black Sabot to measure key performance indicators such as muzzle velocity and projectile trajectory of amour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot KEW-A2 ammunition stock. Photo by Sergeant Nicholas Mayall.

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Armour-piercing ammo taken out for a blast on Black Sabot

01/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3190 Views 1 Comment

1 Armoured Regiment fired KEW-A2 Sabot ammunition for the first time on Australian soil during Exercise Black Sabot 🙂 CAPTION:

Soldiers from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare to fire an 81mm mortar during Exercise Waratah Run in Singleton. Story and all photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Gunners focus on surveillance and target acquisition

31/03/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2593 Views 1 Comment 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Singleton

For Gunner Mitchell Harmer, the thrill of dropping bombs was a welcome distraction from his nine-to-five in the banking sector.

Indian Army officers Mrinal Kumar and Ankit Sharma meet Australian Army Captain Jason Greenwall at the General Rawat India-Australia Young Officer Exchange Program. Photos by Lieutenant Stephen Hunter.

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Inaugural India exchange a success

29/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1964 Views 1 Comment

The inaugural General Rawat India-Australia Young Officers Exchange Program wrapped up in Delhi on March 14. CAPTION: Indian Army officers

Ukrainian trainees perform a section attack during a field phase of the first rotation of Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Army News Overseas UK

Weather tests Aussie troops on Operation Kudu

29/03/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 5460 Views 3 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

Instructors deployed on Operation Kudu are coming to terms with the local weather, as they train the second rotation of

Flight Lieutenant David Murray splits the defence in a desperate dive for the line against ACT Raiders. Story by Squadron Leader Pete Croce.

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A finals win in the final 30 seconds

29/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1520 Views 0 Comments

Defence Touch broke through for its first championship at the elite National Touch League (NTL) competition at Coffs Harbour from

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, join Darwin morning radio host Dan Hilliard, raising funds and awareness for Soldier On in Darwin. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Major Dan Mazurek.

Australian Army History News

Radio host soldiers on for charity

29/03/202329/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1344 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Soldier On, WWII

Darwin’s Mix 104.9FM radio host Dan Hilliard recruited soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), to join him

Australia's Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell, left, and Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force Major General Mark Goina, cut the ribbon to refurbished soldiers accommodation at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Australian Army News Pacific

CDF opens new barracks in PNG

29/03/202303/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2507 Views 0 Comments Chief of the Defence Force, PNGDF

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell officially opened Taurama Barracks while on a visit to Papua New Guinea

Army’s 10th Light Horse Regiment conducts its freedom-of-entry parade through the streets of Perth in WA. Story by Major Sandra Seman-Bourke. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Australian Army History News

Perth’s Freedom a first for 10th Light Horse Regiment

29/03/202301/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1898 Views 0 Comments 10th Light Horse Regiment (10LHR), 13th Brigade, Freedom of Entry

With swords drawn, band playing and guidon flying, 10th Light Horse Regiment took over the streets of Perth on March

An Australian Army CH-47 Chinook takes off from HMAS Canberra near the coast of Futuna Island to conduct a vertical replenishment during Operation Vanuatu Assist 2023. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Army engineers give remote island a lift

24/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2746 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Canberra, Vanuatu

Army engineers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment (6ESR) will spend several days on Vanuatu’s remote island of Futuna to help

This year's Office for Defence Industry Support forums will begin in Melbourne and Perth in coming weeks.

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So you want to be an ADF supplier

24/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4122 Views 0 Comments Office for Defence Industry Support (ODIS)

Australian businesses will have the chance to learn more about becoming a Defence provider when the Office for Defence Industry

Army officers and soldiers from the School of Infantry conduct their freedom-of-entry parade through the streets of Singleton, NSW. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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School of Infantry marks 50th year

24/03/202329/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 10898 Views 3 Comments Freedom of Entry, School of Infantry, Singleton

With bayonets fixed, drums beating and band playing, the School of Infantry marked its 50th year in Singleton with a

Germany Parliamentary State Secretary for Defence Thomas Hitschler has a close look at an ADF Boxer at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane. Photo by Signaller Christopher Kingston.

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Heavyweight export deal in the making for Boxers

24/03/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3601 Views 4 Comments Gallipoli Barracks, Rheinmetall Boxer CRV

Australia is a step closer to finalising a major deal to provide Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles to the German

Australian Army medic Sergeant Kathleen Cole speaks with Papua New Guinea Defence Force Warrant Officer Class 2 Jerry Aini at Murray Barracks Health Centre, Port Moresby. Story Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Australian Army News Pacific

Mentoring fellow medics in PNG

24/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1428 Views 0 Comments mentoring, PNGDF

A contingent from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is in Papua New Guinea to carry out a series of annual

Photo of the ditched aircraft supported by flotation devices on a beach. From the orientation of the aircraft, CONTACT speculates the aircraft was towed here from deeper water – pointing to a tragedy narrowly averted, thanks to some classy piloting. Image borrowed from the Internet.

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Special Forces helicopter crash in Jervis Bay

23/03/202326/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5436 Views 4 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

An Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter has ditched into the water in the vicinity of Jervis Bay, NSW during

Aircrewman Sergeant Damien Collison-Bryant stands in front of an MRH-90 Taipan at the Australian Army Aviation Training Centre, Swartz Barracks, Queensland. Story by Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Brad Richardson.

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Rooftop rescue enhances training

22/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2278 Views 0 Comments MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1

Aircrewman Sergeant Damien Collison-Bryant puts lessons learnt from the Lismore floods disaster into practice in his role as an instructor

An Australian Army soldier from Sarpeye Company, 51FNQR in traditional Torres Strait Islander clothing for the 80th anniversary ceremony. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. All photos by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

Australian Army History News Videos

Army marks anniversary of unique Indigenous unit

22/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2437 Views 2 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander solders, Chief of Army, Indigenous soldiers, WWII

One of two surviving veterans of Australia’s only all-Indigenous military unit joined the Torres Strait Islands community and Australian Army members