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Hanwha Defence Australia Redback infantry fighting vehicle, with R400 remote weapon system by EOS on top, at Russell Offices, Canberra. Photo by Andrew Green.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

EOS contracted for Redback remote weapon system

08/10/202508/10/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1882 Views 0 Comments

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (EOS) has been awarded a contract to supply remote weapon systems (RWS) for the Australian

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Australian Army News What's on... 

Bravery and Betrayal – second national tour

08/10/202508/10/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1759 Views 1 Comment

Following the incredible success of the its first national tour, Bravery and Betrayal producers have bowed overwhelming demand for more

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Major Anthony Bartlett is halted by Queensland Police Service Darling Downs District Officer, Superintendent Doug McDonald, for the ‘challenge’ during a freedom-of-entry march through Toowoomba. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Private Alli Craig.
Australian Army News 

Army’s ties with Queensland town affirmed

03/10/202503/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1542 Views 0 Comments 7th Signal Regiment, Freedom of Entry, Townsville

The streets of Toowoomba were lined with locals on September 20, to show their appreciation for Cabarlah-based 7th Signal Regiment

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M1A2 Abrams from 2nd Cavalry Regiment engage targets during a heavy armoured capability system live-fire exercise at the Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Lance Corporal Christien Vestergaard.
Australian Army News 

Theory becomes reality for combat engineers

03/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1614 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, M1110 Joint Assault Bridge, M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

Combat engineering vehicles once only existed in theory for Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Mitchell. CAPTION: M1A2 Abrams from 2nd Cavalry Regiment

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Asia Australian Army News 

Sappers welcomed to the jungle

02/10/202502/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1321 Views 0 Comments Malaysia, Malaysian Armed Forces

Amidst the dense Kuantan jungle, military personnel from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom were greeted by a striking

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Australian Army officers from 2nd Health Brigade assist United States Army personnel in loading a Japanese Middle Army patient onto a CT machine at the Role 3 field hospital on Exercise Orient Shield 2025 at the Sekiyama Training Area, Japan. Story by Major Diana Jennings. Photos by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.
Australian Army Japan News 

Army medics hone trilateral skills

02/10/202502/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1208 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Brigade, 4th Health Battalion, Exercise Orient Shield, Japan, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), US Army

From trauma care to casualty evacuation, army medical specialists from Australia, Japan and the United States trained side by side

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Soldiers from 8/9th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, traverse across a rope obstacle during the annual Duke of Gloucester Cup in Tully. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Lance Corporal Jessica Gray.
Australian Army News 

Rain adds pain to competition

02/10/202502/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1358 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, 8/9 RAR, Duke of Gloucester Cup

Covered in mud, tired, and with every item of their kit drenched, infantrymen were pushed to see which battalion could

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An Army M1110 joint assault bridge deploys under cover from an Abrams tank during a heavy armoured capability demonstration at the Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree.
Australian Army News 

New destructive breaching capability on display

30/09/202530/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1903 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade, M1110 Joint Assault Bridge, Townsville Field Training Area

A barrage of tank and Australian light armoured vehicle (ASLAV) fire shatters an enemy HQ on a hill about 1.5km

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An Australian Army M1A2 Abrams main battle tank boards HMAS Adelaide during sea transportability trials at the Port of Townsville, Queensland. Story by Eamon McCaughan. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Anthony Martin
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Army’s new armour makes waves at sea

30/09/202530/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2121 Views 0 Comments 3rd Brigade, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), HMAS Adelaide, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams

A trial conducted with HMAS Adelaide this month has demonstrated Navy’s ability to move some of Army’s newest and heaviest land combat

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, fire an 81mm mortar during Exercise Orient Shield at the Sekiyama Training Area, Japan. Story by Major Diana Jennings. Photos by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.
Australian Army Japan News Videos 

Trilateral mortars on target

30/09/202530/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2739 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Orient Shield, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), US Army

In a landmark first, Australian Army soldiers joined their Japanese and United States counterparts in a combined mortar live-fire on

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Bomana War Cemetery, located near Port Moresby, is the final resting place of more than 3300 Australians. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Bomana visit a moving moment for ADF members

25/09/202527/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4056 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Operation Wantaim, PNG, WWII

Two ADF members paid a special visit to their relatives’ graves at the Bomana War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea

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Australian Army soldier Bombardier Sean Dermody, of the School of Artillery, speaks to another Army soldier at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Story by Captain Charles Miranda. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Instructors the backbone of land domain training

25/09/202525/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3257 Views 0 Comments Puckapunyal, School of Artillery

By his own admission, there has been a lot of yelling and running around in the past six weeks at

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From left, Flight Lieutenant Thomas Ure, Squadron Leader Dee Irwin and Sergeant Michelle Carmona outside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Force Headquarters in Juba, South Sudan. Story and photo by Squadron Leader Benjamin Clarke.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Supporting peace from behind the scenes

25/09/202525/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1254 Views 0 Comments Operation Aslan, UN Peacekeeping

While peacekeeping operations often spotlight boots on the ground, it is the behind-the-scenes professionals who keep the mission moving. CAPTION:

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Soldiers from the 10th/27th Battalion, the Royal South Australia Regiment, conduct a live-fire assault on an enemy trench system at the Murray Bridge Training Area at the conclusion of Exercise Rhino Run. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Signaller Andrew Foote.
Australian Army News 

10/27RSAR ready to respond

24/09/202527/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3871 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, Exercise Rhino Run

Residents of the Adelaide Hills town of Woodside were met with an unusual sight during Exercise Rhino Run, when soldiers

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Lance Corporal Alex O'Neill, of 6th Engineer Support Regiment, operates a military dozer during culvert construction on Erub Island as part of the 2025 Army Ailan Community Assistance Program (AACAP). Story by Captain Jordan Grantham. Photos by Captain Joanne Leca.
Australian Army News 

Army and First Nations communities build together

24/09/202524/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3678 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, AACAP

Soldiers continue to put their skills to the test on the first Army Ailan Community Assistance Program (AACAP) in the

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Army’s newest M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams immersive tactical trainers. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
Australian Army News 

New tank simulator ramps up the realism

17/09/202517/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4808 Views 0 Comments M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams, M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams immersive tactical trainer (ITT)

As the driver moves an M1A2 Abrams main battle tank into position, the crew commander identifies an enemy infantry fighting

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Australian Army Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles fire rapid obscuring systems during the Boxer Block II conversion course at Puckapunyal. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News 

New armoured vehicle a game-changer

17/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 5377 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Boxer CRV, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Puckapunyal

Army’s newest cavalry vehicles were put to the test during Exercise Talisman Sabre, with the first troop of Boxer Block

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Sales of Legacy bears support the annual national appeal to raise awareness and funds for the families of veterans who have given their life or health in service to our country. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo by Emma Taylor.
ADF People Australian Army Health and Wellbeing History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Annual fundraiser a big boost for Legacy

12/09/202512/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 5430 Views 0 Comments Legacy Week, Vivian Bullwinkel

Across the country, sailors, soldiers and aviators took to the streets selling pin badges and bears to raise funds in

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Comedian Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann is awarded the Australian Operational Service Medal (Civilian) by Deputy Theatre Commander Major General Paul Kenny in recognition 20 years of support to deployed troops. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Combat comic ‘Lehmo’ honoured

12/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 5487 Views 3 Comments Afghanistan, Forces Entertainment Tour, Iraq, Middle East

Comedian Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann has been awarded the Australian Operational Service Medal (Civilian) in recognition of his two decades of

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An Australian Army member from the Parachute Training School descend into Sir Hubert Murray Stadium from a PNG Defence Force aircraft during the Military Tattoo at Port Moresby. Story by Captain Katy Manning. Photos by Corporal Jack Pearce.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Military Tattoo showcases unity for PNG50

12/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4214 Views 0 Comments PNG, PNGDF

Music, culture and fireworks lit up Sir Hubert Murray Stadium as Papua New Guinea hosted a Military Tattoo in the

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