UK Archives - CONTACT magazine

Australia's Federation Guard members march past Old College during a rehearsal for the Coronation of King Charles III, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

Practice to make perfect for coronation of a king

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 659 Views 0 Comments Coronation of King Charles III

Under a bright blue spring sky, members of Australia’s Federation Guard joined thousands of British and Commonwealth troops preparing for

The Commonwealth contingent during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II state funeral. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.

ADF News UK

ADF support for King’s Coronation in London and Australia

24/04/202324/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1082 Views 0 Comments Coronation

Australian Defence Force personnel will join military representatives from across the Commonwealth to undertake important ceremonial duties for the Coronation

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 3206 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

Ukrainian trainees participated in live-fire exercises during their range week of Operation Kudu, supervised by Australian Army soldiers. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. All photos Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Army News UK Videos

Aussies deliver live-fire training to Ukrainian recruits

10/03/202311/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1386 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

Accuracy and lethality were paramount for the Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits during their live-fire training in the UK. CAPTION:

Australian Army soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, demonstrate trench warfare tactics to Ukrainian trainees in the UK. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Army News UK Videos

Ukrainian recruits taught trench warfare

07/03/202311/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1328 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu, Ukraine

Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits, under the guidance of Australian Army instructors deployed on Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom,

Ukrainian recruits gather to commemorate the year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine at a urban training facility in the United Kingdom. Image has been altered for security purposes. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

ADF News UK Videos

First Aussie-trained Ukrainians graduate

26/02/202326/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1192 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, almost 200 Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) recruits marched out

News UK

Supacat wins new order from British Army

24/02/202324/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 996 Views 0 Comments Supacat

Devon-based Supacat has received a UK MOD order on behalf of the British Army for 70 High Mobility Transporters (HMT

A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler taxis past a United States Air Force F-16 Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 23-1. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Air Specialist (Class 1) Samantha Holden, Royal Air Force.

News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force UK USA

Growlers pass a tough test of readiness

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1866 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growlers, Exercise Red Flag, No. 6 Squadron

Aviators from 6 Squadron have returned from an exercise that afforded them the opportunity to train in a highly realistic

Ukrainian trainees rehearse medical-evacuation drills during the urban phase on the Australian Army’s first rotation of Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

ADF News UK

Australian soldiers train Ukrainians in urban operations

21/02/202321/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1049 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu

Under the instruction of Australian Army personnel deployed on Operation Kudu, Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits are now more lethal

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 1259 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

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 1609 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,

USNS Rappahannock, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Hobart during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy UK USA

Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 746 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, US Navy

Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan

Pausing for two minutes silence during the Remembrance Day service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, London. Story and photo by Lieutenant Commander John A Thompson.

Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy UK

Remembrance service at Australian War Memorial London

15/11/202217/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 934 Views 0 Comments Remembrance Day

About 100 people paused for two minutes silence during a Remembrance Day Service at the Australian War Memorial in London.

HMS Medway crew us a drug-smuggler's boat for target practice after seizing 400kg of cocaine in the Caribbean. UK MoD. photo.

News UK USA

Royal Navy sinks drug-smugglers’ boat

01/11/202201/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1088 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team has seized more than 400kg of cocaine from a boat

Two Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine wait to be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

Australian Army Europe News UK

More Bushmasters, infantry trainers to support Ukraine

27/10/202227/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 879 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

In a doorstop interview with journalists at Parliament House, Canberra, this morning, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard

British Army Staff Sergeant Kalivati Bakani on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by British Army Staff Sergeant Kalivati Bakani on-site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Sergeant Nunu Campos. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Australian Army News UK

PNG deployment feels like home for Pom

30/09/202202/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1021 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

A British Army staff sergeant is putting his Fijian background to good use building relationships on Exercise Puk Puk in

British Army Lance Corporal Shane Bundy, left, PNGDF Lance Corporal Clement Nibabe, kneeling, and Australian Army Sapper Anthony Toigo, paint the guardhouse walls during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Australian Army News Pacific UK

Renovations a combined effort

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 550 Views 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

The guardhouse at the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Goldie River Training Depot near Port Moresby is being renovated

New Zealand Defence Ferns showed their prowess by thrashing NZ Police Women 80-0 in 2020. NZDF photo by Corporal Vanessa Parker.

ADF Europe New Zealand News Pacific UK

Inaugural women’s International Defence Rugby Competition

24/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 989 Views 0 Comments Women's Rugby

The New Zealand Defence Force will next month welcome military women’s rugby teams from the Pacific and around the world

Australian Army, British Army and Papua New Guinea Defence Force sappers work together at a construction site during Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Training Depot in Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

Australian Army News Pacific UK

Sappers build ties in PNG

20/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1036 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, British Armed Forces, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Defence Force

The strong ties that link the armed forces of Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United Kingdom are being strengthened

The Commonwealth contingent marching as part the official farewell to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London. Photo by NZDF Corporal Dillon Anderson.

ADF New Zealand News UK

Commonwealth contingent proud to march at Queen’s funeral

20/09/202220/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1742 Views 0 Comments Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel have completed their farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London overnight,

← Previous