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Army Corporal Bailey Cassidy refuels a CH-47F Chinook with some 3000lbs of blended sustainable aviation fuel at RAAF Base East Sale in southern Victoria. Story by Major Cameron Jamieson. Photo by Captain Bonnie Hunt.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Loading up on sustainable aviation fuel

16/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 883 Views 1 Comment CH-47F Chinook, RAAF East Sale, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

An Army CH-47F Chinook refuelled with about 3000lbs of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at RAAF Base East Sale in southern

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From left, Royal Australian Mint coin designer Adam Ball, Army Head of Corps Brigadier Deane Limmer and Royal Australian Mint acting chief executive officer Emily Martin. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News 

Special coin signals a century of service

15/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1367 Views 1 Comment Royal Australian Corps of Signals, Royal Australian Mint

The Royal Australian Mint has paid tribute to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals’ centenary by unveiling a one-dollar coin

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Defence Science and Technology Group scientist Dr Ben Sparkes, left, works with Australian-built quantum clocks at the University of Adelaide. He is now part of a research project to create and deliver a ground-to-satellite optical quantum link. Story by Emma Thompson.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Videos 

New quantum tech to enhance battlespace

15/04/202528/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 893 Views 0 Comments DSTG

The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is leading a new cutting-edge quantum research project to enhance secure timing technologies

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Australian Army News Videos 

Run Army participants dig deep for Legacy

15/04/202516/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 753 Views 0 Comments Legacy, Run Army

This year’s Run Army in Brisbane was the biggest yet, despite torrential rain inundating south-east Queensland in the week leading

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Royal Australian Air Force aviators assist local man Brian Dayes unload fuel stores from a C-27J Spartan in Windorah, Queensland. Photo by Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF delivers aviation fuel to flood-affected communities

11/04/202511/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1114 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

The Royal Australian Air Force rapidly deployed an aircraft from RAAF Base Amberley, delivering critical aviation fuel supplies to flood-affected

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A Royal Australian Air Force No.11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon taxies after landing at Avalon Airport during the Australian International Air Show 2025. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy USA 

Aussie aviation “model programs in international cooperation”

11/04/202511/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1083 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow, MH-60R Seahawk, P-8A Poseidon

Two programs designed to enhance the ADF air capability and increase regional security are the “model programs in international cooperation”,

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Sergeant Matthew Watson and Sapper Daniel Almer from 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron prepare an unexploded ordnance for disposal during Operation Render Safe 25-B Nauru. Photo by Sergeant Samuel Miller.
ADF News Pacific 

Sappers helping Nauru to be safe

11/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 754 Views 0 Comments Operation Render Safe

A team of ADF explosives experts worked with Government of Nauru authorities to dispose of two World War 2-era unexploded

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Two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters circle HMAS Warramunga, HMAS Stuart and HMAS Toowoomba as the ships prepare for ASWEX 25. Photo by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Navy 

Anzac wolf pack hunts subs off WA

11/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1361 Views 0 Comments Anzac-class frigates, ASWEX

Four of Australia’s seven Anzac-class frigates sailed in formation off the Western Australian coast for ASWEX 25 this month. CAPTION:

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment and members of the Philippine Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Company conduct littoral assault training with Zodiac small boats during a Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P) program at Marine Base Ternate. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines doubles commitment

11/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1748 Views 0 Comments JATT-P, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), Philippines

Military training activities between Australia and the Philippines are increasing in 2025, strengthening cooperation and broadening interoperability. CAPTION: Australian Army

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HMAS Sydney departs Darwin on Regional Presence Deployment 25-2. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
ADF Asia News 

HMAS Sydney leads Aussie team on Bersama Shield 2025

11/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 785 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield

HMAS Sydney is leading the Australian charge on Exercise Bersama Shield 2025 as part of Australia’s second regional presence deployment

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A newly acquired M1A2 Abrams main battle tank arrives at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville. Photos by Corporal Guy Sadler.
Australian Army Letters to the Editor Veterans 

Many problems hindering 3 Brigade’s new roles

11/04/2025 Bruce Cameron 987 Views 0 Comments 1 Armd Regt

Defence Press Release, 28 September 2023… “The 3rd Brigade, based in Townsville, will be an armoured combat brigade.” The Defence

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Australian Army News What's on... 

BRAVERY & BETRAYAL – The True Story of the SAS in Afghanistan

08/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3049 Views 1 Comment Bravery and Betrayal, Wandering Warriors

Developed by ex-SAS veterans a new documentary film is stripping back the myths and telling the true story of the

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Armoured Regiment conduct manoeuvre training on an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in Puslatpur, Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
Australian Army Letters to the Editor News 

Army Cut Back – Why?

05/04/202505/04/2025 Bruce Cameron 2126 Views 3 Comments

Army has recently removed a squadron of tanks from its order of battle; no reason has been offered. FILE PHOTO

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Australian Army soldiers from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fire Assegai ammunition in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Guy Sadler.
Australian Army News 

4th Regt gunners fire new Assegai ammunition

04/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1554 Views 0 Comments Assegai ammunition

Record rainfall and knee-deep mud couldn’t dampen the morale of Townsville’s 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, gunners as they completed

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The Australian Defence Force has selected the F9 pistol as its newest sidearm. Its lightweight design and high-capacity magazine make it a top choice for military use. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
ADF News 

ADF gets new pistol

04/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2636 Views 0 Comments

With the new F9 sidearm weapon system (F9 SWS) in hand, personnel have begun pulling the trigger on a new

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Artist rendering of SSN-AUKUS via BAE Systems. UK MoD, Crown copyright.
AUKUS News Royal Australian Navy 

Will Australia ever own Virginia-class SSNs – Turnbull argues no

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1586 Views 1 Comment AUKUS, Malcolm Turnbull

In an address to the National Press Club this week, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called for a proper and

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A Royal Australian Navy sailor on the bridge of HMAS Brisbane keeps watch during search operations for the crashed MRH-90 in the vicinity of Lindeman Island during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23. Photo by Leading Seaman Hannah Linsley.
Australian Army News 

Defence report into MRH-90 helicopter crash complete

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1404 Views 0 Comments MRH-90 Taipan

The Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB) has finalised its Aviation Safety Investigation Report into the accident on 28 July 2023,

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General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove speaks with Australian Navy Cadets during a visit to the West Head Gunnery Range, Flinders, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
CONTACT Cadets News 

Cadets thank Sir Peter for inspiring patronage

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 984 Views 0 Comments General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove

As General (retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove’s tenure as Patron of the ADF Cadets draws to a close, the cadet community

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HMAS Sydney conducts a 5-inch gun firing in support of soldiers ashore at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, during Regional Presence Deployment 25-2. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Naval fire in support of soldiers ashore

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1103 Views 0 Comments

It was anything but quiet on the bridge of HMAS Sydney as she fired her Mk 45 5-inch naval artillery

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An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Armoured Regiment with an uncrewed ground vehicle equipped with a prototype communications system and experimental drone launcher during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin, California. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.
Australian Army News Science & Technology USA 

Large Army contingent converge on US for drone tests

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 897 Views 1 Comment

A hostile desert setting may seem an unusual place to test fragile, high-tech military prototypes, but there may be no

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