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An Australian Army soldier signals 'all clear' to launch a drone using first-person-view goggles during the Modify and Operate Attack Drone (FPV) course at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photos by Sergeant Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News

Army accelerates drone training

27/03/202627/03/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 691 Views 0 Comments 2RAR, 5/7 RAR, Armed Forces of Ukraine, drones, first-person view drones (FPVD), Operation Kudu, Puckapunyal, Royal Australian Regiment

Perched atop the rugged hillside and camouflaged in hides, teams operate their drones, sweeping for targets among the close terrain,

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Soldiers of the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, on parade with Army reconnaisance helicopters from 1st Aviation Regiment during the Battle of Binh Ba commemoration service held in Darwin. Story by Captain Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News

Battalion marks Battle of Binh Ba anniversary

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2710 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, 5/7 RAR, Robertson Barracks, Vietnam War

Soldiers and officers of 5/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7RAR), commemorated the Battle of Binh Ba with a parade

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Australian Army soldiers from 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to engage during the counter-landing live-fire exercise at Campong Ulay as part of Exercise Balikatan in Palawan, Philippines. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photos by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

Soldiers ready for real-world challenges

06/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2224 Views 1 Comment 5/7 RAR, Exercise Balikatan, HIMARS

Australian Army soldiers worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Philippine and United States marines to dig in at the beachfront at Rizal, preparing

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Soldiers from the 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a room clearance at the close-quarter battle area of the open-plan weapons training simulation system at Robertson Barracks in Darwin. Story and photos by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Australian Army News

Game-changer for close-quarter battle skills

04/03/202504/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2351 Views 1 Comment 5/7 RAR, OP WTSS, Robertson Barracks

A new $17 million combat simulation facility, featuring 840 square metres of manoeuvrable floor space and a close-quarter battle range,

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Soldiers of the newly re-linked 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, march off the parade ground following the unit’s merger at Robertson Barracks. Story and photos by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

Australian Army News

Battalions re-linked at parade

10/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2696 Views 0 Comments 5/7 RAR, 5th Battalion RAR, 7th Battalion RAR, Colours, Robertson Barracks

Amid three volleys of rifle fire and green and yellow smoke, the 5th and 7th Battalions of the Royal Australian

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