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An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, delivers orders during a blank fire trench serial at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.

Australian Army News

Trench warfare doctrine put to the test

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 800 Views 1 Comment 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Brolga Spirit, Land Combat College (LCC), M1A2 Abrams

Engineers explosively breach wire obstacles surrounding an enemy trench system, under covering fire from two M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks.

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank fires during Exercise Jericho Dawn 2016. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie

Australian Army Europe News

Australia donates retiring Abrams to Ukraine

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1422 Views 9 Comments M1A1 Abrams, M1A2 Abrams, Ukraine

The Australian government has announced it will gift 49 retiring M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to bolster that country’s fight

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