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School of Artillery

Army’s new AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer fires during training at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Photos by Belinda Dinami.
Australian Army News 

Aussie soldiers fire new AS9 Huntsman

03/12/202507/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1873 Views 1 Comment 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle, AS9 Huntsman, School of Artillery

For the first time, Australian soldiers fired the cutting-edge AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzer on Australian soil on December 1,

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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 3250 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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