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Two ships travel side by side in a deep blue sea.
03 Jun 2026
Navy
News

Sister ships provide and protect at sea

HMAS Supply conducts a replenishment at sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate JS Kumano.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Two people in uniform sit at a table with small Australian and US flags, signing documents, with larger flags behind them.
03 Jun 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space
News

Australia, US strengthen space ties

Australia and the United States sign a Statement of Intent to deepen military space cooperation.

Alliances & relationships | Ceremonies & events
A group of seven people, most wearing racing shirts, stand in front of a large building, with the person in the centre holding a lifebuoy marked HMAS Coonawarra.
03 Jun 2026
Navy
News

Navy cyclists conquer the Gibb

Navy cyclists complete a five-day, 660km Gibb River Road relay to raise funds for children’s health.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
Three aircraft fly in close proximity above land.
03 Jun 2026
Air Force
News

Strategically carving up the skies

Exercise Diamond Spear puts future air warfare instructors to the test, at the highest level.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training

Media releases

Media release
30 May 2026

HMAS Toowoomba returns to Western Australia from regional presence deployment

Media release
30 May 2026

Royal Australian Navy commissions newest offshore patrol vessel HMAS Eyre

Media release
30 May 2026

Regional partners support removal of World War II explosives

Media release
29 May 2026

HMAS Brisbane marches through Brisbane

Media release
27 May 2026

Laying the groundwork for Henderson Defence Precinct

Media release
27 May 2026

Fourteenth P-8A Poseidon aircraft arrives to complete Australia's maritime patrol fleet

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