Air Force news

Air Force cyber warfare officer Flying Officer Samuel Allen, of 462 Squadron, Joint Capabilities Group's oldest unit, checks IT systems during Maritime Cooperative Activity last year.
02 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Eight-year evolution tracks demands of modern warfare

Joint Capabilities Group symbolises Defence’s ability to adapt, integrate and deliver.

Capability & technology | Ceremonies & events
Members of RAAF P-8A Poseidon detachment from 11 Squadron with Indian Navy P-8I Neptune and members of Indian Naval Air Squadron 316 'Condors' during Operation Highmast.
02 Jul 2025
Air Force
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Air Force flies with British and Indian navies

P-8 crews support the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales on Operation Highmast.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Cyber operators attend Australia’s first Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Forum.
01 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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International cyber forum a milestone for Defence

Holding the event locally allowed more Defence personnel to benefit from training and capability development.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Group shot of military and civilian personnel in front of a building in Washington.
30 Jun 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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NATO urges civil-military health alliance

Partners acknowledge the need to work with civilian colleagues in an integrated national network.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Commander Space Command, Major General Gregory Novak, addresses the Combined Space Operations Initiative Policy and Legal Working Group in Canberra.
30 Jun 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Global partners shape access to space

A meeting strengthens the mutual understanding of strategic communications, barriers and information sharing.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Scootaville riders at Blackall, Queensland, in 2023.
30 Jun 2025
Air Force
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Scoot and shoot the breeze for charity

Riders will cover more than 2300km across Queensland, stopping at barracks at Toowoomba and Townsville.

Community engagement | Relief & assistance
Sapper Charlize Lloyd-Phillips, member of the Australian Defence Force Women's Rugby League team.
30 Jun 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Rugby league from Roosters to international stage

Late convert earns representative honours for Defence in two full-contact codes.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Sergeant Greg Shields, a 13 Squadron ground support equipment technician, speaks with a Red Bull Racing V8 Supercar mechanic in the pits at Hidden Valley Raceway.
27 Jun 2025
Air Force
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RAAF base and Red Bull compare notes

Air Force and motor racing technicians take turns showcasing workshops and skills.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Laser cleaning removed hazardous paint and left surfaces intact on a 74-year-old Winjeel aircraft.
27 Jun 2025
Air Force
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Laser technology saves labour and lives

Technique trialled on restoration project reduces work, hazards and disruption of flying schedules.

Commemoration & history | Industry & partnership
C-130J Hercules pilot and Murrawarri man, Flight Lieutenant Tjapukai Shaw, with friend Sarah Plumley and his father, Zeke Shaw, (L to R) during a community engagement event at Brewarrina Airport.
26 Jun 2025
Army, Air Force
News

ADF connects to country in Brewarrina

Flight Lieutenant Tjapukai Shaw co-pilots a C-130J into Brewarrina during Exercise Greenskin.

Commemoration & history | Community engagement
Military working dog handler Corporal Keani Charlesworth and military working dog West patrol airside at RAAF Base Darwin.
25 Jun 2025
Air Force
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Best friends on patrol in Top End

Corporal Keani Charlesworth living her dream as a military working dog hander in Air Force.

Exercises & training | People & service
World War Bomber Command veterans Howard Hendrick and Ray Merrill attend the 2025 Bomber Command Commemorative Service in Adelaide.
25 Jun 2025
Air Force
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Adelaide honours legacy of Bomber Command

Air Force pays tribute to courage, sacrifice and airmanship of nearly 10,000 Australians who served.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history