Two Air Force medical personnel examine a dummy patient in a mock medical situation on a Globemaster.
18 Mar 2026
Air Force
News

Air Force aeromedical skills put to the test

3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducts static and live flight training on Exercise Dakota Rising.

Exercises & training | Sports, health & wellbeing
A man in Air Force camouflage uniform and cap standing outdoors, a rock climbing wall in the background.
18 Mar 2026
Air Force
News

Experience strengthens Air Force leadership

An Air Force officer draws on heritage and experience to build effective, diverse teams.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
A uniformed woman stands between rows of uniformed people holding rifles, facing the back row.
18 Mar 2026
Air Force
News

Instructors grow with recruits

Military skills instructors develop professionally while shaping new Air Force aviators.

Ceremonies & events | Exercises & training
A jet aircraft flies through a clear blue sky with visible exhaust flame and vapour trails.
18 Mar 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence brings airpower to Skyfire

The ADF supports Skyfire 2026 in Canberra with an F‑35A flypast, ceremonial displays and more.

Capability & technology | Community engagement
Two women in pink rash vests stand next to a bright yellow surfboard on a beach.
18 Mar 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Serving up surf rescue skills

Defence personnel dive into surf-rescue training from former world champion Pam Burridge on the NSW south coast.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Dr Peter Layton visiting from Griffith Asia Institute presents Heterogenous Air Power at War during the Air and Space Power Conference 2026, Canberra.
18 Mar 2026
Air Force, Space
News

Sweden's whole of society approach to defence

A presentation by Swedish Air Force Brigadier-General, Niclas Magnusson, touches on bottom-up innovation and dispersed base concepts.

Ceremonies & events | Industry & partnership
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell DSC, CSC, OAM addresses the Air and Space Power Conference 2026, Canberra.
18 Mar 2026
Air Force, Space
News

The future of air power

Military and aerospace experts gather in Canberra to discuss the evolving role of air power in national defence.

Ceremonies & events
Mr David Grant from the Runway, a professional development portal during the The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 (ASPCon26), held 17 March in Canberra.
17 Mar 2026
Air Force, Space
News

Air Force aviators get intellectual edge

The Runway stand is hard to miss at the Air and Space Power Conference 2026.

Ceremonies & events | Industry & partnership
Green light makes a single military member visible inside an aircraft.
17 Mar 2026
Air Force
News

Developing excellence across warfighting domains

Six months of intensive instructor training set to produce top-level combat leaders.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell DSC, CSC, OAM with Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, CMM, CD and New Zealand Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb sitting in three arm chairs with a RAAF Roundel mat on the ground during the Air and Space Power Conference 2026, Canberra.
17 Mar 2026
Air Force, Space
News

Military leaders meet to strengthen regional security

Senior military leaders from across the globe have arrived in Australia ahead of the Air and Space Power Conference 2026.

Ceremonies & events | Industry & partnership
A black and white photo of 16 women and a man.
16 Mar 2026
Air Force
News

Trailblazers of the past and future

To celebrate 85 years of women in Air Force, personnel and the community honoured Australia's first female aviators.

Awards & recognition | Ceremonies & events
Two Air Force women hold a trophy shaped like an aircraft in front of two flags.
16 Mar 2026
Air Force
News

Innovative training recognised in Defence honours

The School of Postgraduate Studies is awarded for redesigning professional military education programs.

Awards & recognition | Exercises & training