Two men in Air Force fatigues holding an award and standing in front of two Australian flags.
21 Aug 2025
Air Force
News

A proud 45-year legacy continues

Flight Lieutenant Lyle Oaklands' long career has been recognised with second Federation Star.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Air Force officer views historic photographs at the reopening of the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre.
20 Aug 2025
Air Force
News

Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre reopens five years on

The official opening is part of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific activities.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
A Royal Australian Air Force air traffic controller with a Royal Canadian Air Force air traffic controller at the mobile air operations tower at RAAF Base Curtin.
20 Aug 2025
Air Force
News

First for Canadian air traffic controllers

Exercise proves interoperability with partners in control of airspace from austere airfields.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Two men, one in uniform, sit side by side at a document-laden table. Behind them are Australian flags and some maps.
20 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

$1.5 bn logistics contract to keep ADF mission-ready

ADF logistics will be streamlined with a 10-year, $1.5 billion contract with Toll Remote Logistics.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
A man in Australian Army uniform poses in a leafy, tropical garden.
20 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Shared roots strengthen partnerships

Sergeant Caryl Martinez returns to his roots during Alon 25 deployment in the Philippines.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
A man in uniform embraces an older man.
19 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

A heartfelt return to Palawan

Exercise Alon 25 gives Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez the opportunity to reconnect with family in the Philippines.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
A RAAF EA-18G Growler crew fires an AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block II) missile at a BQM-74E aerial target during Exercise Archer 2025.
19 Aug 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

US joins air and missile defence trials off NSW

Coalition naval and air forces combine to exercise interoperability in firing live munitions.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
People march through a park for the Hutt Street Centre’s Walk a Mile in My Boots annual charity event.
18 Aug 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

Encounter promises Adelaide ‘you’ll never walk alone’

Defence personnel volunteer to support a major South Australian charity fundraiser for homelessness.

Community engagement | People & service
Air Force member in blue camouflage uniform works on a trophy in the Edgy Lab at RAAF Base Williamtown.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Celebrating innovation for National Science Week

Edgy Air Force uplifts, upskills and challenges members to use creativity to design solutions to problems.

Capability & technology | People & service
Army Service Medallions for, left to right, 20 years, 10 years, four years.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Medallion pays tribute to service

Award now available to all eligible reserve and permanent personnel transitioning from the ADF.

Awards & recognition | People & service
An F/A-18F Super Hornet in the sky, with contrails coming out the sides.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

A roaring start to Supercars

The ADF gave motorsport fans a taste of the similarities between Supercars and the military at Ipswich Super 440.

Community engagement
Defence engineer Harshraj Batth has been fascinated by the way things work from an early age.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

From childhood curiosity to cutting-edge career

For Defence engineer Harshraj Batth, science has always been a way of understanding the world.

Capability & technology | People & service