Youth in military uniform stand before a tent and car.
06 Nov 2025
Army
News

Supercars partnership a rare experience for cadets

Australian Army Cadets gain skills and behind-the-scenes access at the Bathurst 1000 and the Gold Coast 500.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
An Australian soldier walks with a group of PNG children around him.
06 Nov 2025
Army
News

Reinforcing bonds with the PNG community

Australian Army soldiers thrill PNG students by landing a Chinook at a school during Exercise Wantok.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
A group of personnel, many wearing helmets and medical masks, manoeuvre someone on a stretcher.
06 Nov 2025
Army
News

Partners prepare for disaster response in Indonesia

Australia joins Indonesia and partners in disaster response training during Exercise Bhakti Kanyini Ausindo.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A group of military personnel sitting in a discussion group on board a ship.
06 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Specialist training strengthens ties in the Pacific

Members of the Pacific Response Group participate in Gender Focal Point training while on board ADV Reliant in the Pacific.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A soldier indoors in full fatigues holds her up weapon and looks through the sight. Another soldier stands beside her, also holding a weapon.
05 Nov 2025
Army
News

Urban warfare realism on Wantok Warrior

Troops from Australia and Papua New Guinea confront the realities of urban warfare on Exercise Wantok Warrior.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A satellite is seen with the earth in the background.
04 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space
News

Safety program to support space operations

A Defence Space Safety Program Manual will help the ADF in meeting legal and moral obligations.

Capability & technology
A woman in Army uniform stands with her hand on a small red curtain covering a plaque, with a man dressed in business casual standing on the other side of the plaque.
04 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Lab revives ‘lost art’ in communications

A new lab marks a big step forward in Defence’s modernisation of high frequency communications.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
A row of Navy and Air Force personnel sit in a small lecture theatre, listening attentively.
03 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Phantom Shield tests joint decision making

Surveillance and Response Group aviators, as well as Navy and Army personnel, participate in a joint collective exercise.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
A group of children stand with a Navy officer in uniform in front of a pond.
03 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Resilient ADF children celebrated

Children of serving Defence personnel receive Child of the ADF Medallions at a special ceremony.

People & service
Four men wearing bomb suits standing outside a marquee.
03 Nov 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Bomb suit relay pushes limits for charity

Explosive ordnance specialists walk through the night in bomb suits for the Bravery Trust Dusk till Dawn fundraiser.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
An Australian Army officer joins a global panel on Responsible AI in the Military Domain.
31 Oct 2025
Army
News

Army officer on global AI commission

An Australian computer science specialist joins leading experts on responsible warfare innovation.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
A woman in Royal Australian Air Force uniform speaks with local woman at a workshop in Papua New Guinea.
31 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence leadership in Women, Peace and Security

Defence marks 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, stressing gender as key to operational success.

Alliances & relationships | People & service