Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn, presents a posthumous Victoria Cross for Australia to Robynn Freeman, the widow of the late Private Richard Leslie Norden VC.
16 Jul 2025
Army
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Victoria Cross presented for valour in Vietnam

Under intense fire, Private Richard Norden rescued a wounded soldier and recovered the body of another.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Bombardier April Horan, a mission commander with 132 Battery, 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, conducts reconnaissance and surveillance operations with the Integrator tactical uncrewed aerial system.
15 Jul 2025
Army
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Demand for drone operators set to soar

New aircraft gather intelligence, provide surveillance, find targets and conduct reconnaissance.

Capability & technology | People & service
Royal Australian Navy cyber warfare specialists, shown monitoring a software disruption during Exercise Blue Spectrum, could be bolstered by the Cyber Reserve Concept.
15 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
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Review to modernise reserve force

Recommendations support an integrated, focused force prepared to meet evolving strategic challenges.

Capability & technology | People & service
An Australian Army soldier from Battle Group Ram conducts a trench assault during the South Queensland Warfighter Exercise in preparation for Talisman Sabre.
14 Jul 2025
Army
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Who adapts wins – Chief of Army’s plan for victory

Exercise Talisman Sabre will showcase adaptation on the battlefield, says chief.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Australian Army nursing officer Lieutenant Kate Reiter demonstrates suturing during joint training with Philippine Army medics at Camp Kibaritan in Northern Mindanao.
14 Jul 2025
Army
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Medics swap tactics at training camp

Exercise runs gamut from improvised stretchers and tourniquets to realistic wounds and ultrasound.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Lady Lynne Cosgrove examines regalia at Spear of Fame in 2017 during an official visit with her husband, then Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.
14 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Tradition in every stitch

A 'sovereign capability' sets the pace with ceremonial regalia for the ADF and others.

Ceremonies & events | Industry & partnership
Two Australian soldiers launch a grey coloured Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System (TUAS) against a backdrop of Australian bush at Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
12 Jul 2025
Army
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Persistent presence at long range

20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, provides long-range target acquisition for indirect fires at Talisman Sabre.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 aircraft lands on the flight deck of HMAS Canberra off the coast of Queensland. Photos: Leading Seaman Connor Morrison
11 Jul 2025
Navy, Army
News

Canberra's crew tested for Talisman Sabre

HMAS Canberra personnel lock in for 10 days to ensure they are ready, capable and fit to fight.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Air Force officer Flight Lieutenant James Evans avoids the opposition during the NAIDOC Cup held in Canberra.
11 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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ADF takes touch crown from Defence civilians

Mate-on-mate struggle as Defence teams contest NAIDOC Week sporting showdown.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Army soldiers Private Kamahl Koorabubba, left, and Corporal Jake Lindemann, centre right, from the North-West Mobile Force Aussie rules football team, in action during the Barunga Festival competition near Katherine, NT.
11 Jul 2025
Army
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NORFORCE kicks goals at Indigenous footy fest

An Aussie rules team reformed for the Barunga Festival to promote esprit de corps and a healthier unit.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
Australian Army Leopard AS1 tank is presented by, left to right, Colonel Michael King and Lieutenant Michael Henderson of the Australian Army to Lieutenant General Sir William Rollo and Chris Pearce of the Tank Museum, United Kingdom.
11 Jul 2025
Army
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Australian tank on display at British museum

Leopard AS1 will also be used as a teaching vehicle for UK and visiting design teams.

Alliances & relationships | Commemoration & history
Australian Army soldiers Bombardier Ben Caton-Thomas, left, and Lance Bombardier Isaac Osborne-O'Keefe, from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, play rugby with the community while on Mobile Training Team - Bravo at Kouderika, Papua New Guinea.
11 Jul 2025
Army
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PNG recruits get taste of littoral deployment

Combined training team takes Basic Recruit Course off-barracks for the first time.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training