A photographer in a helicopter films navy ships sailing information on open ocean.
08 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Regional partners mark firsts on Ex Bersama Lima

Five Power Defence Arrangements exercise develops cyber, unmanned aircraft, aerial re-supply and disaster relief.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A young man with a moustache sitting outside a worksite.
08 Oct 2025
Army
News

Army puts a spark in sapper’s life

A second-year apprentice electrician swaps civilian job sites for a deployment to Timor-Leste.

Exercises & training | People & service
Royal Australian Air Force aviators help load cargo to a C-17A Globemaster at Ho Chi Minh City International Airport, Vietnam before deploying peacekeepers to South Sudan.
08 Oct 2025
Army, Air Force
News

Aussies proud of peacekeeping role

Coordinating passengers and cargo engages ADF personnel with Vietnamese deployment to South Sudan.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Defence personnel from Australia, the US and Sri Lanka stand in a group outdoors.
07 Oct 2025
Army
News

Different languages, same training aims

Forces combine to refine survival techniques during intensive training in the Sri Lankan jungle.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
An Australian diplomate farewells a Vietnamese peacekeeper on deployment to South Sudan.
07 Oct 2025
Army, Air Force
News

Australia supports Vietnam's UN peacekeepers

Training and preparation culminate in a strategic airlift to South Sudan as Australian-Vietnamese cooperation grows.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Soldiers running. Two are bearing a stretcher.
07 Oct 2025
Army
News

Building bonds in Timor-Leste

Australian soldiers join regional partners to build skills and infrastructure in Timor-Leste on Exercise Hari'i Hamutuk.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A female Australian Army member shakes hands with a female Timor-Leste member.
03 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Female soldiers inspired to lead

A gender development program in Timor-Leste inspires female personnel to pursue senior roles.

Alliances & relationships | Ceremonies & events
A professor talks with soldiers at a capability display.
03 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Professor says Army must earn society’s respect

An address at the recent Chief of Army Symposium raises the topic of Army's role in society.

Ceremonies & events | Community engagement
A group of men and women talking at a social function.
03 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Climate seminar targets the ‘carbon bootprint’

Indo-Pacific Endeavour fosters Australia-Bangladesh collaboration on sustainable fuels and climate resilience.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Four soldiers wearing heavy packs walk along a dirt track next to a security fence.
03 Oct 2025
Army
News

Soldiers pack march for fellow digger and family

A fundraising march by 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, shows support for a mate’s family.

Community engagement | People & service
Two Army drone racers handle their aircraft at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
02 Oct 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Drone title a buzz for tech-savvy mates

Bathurst reservists flying high on fifth international military championship win.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
A man and a woman crouch on a hill to plant one vetiver grass plant.
02 Oct 2025
Navy, Army
News

ADF helps Timorese get to root of erosion problem

ADF personnel help prevent erosion by planting vetiver grass in villages around Dili during Indo-Pacific Endeavour.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training