Army officers help load a patient onto a CT machine at field hospital.
29 Sep 2025
Army
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Army medics hone trilateral skills

Army medical specialists from Australia, Japan and the United States train side by side during Exercise Orient Shield.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Two soldiers are upside down on a rope in a wet and muddy jungle.
29 Sep 2025
Army
News

Rain adds pain to competition

Soldiers compete during record rain levels in the Tully jungle for the Duke of Gloucester Cup title.

Ceremonies & events | Exercises & training
A long-distance photo of fire erupting from a tank, as several heavy armoured capability vehicles, including tanks and an assault bridge traverse scrubland.
29 Sep 2025
Army
News

New destructive breaching capability on display

Heavy armoured capability goes on display as 3rd Brigade conducts a live-fire demonstration of its new vehicles.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
People standing up straight, many saluting in the stands, of a sports stadium.
26 Sep 2025
Army
News

Bond with Australia marked at Dili celebrations

Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta wants the defence partnership with Australia to become even closer.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian Army M1A2 Abrams tank reversing up a short ramp onto HMAS Adelaide.
26 Sep 2025
Navy, Army
News

Army’s new armour makes waves at sea

Army trials sea transport of some of its newest and heaviest land combat platforms with HMAS Adelaide.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Australian soldiers crouch in long grass as one fires a mortar from a launcher.
26 Sep 2025
Army
News

Trilateral mortars on target

In a first, Australian Army soldiers join their Japanese and US counterparts in a combined mortar live-fire in Japan.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A man in a white shirt and waistcoat holds a computer chip in his hands and smiles for the camera.
25 Sep 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence-backed innovation wins Eureka Prize

A Defence scientist and his colleague win one of Australia's most prestigious science awards.

Awards & recognition | Capability & technology
Students meet soldiers from the School of Armour.
25 Sep 2025
Army
News

Students flock to Victoria for Army Careers Day

Close to 1000 secondary students descend onto Puckapunyal Military Area to get a taste of military life.

Community engagement | People & service
Two Army soldiers talk with weapons and equipment in the background.
25 Sep 2025
Army
News

Instructors the backbone of land domain training

Instructors are the backbone of the Land Domain Training System as they prepare soldiers and teams for war.

Exercises & training | People & service
Three ADF cadets hold up juice boxes.
25 Sep 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADFA young bloods give back to their community

More than 120 Australian Defence Force Academy students join the Defence Blood Drive.

People & service
Men in soccer kits walking out onto the field at a stadium, with children in uniform walking next to them.
25 Sep 2025
Army
News

Friendly match in Dili celebrates lasting legacy

A new generation of Timorese and Australian soldiers forges friendships competing for the Xanana-Cosgrove Shield.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Navy Cadets complete a confidence course, scrambling under a rope net.
25 Sep 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Cadet programs add to employment prospects

Modern training and leadership development strengthens the ADF’s future talent pipeline.

Community engagement | People & service