Air Force cyber warfare officer Flying Officer Samuel Allen, of 462 Squadron, Joint Capabilities Group's oldest unit, checks IT systems during Maritime Cooperative Activity last year.
02 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Eight-year evolution tracks demands of modern warfare

Joint Capabilities Group symbolises Defence’s ability to adapt, integrate and deliver.

Capability & technology | Ceremonies & events
Lieutenant Colonel Simon O’Regan takes on the farmer's carry station during the HYROX World Championships in Chicago.
02 Jul 2025
Army
News

Army officer tests endurance at world event

Eight running legs each followed by a fitness station to probe strength, endurance, resilience and discipline.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Soldiers from the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, load Sidewinder missiles on a NASAMS High-Mobility Launcher at Woomera Test Range, South Australia.
01 Jul 2025
Army
News

Sidewinder first gives gunners a buzz

A battle-tested air-to-air missile is fired from a national advanced surface-to-air missile system.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Cyber operators attend Australia’s first Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Forum.
01 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

International cyber forum a milestone for Defence

Holding the event locally allowed more Defence personnel to benefit from training and capability development.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Group shot of military and civilian personnel in front of a building in Washington.
30 Jun 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

NATO urges civil-military health alliance

Partners acknowledge the need to work with civilian colleagues in an integrated national network.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Commander Space Command, Major General Gregory Novak, addresses the Combined Space Operations Initiative Policy and Legal Working Group in Canberra.
30 Jun 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space
News

Global partners shape access to space

A meeting strengthens the mutual understanding of strategic communications, barriers and information sharing.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Sapper Charlize Lloyd-Phillips, member of the Australian Defence Force Women's Rugby League team.
30 Jun 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Rugby league from Roosters to international stage

Late convert earns representative honours for Defence in two full-contact codes.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
A soldier from 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment, patrols the Port of Geraldton as part of Exercise Arras Sprint.
27 Jun 2025
Army
News

Brigade projects protection to regions

A security response task unit deployed north from Perth with more than 190 personnel and 50 vehicles.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
Soldiers from 13th Brigade take part in Exercise Litani Combine 2025 at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia.
27 Jun 2025
Army
News

Soldiers rehearse homeland security

Exercise Litani Combine integrates with government and industry to practise protection of infrastructure.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
Peter Mengel with his Labrador Peaches and Defence Community Dogs Managing Director Leanne Kyle during a Defence Community Dogs awareness day at Russell Offices, Canberra.
27 Jun 2025
Army
News

Unsung heroes on four paws

Peaches is just one of many Defence Community Dogs helping current and former personnel with PTSD.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
One tank driving into a river, another tank behind it.
26 Jun 2025
Army
News

Brigade ‘packs a punch’

Army’s 3rd Brigade practises striking fear into the hearts of opposing forces while on exercise.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
C-130J Hercules pilot and Murrawarri man, Flight Lieutenant Tjapukai Shaw, with friend Sarah Plumley and his father, Zeke Shaw, (L to R) during a community engagement event at Brewarrina Airport.
26 Jun 2025
Army, Air Force
News

ADF connects to country in Brewarrina

Flight Lieutenant Tjapukai Shaw co-pilots a C-130J into Brewarrina during Exercise Greenskin.

Commemoration & history | Community engagement