Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Jenkins, staff officer at Headquarters 1st (Australian) Division, thanks staff at the Enoggera Health Centre, Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, after his recovery from cancer.
22 Nov 2024
Army
News

It takes an army to defeat a deadly adversary

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Jenkins is thanking staff at his local Defence medical centre for saving his life.

People & service
Australian Army soldiers and Singapore Armed Forces conduct a bilateral amphibious landing at Freshwater Beach in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Trident 2024.
21 Nov 2024
Army
News

Joint training taken to another level

ADF and Singapore Armed Forces personnel enhance their skills during Exercise Trident in Shoalwater Bay.

Exercises & training
Australian Army soldier Private Nicholas Stainer leads a group of People’s Army of Vietnam United Nations peacekeepers from the terminal at Seychelles International Airport during a strategic airlift.
21 Nov 2024
Army
News

Always on the move

Army mover Private Nick Stainer does what it takes to ensure personnel get to and from their operations safely.

People & service
Defence Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General Susan Coyle addresses the annual Military Communications and Information Systems Conference in Canberra.
20 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
Editorial

Partnering with industry at the wider frontiers

Space and cyber were at the forefront of Defence's engagement in the annual Military Communications and Information Systems Conference.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
The Air Force Roulettes perform a handling display at the 2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 in Adelaide, South Australia.
20 Nov 2024
Army, Air Force
News

ADF revs up the crowd at Adelaide 500

The ADF provided a crowd-pleasing display at the Adelaide 500, the season finale of the Repco Supercars Championship.

Community engagement
The new Defence Space Safety Regulator will release inaugural satellite safety regulations in 2025.
20 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence sets sights on space safety

The new Defence Space Safety Regulator aims to make space safer in 2025.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Australian Army Joint Tactical Attack Controllers from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery observe round impacts during Exercise Nigrum Pugio with RAAF at Townsville Field Training Area, Townsville, Queensland. Photos: Trooper Dana Millington
20 Nov 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Refining call-in of targeted attacks

F/A-18F Super Hornets roar overhead as joint terminal attack controllers call in strikes during Exercise Nigrum Purgio.

Exercises & training
A soldier fires his weapon during the Simpson Trophy shooting competition, held at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia.
20 Nov 2024
Army
News

Sharpshooters on target at historic comp

The oldest shooting competition in the Southern Hemisphere has taken place at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia.

Awards & recognition | Ceremonies & events
Australian Army Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks during a live-fire serial as part of a qualification course for Royal Australian Armoured Corps soldiers at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria.
20 Nov 2024
Army
News

Soldiers up their game with new battle tanks

The Abrams M1A2 delivers everything a tank crew could want, according to soldiers recently qualified on Army’s newest tank.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams fires while working side-by-side Indonesian National Armed Forces Leopard 2 tanks during a combined joint live-fire practice on Exercise Keris Woomera 2024 in East Java, Indonesia.
19 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Explosive end to combined activity

Exercise Keris Woomera has come to a successful conclusion in East Java, Indonesia.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
State Emergency Services brief Australian Army soldiers of 144th Signal Squadron during Exercise Mercury Scatter in Yankallila, South Australia.
19 Nov 2024
Army
News

Signallers prepare for the worst

Signallers ensure vital services are ready for the high-risk weather season in South Australia.

Relief & assistance
Australian Army Lance Corporal Andrew Sommerville strikes the ball during the ADF Cricket National Interservice Carnival in Richmond, NSW.
19 Nov 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Cricketers hit it out of the park

Teams battle it out at this year’s ADF Cricket National Interservice Carnival.

Sports, health & wellbeing