A woman in Navy uniform speaking in front of promotional banners.
14 Jan 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Navy tops new donor tally

Defence celebrates a successful 2025 Blood Drive with donations up 5.1 per cent and Navy leading in key categories.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
Six people sit at a meeting table.
06 Jan 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space
News

Reinforcing commitment to bilateral roadmap

Australia and France reinforce defence cooperation at the annual bilateral armaments committee meeting.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Two military personnel shake hands in front of a monument.
06 Jan 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Ending gender-based violence in South Sudan

Lieutenant Colonel Jada Sanderson promotes gender and youth perspectives in South Sudan and across Defence.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
A soldier views the new mySpectra software on his work computer.
05 Jan 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force, Cyber
News

Clearing the air for spectrum management

Defence tests new software designed to modernise management of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Capability & technology
Military personnel attending an event in Pearl Harbor.
05 Jan 2026
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Indo-Pacific partners enhance interoperability

Personnel from the Five Eyes nations attended a hypersonic weapons summit last month.

Alliances & relationships
A man and two women discuss a piece of text in the man's hands.
01 Jan 2026
Navy
News

HMAS Warramunga strengthens cultural bonds

A visit to Tennant Creek reaffirms HMAS Warramunga's deep cultural and historical connection with the Warumungu people.

Commemoration & history | Community engagement
An old newspaper story shows two men sitting in a boat.
31 Dec 2025
Navy
News

Navy diving records broken then and now

Navy clearance divers achieve new depths in challenging conditions.

Capability & technology | People & service
A ship nosedives into a large wave.
31 Dec 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Frames that speak louder than words

Military photography means capturing authenticity in chaos. Here are Defence’s top shots of just that from 2025.

Awards & recognition | Capability & technology
A medium-sized ship pulls up next to a large ship on the water.
29 Dec 2025
Navy
News

A raft of achievements

More than a year of planning pays off in a successful refuel and replenishment exercise with Japan.

Commemoration & history | Exercises & training
A line of students faces a line of Navy personnel holding out laundry bag gifts.
24 Dec 2025
Navy
News

School textile project honours ADF heroes

College students delight in a tour of HMAS Perth after they make new laundry bags for the crew.

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
A computer screenshot shows Line of Bearing geolocation, enabling directional tracking of electronic emitters across the coalition battlespace.
24 Dec 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Cyber
News

Bandit steals the scene at Stormforce 25

Five Eyes partners advance electronic warfare with smarter, simpler tools.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Members of the RAN Band Northern Territory play alongside two high school students at a 'be a part of magic' event in Darwin.
23 Dec 2025
Navy
News

Students rock out with Navy musicians

Two high school students join Navy personnel to help bring Christmas cheer in Darwin.

Ceremonies & events | Community engagement