Australian Defence Force Women’s Rugby Union team training at Randwick Barracks, NSW.
13 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Test for rugby skills on international stage

The ADF women's team prepares to take on some of the world’s best military players.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
US Navy's USS Pearl Harbor comes alongside at Lae, Papua New Guinea, during Exercise Pacific Partnership.
13 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

PNG welcomes humanitarian mission

ADF joins international partners delivering medical clinics, infrastructure improvements and outreach programs.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian soldiers in combat gear conduct an exercise in the bush.
12 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

 Joint Task Group leads on homeland defence

Army Reserve integrates with Navy, the US Coast Guard and NT Police to protect the north against threats.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Petty Officer Amanda Prins salutes during the Australian National Anthem for the Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
12 Aug 2025
Navy
News

Finalist in a pretty cool Navy

Sailor of the Year nomination is a career highlight for a recently promoted communications information systems sailor.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Defence scientist Ben Harris is attracted to the extraordinary field of quantum physics.
12 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Weird particles reveal future of computing

Advances in quantum physics unlock powerful technologies likely to affect the way military forces operate.

Capability & technology | People & service
A group photo of the 5 chiefs of joint operations and Air Vice Marshal Christie standing on the stairs.
12 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Cyber
News

Australia hosts first FDPA roundtable

Chiefs of joint operations affirm Five Power Defence Arrangements during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
An Australian aviator and a US Navy officer work at a computer console on board a military aircraft.
11 Aug 2025
Navy, Air Force, Cyber
News

AI takes flight on Talisman Sabre

Real-time data analysis provides faster decision-making support in a complex operational environment.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Australian Army Cadets participate in the Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge obstacle course at Kokoda Barracks, Queensland.
11 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Cadets test their skills at Kokoda Barracks

The Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge pitted 130 cadets against the elements over three days of gruelling trials.

Community engagement | Exercises & training
Sub-Lieutenant Louis Von Richter with a sound detection display he developed at the Technical Training Faculty, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria.
11 Aug 2025
Navy
News

Young Navy engineers design smarter, safer solutions

Developing practical, low-cost solutions for real-world challenges at Navy’s Centre for Innovation – South.

Capability & technology | People & service
An Australian Army Hawkei High Mobility Launcher, from 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, loaded with AIM120 AMRAAM training rounds at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
08 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Largest iteration of Talisman Sabre comes to an end

The unprecedented scale of Exercise Talisman Sabre draws 43,000 participants from Indo-Pacific and across the globe.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Rear Admiral Buckley and Dr Marawili stand side by side in the middle of the Sea Rights Yingapuyŋapu sculpture.
08 Aug 2025
Navy
News

Navy reaffirms Indigenous Sea Rights

Navy sailors and officers have taken part in the 17th Sea Rights anniversary on the shores of Blue Mud Bay, Bäniyala.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
An employer of reservists meets Army Reserve soldiers as part of BossX Domestic 2025 immersion activity at Exercise Talisman Sabre.
08 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Employers see reservist employees in action

Boss X event showcases training, skills, knowledge and capabilities that reservists take back to the civilian workplace.

Exercises & training | Industry & partnership