A RAAF EA-18G Growler crew fires an AIM-9X Sidewinder (Block II) missile at a BQM-74E aerial target during Exercise Archer 2025.
19 Aug 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

US joins air and missile defence trials off NSW

Coalition naval and air forces combine to exercise interoperability in firing live munitions.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
People march through a park for the Hutt Street Centre’s Walk a Mile in My Boots annual charity event.
18 Aug 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

Encounter promises Adelaide ‘you’ll never walk alone’

Defence personnel volunteer to support a major South Australian charity fundraiser for homelessness.

Community engagement | People & service
Air Force member in blue camouflage uniform works on a trophy in the Edgy Lab at RAAF Base Williamtown.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Celebrating innovation for National Science Week

Edgy Air Force uplifts, upskills and challenges members to use creativity to design solutions to problems.

Capability & technology | People & service
Army Service Medallions for, left to right, 20 years, 10 years, four years.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Medallion pays tribute to service

Award now available to all eligible reserve and permanent personnel transitioning from the ADF.

Awards & recognition | People & service
An F/A-18F Super Hornet in the sky, with contrails coming out the sides.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

A roaring start to Supercars

The ADF gave motorsport fans a taste of the similarities between Supercars and the military at Ipswich Super 440.

Community engagement
Defence engineer Harshraj Batth has been fascinated by the way things work from an early age.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

From childhood curiosity to cutting-edge career

For Defence engineer Harshraj Batth, science has always been a way of understanding the world.

Capability & technology | People & service
The signing of the surrender document by Allied personnel and representatives of the Japanese forces aboard the United States battleship Missouri, September 2, 1945.
15 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Commemorating 80 years since Victory in the Pacific

On VP Day, August 15, we remember Australia’s war efforts from 1942-45 in the Pacific region.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Officers from the Australian Army, Papua New Guinea Defence Force and the Malaysian Armed Forces conduct planning during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
14 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Neighbours on watch at Talisman Sabre

Exercise represents the deepening integration between the PNG Defence Force and Australian Defence Force.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Royal Australian Navy sailor Chief Petty Officer Daniel Conway-Jones bats against a Victorian team at the Softball Australia Over-35 National Championships.
14 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Anzac squad a force to reckon with in softball

A trans-Tasman defence team tests quality opposition in the over-35 national championships.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Leading Seaman Hamburger sitting behind a table covered in collectable coins.
14 Aug 2025
Navy
News

Sydney sailor's coin collection spans the globe

After 27 years of collecting, Leading Seaman Hamburger has a treasure trove of coins from around the world.

Operations & missions | People & service
Defence scientist Nicole Blaess conducts research at Defence Science and Technology Group Edinburgh.
14 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Quantum science guides new way of navigating

Technology moving from the lab to real world could allow ships to determine their position without relying on GPS.

Capability & technology | Ceremonies & events
A man in a lab, wearing a lab coat, protective glasses and blue latex gloves, looks at a test tube he's holding.
13 Aug 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force, Space, Cyber
News

Good chemistry keeps Defence moving

Fuel science and technology leading the transition to a more sustainable future.

Capability & technology