ADF personnel compete during a race at the ADF Sailing Carnival on Sydney Harbour, NSW.
10 Apr 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Services battle it out in the water

Army and Air Force go head-to-head at the ADF interservice keelboat championship held on Sydney Harbour.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Royal Australian Navy Midshipman Alex Agnew at the Defending the Arts Festival exhibition in Canberra.
10 Apr 2025
Navy
News

Defending the Arts on the high Cs

Midshipman-musician finds music helps escape the demands of military life.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba sails off the WA coast during ASWEX 25.
10 Apr 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

Anzac wolf pack hunts subs off WA

Frigates in formation enhance anti-submarine warfare exercise ASWEX 25 to protect Australia and its interests.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Deputy Director - Training Force Multimedia Unit, Karen Braithwaite-Shannon, and producer/host Lynda Heys at the TFMU recording studio at HMAS Kuttabul, Sydney.
09 Apr 2025
Navy
News

Podcast shines light on Navy experience

A new podcast from Navy’s Training Force Multimedia Unit will target firsthand accounts of serving members.

Operations & missions | People & service
The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Team that included eight ADFA Trainee Officers after the Australian Rover Challenge in Adelaide.
09 Apr 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Trainee officers share spoils at Rover challenge

Eight ADF Academy officers complete the 2025 Australian Rover Challenge at Adelaide University.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
A Navy MH-60R helicopter takes off from HMAS Hobart during ASWEX25 off the WA coast.
08 Apr 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

GOAT hunts down hostile submarines

Navy and Air Force join ASWEX, the largest Australian task group exercise in more than a decade, off the WA coast.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A P-8A Poseidon opens its bomb bay doors as a part of a capability showcase during the Australian International Airshow 2025, at Avalon Airport.
08 Apr 2025
Navy, Air Force
News

A model for international cooperation

The US is working closely with Australia on key programs to deliver the P-8A Poseidon and MH-60R Seahawk.

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
From left, Leading Seaman Riley Surendra-Nicholas, Able Seaman Chantelle Briffa and Lieutenant James Moss.
08 Apr 2025
Navy
News

HMAS Perth team takes on Port to Pub swim

Team 'Swan Strong' completes the Port to Pub open ocean swim to raise funds for the Cancer Council.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
Chief Petty Officer Cameron Schmid (left) and Commander Rowan Walker at the GWM Mountain Bike National Championships at Mount Buller.
07 Apr 2025
Navy
News

Mountain bikers up to the challenge

Two Navy mountain bikers tackle the terrain at the GWM Mountain Bike National Championships in Victoria.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
From left, Matthew Clemente and Macey Bristow are part of the first South Australian cohort of the Defence Industry Pathways Program and started with the program in March.
07 Apr 2025
Navy
News

Shaping up to get ships out

Defence Industry Pathways Program welcomes South Australia's first shipbuilding trainees and apprentices.

Exercises & training | Industry & partnership
Army Rowing Node India at the Australian Rowing Championships at the Lake Barrington International Rowing Course in Tasmania.
07 Apr 2025
Navy
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India rowers welcomed in Tasmania

ADF rowing squad members welcome the Indian Army men’s squad to the National Rowing Championships.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Able Seaman Naffissa Mohamed with Private Qasim Ali, Corporal Akram Saleh and Lance Corporal Hassiba Saha at the Islamic College of Brisbane on Anzac Day 2024.
04 Apr 2025
Navy
News

Refugee's Navy story of hope and tenacity

Sailor's journey from Eritrea to ADF was guided by a desire to give something back to her new home.

Community engagement | People & service