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Michael Apperley and Paul Longley meet after many years at their unit citation ceremony in HMAS Moreton.
28 Apr 2024
Navy
News

Honoured veterans thank family and friends

Six Navy veterans have received the Meritorious Unit Citation, for sustained outstanding service in warlike operation.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Defence Attaché to the Philippines Captain Emma McDonald-Kerr, from the Royal Australian Navy, recites the Ode of Remembrance during Anzac Day commemorations in Manila, Philippines. Photos: Corporal Sam Price
26 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Anzac Day commemorated in the Philippines

Australian Defence Force personnel stood side by side with international military representatives to observe Anzac Day in Manila.

Alliances & relationships | Ceremonies & events
Anzac Day didgeridoo player, Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Matthew Joseph plays at the 109th Dawn Service held at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Türkiye.
26 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Anzac spirit lives on against adversity

Lost uniforms and equipment could not stop Australian and New Zealand personnel from standing shoulder to shoulder in Gallipoli.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
The first Ghost Shark prototype ‘Alpha’ co-developed by the Defence Science and Technology Group, Navy and Anduril Australia. Photos: Rodney Braithwaite
26 Apr 2024
Navy
News

Undersea robots set to patrol and protect

Navy is on course to acquire the most advanced undersea autonomous vehicles in the world.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Artists impression of a US SHARC satellite in space.
26 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Targeting threats in the wider frontiers

The ADF’s space and cyber capabilities will be bolstered by up to $32 billion in the coming decade.

Capability & technology
Able Seaman Mitchell Rigney points at Private Rufus Gordon Rigney's name on the roll of honour at the Australian war memorial in Canberra.
25 Apr 2024
Navy, Army
News

Remembering the Ngarrindjeri Anzacs

Twenty-one Ngarrindjeri Anzacs from Able Seaman Mitchell Rigney’s tribe fought in WW1, but only one has a known grave.

Commemoration & history
An F/A-18F Super Hornet taxis at RAAF Base Tindal.
24 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Resilient bases to shore up the north

The ADF will be better equipped to defend Australia’s north thanks to funding under the 2024 Integrated Investment Program.

Capability & technology
Navy musician Able Seaman Laura Campbell with a portrait of her great, great Grandfather's brother, Leonard Louis Webb, who served in World War 1 at Gallipoli.
24 Apr 2024
Navy
News

Family heroes uncovered

From the Mornington Peninsula to the shores of Gallipoli, Able Seaman Laura Campbell will represent the ADF at the 2024 Anzac Day dawn service.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
An SM-2 standard missile fires from HMAS Hobart.
23 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Boost in ability to strike from afar

Long-range strike capabilities and advanced targeting systems will receive $28 billion to $35 billion in the coming decade.

Capability & technology
Able Seaman Jessie Bartlett at HMAS Cerberus.
23 Apr 2024
Navy
News

Family legacy honoured at Gallipoli

Navy musician Able Seaman Jessie Bartlett will represent a nation, both past and present, playing at the Anzac Day dawn service in Gallipoli.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Merchant Navy veteran Don Kennedy receives the Merchant Mariners of WW2 Congressional Gold Medal from US Consul General Christine Elder at a ceremony in Sydney, NSW.
20 Apr 2024
Navy, Army
News

Merchant Navy veteran honoured

Don Kennedy has been awarded one of the highest honours given by the US Congress: the Merchant Mariners of WW2 Congressional Gold Medal.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Navy sailor Able Seaman Rachel Brandt at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
20 Apr 2024
Navy, Army
News

Family history motivates Defence service

Able Seaman Rachel Brandt reflects on the sacrifice made by her great-great-uncle in France during World War 1.

Commemoration & history | People & service
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