Special Operations Command recovery task group has conducted an exercise on the Yolla offshore gas platform in the Bass Strait.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-23/exercise-prepares-special-ops-offshore-crisis-event
Navy musician Able Seaman Jessie Bartlett will represent a nation, both past and present, playing at the Anzac Day dawn service in Gallipoli.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-23/family-legacy-honoured-gallipoli
Long-range strike capabilities and advanced targeting systems will receive $28 billion to $35 billion in the coming decade.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-23/boost-ability-strike-from-afar
Jungle conditions and wet weather challenged Australian soldiers and the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia on Exercise Regional Warfighter.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-22/collaboration-key-regional-warfighter
The Australian Government has released the inaugural National Defence Strategy and 2024 Integrated Investment Program.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-17/defence-strategy-homes-australias-greatest-risks
Aircraftman Jordan McGrath never imagined he would take part in an Anzac ceremony viewed by hundreds of thousands around the world.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-22/aviator-keeps-anzac-spirit-alive
Large funding commitments will ensure Air Force has enhanced strike and air-mobility options from the north-east Indian Ocean to the Pacific.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-22/plan-power-up-air-domain
As more than 10,000 people pound the pavement for Run Army today, a smaller contingent are recovering after the Perth chapter of the event.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-21/running-good-cause-perth
Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook represents her distant cousin at a dawn service in France.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-21/cousins-unite-france-century-later
This Anzac Day, Flying Officer Nathan Peters will represent the Air Force in Forster, a place of special significance to him and his family.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-20/proud-march-familiar-streets
Able Seaman Rachel Brandt reflects on the sacrifice made by her great-great-uncle in France during World War 1.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-20/family-history-motivates-defence-service
Almost 106 years after guns fell silent in the battle of Villers-Bretonneux, descendants of soldiers killed nearby have returned for the 2024 Anzac Day service.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-20/honouring-past-relatives-french-soil
Australia welcomes the significant and tangible steps made by the United States Government to further streamline export control licensing requirements for AUKUS trilateral partners. A licence-free environment between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States will revolutionise…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-04-20/us-uk-australia-further-boost-defence-trade-cooperation
Littoral manoeuvre, land-based strike and battlefield aviation are among the Australian Army capabilities to receive large investment commitments.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-19/preparing-army-deny-adversaries
Three Royal Australian Navy officers will be assigned to US Virginia class submarines based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after graduating from their submarine training in Groton, Connecticut. ​Lieutenant Commander James Heydon, Lieutenant Commander Adam Klyne and Lieutenant William Hall are the first…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-04-18/first-royal-australian-navy-officers-assigned-us-virginia-class-submarines
A newly released funding program has outlined Australia’s investment in developing a Navy with enhanced maritime, air and land strike capability.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-18/funding-injection-boost-navy-capability
Air Force has positively identified a 100 Squadron WW2 Beaufort aircraft, which went missing in 1943.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-16/missing-world-war-2-bomber-crew-found
An Army chaplain delivers letters of support and traditional guardian dolls to Ukrainian soldiers training in England.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-16/letters-support-lift-spirits
1st Commando Regiment has completed its inaugural special operations first-aid course to provide increased emergency medical care in complex environments.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-16/course-builds-special-forces-capability
The cargo delivery capabilities of the Air Force have been put to the test, with a small and busy team supporting the Solomon Islands 2024 elections.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-16/delivering-ballots-solomon-islands
Four Army reserve engineers are delivering leadership training courses to Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers in England.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-15/reservists-enhance-ukrainian-soldiers-survivability
Two Air Force women returned to their former home town in North Queensland, encouraging others considering a Defence career to go for it.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-15/home-grown-talent-returns-townsville
The Australian Army Public Relations Service celebrates 30 years of contributions to the defence and protection of Australia’s national interests.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-11/armys-youngest-corps-turns-30
Aircraftman Harrison Reid takes on 30 hours of gruelling physical and psychological activities for disadvantaged youth.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-12/taking-it-limit
The AH-64E Apache program has reached an important milestone with the recent establishment of a $306 million Apache initial support contract with Boeing Defence Australia.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-12/apache-contract-grow-support-workforce
Infantry soldiers are tested on their ability to operate, lead and command during the Section Commanders Battle Course.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-12/training-builds-battle-skills
Adventurer Michael Smith set off to recreate the first circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane on the day two Air Force pilots did it 100 years earlier.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-12/around-australia-44-days
Volunteering in Cambodia inspired Flight Lieutenant Gabriella Nixon's passion for nursing, with help from a Defence scholarship.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-04-12/from-hot-cold-nursing-between
Australia’s largest ever defence export agreement has taken its next step today, with the signing of a production contract between the Australian Government and Rheinmetall Defence Australia. The signing of the production contract fulfils the intent of the bilateral agreement signed by the…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-04-10/landmark-production-contract-signed-boxer-heavy-weapon-carrier-vehicle-export-germany