Today the Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, AM, RAN, was proud to open the Navy’s gangways, launching Navy Week 2023. Over the next seven days, events will be held in every State and Territory to showcase Navy’s importance to the Australian way of life. The Navy will…

Australian soldiers conducted live-fire training at Wide Bay and Greenbank training areas to enhance capability.

The Bungaree Performance Group has danced their way through a defining ten years.

Soldiers with shields, unruly role players, and snapping canines was all that was needed for a population protection control scenario in Townsville.

The School of Air Traffic Control has graduated its first international students from the air traffic control instructor course in two years. 

Australian electronic attack aircraft have featured in the hardest of realistic warfighting scenarios in the US.

The Voyager Mess at HMAS Creswell aims to ensure Navy’s worst peacetime disaster is remembered.

The Australian Government has awarded CPB Contractors Pty Ltd the $111.2 million North Queensland Mid-Term Refresh Program across RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville Field Training Area and HMAS Cairns. The contract includes the delivery of new and upgraded engineering services, building refurbishment…

Australian Defence Force (ADF) establishments across the nation will today ‘fly the flag’ for wounded serving and former serving military members to show their support and raise awareness of the upcoming Invictus Games Sydney 2018. The international adaptive sporting event for wounded, injured and…

Volunteering with his local fire brigade during Black Saturday was part of opening Corporal Joe Kelly’s eyes to making a career of helping people.

Dating back to the American Civil War, music therapy has been used to treat veterans.

Today the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) have strengthened the relationship between military and civilian maritime jurisdictions to support safety at sea and delivery of naval capability. Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN and Chief Executive…

Defence has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft on Operation ARGOS as part of Australia’s commitment to enforcing United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. Australia supports UNSC sanctions through the deployment of maritime…

While it heavily relies on satellites, Navy has the smallest representation within Defence Space Command.

Senior Defence officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA, have come together to release the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031 statement. Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld AO, DSC, said he welcomed the release of the Vision statement,…

The Army Drone Racing Team is helping to inspire young women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The food that sustains the modern-day soldier out in the field is scientifically designed, tested and tasted.

For the first time in its history, the Army will have the ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of kilometres away with guided missiles.

The Navy is using 360-degree virtual reality technology to bring its people, ships and submarines to communities around Australia.

Urban search-and-rescue teams are on their way to Türkiye on board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.

Air Force personnel helping with flood recovery efforts in the Kimberley region of Western Australia have been praised.

A former New York ambulance driver and US Navy reservist is set to become the Australian Navy’s first Rabbi-Chaplain.

James Madden dreamed of controlling the skies since childhood. Now he is living that dream as an air traffic controller at Darwin Airport.

HMAS Hobart personnel are ready to welcome the challenges of 2023 under new command.

“The best job in the world.” That’s how Flight Lieutenant Brittany Knowles describes her role as an air traffic controller in the Air Force.

Vital upgrades to Air Force's fleet of electronic aircraft and associated ranges will strengthen Australia's electronic attack capability.

After completing a three-year posting with the United States Navy, a senior sailor was promoted on board a significant ship.

Sergeant Jason Bahadur was recognised in the Australia Day honours for helping to save thousands of hours in labour and improving capability.

Services to Defence bases and establishments around the country are set to improve, creating a wide range of employment opportunities. 

Private Kate Webster's painting, “Nginhala Ngurambang” (Near Home), gives a unique look into Indigenous culture in Defence.