SUBJECTS: Ukraine, Operation KUDU, Operation INTERFLEX,  AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER, STEPHEN SMITH: Okay, well, thanks very much for attending Australia House today. Good to see you last week for my off-the-record briefing and today you have an on-the-record briefing from Vice Admiral Justin…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-09-02/doorstop-interview-australian-high-commission-london
Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez is the first Navy photographer awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-08/from-behind-lens-into-spotlight
More than a decade after leaving Brazil, Gunner Cristiano Molina now loads missiles in the outback.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-06-20/travel-leads-new-life-army
Squadron Leader Paul Collins has watched three step-children take up service in three different uniforms.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-07/how-one-stepdad-inspired-three-paths-duty
Services go head to head for bragging rights in the One Defence Hospitality and Catering Challenge.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-05/navy-chefs-mussel-out-rivals-cooking-comp
Service life supports one sailor's life-long passion for netball, from social games to ADF, state and Test honours.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-05/aussie-sailor-ball
Reconnecting with sport proves to be a vibrant avenue for camaraderie, competition and personal growth for one aviator.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-05/aviator-steps-up-crease-over-50s-cricket
Thousands line the quay at Port Moresby as Pacific partners hail milestone in close neighbour's history.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-05/fleet-review-open-day-salute-png-independence
Army’s 3rd Brigade practises striking fear into the hearts of opposing forces while on exercise.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-06-26/brigade-packs-punch
On a study tour, soldiers learn about the heroism, mateship and sacrifice shown by Australian prisoners of war.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-05/soldiers-discover-sandakans-heroes
'Anzac' team collaborate on different aircraft types to practise critical care and medical evacuation.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-02/medical-care-fly-across-pacific
Award recipients on a study tour learn about the single worst atrocity inflicted on Australian soldiers.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-04/journey-remembrance-learning
Tri-nations tournament pits old rivals, with a new level of professionalism in play.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-04/air-force-down-kiwis-rugby-league
Defence College of Intelligence and Defence School of Intelligence – Canberra meet the needs of National Defence Strategy.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-04/joint-training-authority-spies-gap-capability
Battling mosquitoes and torrential rain, an Environmental Health soldier protects Defence members during Exercise Alon.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-04/soldier-combats-enemy-thats-hard-see
ADF personnel attended a barbecue in the lead-up to Papua New Guinea's 50th Anniversary of Independence.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-04/community-hospitality-heart-png-welcome
Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States have successfully conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone. The MCA was conducted from 2 to 3 September 2025, with the Royal Australian Navy’s guided-missile destroyer HMAS…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-09-04/australia-canada-philippines-united-states-conduct-maritime-cooperative-activity
Soldiers deploy to Torres Strait Islands delivering new infrastructure, health services and trade skills training.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-03/sapper-gives-back-his-island-home
Live air battle management has been reintroduced to the Surveillance and Control Training Unit's training continuum.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-03/surveillance-control-training-now-live
Air Force completes a deployment to the Solomon Islands for a mission in support of regional fishing protection.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-03/adf-joins-pacific-islands-fishing-fight
Deploying to the Philippines renews Flight Lieutenant James-Andre Galam's links with family military history.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-03/proud-service-over-three-generations
The ADF and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have proved their ability to fight side by side.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-02/show-combined-force
Chaplains from RAAF and the US Air Force work together to provide ministry support on Exercise Mobility Guardian.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-03/chaplains-united-mobility-guardian
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat has sailed from HMAS Stirling in Western Australia for a Regional Presence Deployment, reaffirming the Australian Defence Force’s maintenance of a near-continuous presence in the region. During its three-month deployment, HMAS Ballarat will conduct military visits…
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-09-02/hmas-ballarat-departs-fourth-regional-presence-deployment-2025
The Defence Blood Drive, the longest-running blood drive in Australia, is running until December 8.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-01/defence-launches-2025-blood-drive
Exercise Bronze Crocodile 2025 transforms Woolshed Airfield into the first training site for Airfield Damage Repair.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-09-02/new-foundations-airfield-recovery-australia