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Graduates of the the Advanced Survey Course conducted at HM Naval Base Devonport, UK, including Royal Australian Navy students Lieutenants Djena Jordan, second from left, and Tim Hales, second from right, with students from the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman. Photo supplied by ADF.
News Royal Australian Navy UK 

RAN hydrographers top UK course

05/11/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 68 Views 0 Comments

Two Royal Australian Navy officers have graduated from the Royal Navy’s redesigned Advanced Survey Course, with one finishing top of

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Virginia class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado arrives at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia for a scheduled maintenance period. Photo by Seaman Hayden Howett.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry USA 

USS Colorado docks at HMAS Stirling

04/11/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 143 Views 0 Comments

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have marked another significant milestone in the AUKUS optimal pathway with the

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An Australian Army soldier from the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and soldiers from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia during Exercise Wirra Jaya 2026 in Indonesia. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Asia Australian Army News 

Training trainers at home and abroad

02/11/202602/11/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 273 Views 0 Comments

Indonesian Army soldiers (TNI) were already impressed by the fact their Australian counterparts at Exercise Wirra Jaya 26 had recently

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5th/7th Battalion, Royal New Zealand Regiment, Cambrian Patrol team receive their Silver coins following a gruelling event. Photo supplied by New Zealand Defence Force.
New Zealand News UK 

NZ reservists score Silver on Cambrian Patrol

02/11/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 245 Views 0 Comments

For the first time, a New Zealand Army reserve-force team has competed in the British Army’s premier patrolling event in

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Royal Australian Navy hydrographer Able Seaman Richard Nico (right) and Petty Officer Nicholas Grove set up a tripod-mounted GNSS base station at Banongan beach, Indonesia, during Exercise Keris Woomera 26. Photo by Corporal Jack Pearce.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Who opens the ‘dry door’ for amphib assaulters

31/10/202631/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 506 Views 0 Comments

If Lieutenant Cody Grice and his team of five sailors do their job well, thousands of battle-ready soldiers will never

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Crewmembers of the BE Esmeralda are set adrift on lifeboats for a navigation exercise. Photo supplied.
News Rest of World Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie’s six-month adventure on ‘the white lady’

30/10/202630/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 396 Views 0 Comments

When the Chilean Navy’s sail training ship Esmeralda disappeared over the horizon, Australian maritime warfare officer Sub Lieutenant Abby and 24 others

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Commanding Officer HMAS Perth, Commander Dylan White and the bridge team on the upper decks of HMAS Perth as she operates alongside USS George Washington during operations in support of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) in the South China Sea. Photo by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Perth with Carrier Strike Group 5

30/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 440 Views 0 Comments

Australian officers and sailors joined the nearly 6000-strong US Navy personnel as HMAS Perth operated with Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) on

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery prepare to attach a M777 to a CH-47 Chinook from the 5th Aviation Regiment as part of training activities at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo by Gunner Jesse Linards.
Australian Army News 

Lift and go

29/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 447 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers from 7 Bde and members of 5 Avn Regt practised the rapid movement of artillery at RAAF Base Amberley

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No. 75 Squadron Armament Technician Corporal Luke Corkery assists Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel as they unload weapons from a JASDF F-35A Joint Strike Fighter at Komatsu Air Base during Exercise Keen Sword 27. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ivan Smotrov.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Aussies participate in Ex Keen Sword Japan

29/10/202629/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 503 Views 0 Comments

RAAF, USAF and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) personnel are working side by side at Komatsu Air Base in Japan

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Two Royal Australian Air Force No. 3 Squadron F-35A Lightning II ready for take-off from Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, during Exercise Bersama Lima 26. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF F-35s in Singapore

29/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1184 Views 0 Comments

Long before each RAAF F-35A launched into the heavy skies at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, the mission was

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An Australian Army transport soldier defends his convoy on an Army School of Transport defensive-logistics course at Puckapunyal Military Training Area, Victoria. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.
Australian Army News 

Truckies get defensive

29/10/202629/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 428 Views 0 Comments

Deliver and defend. Those twin requirements reinforce the Land Tactical Vehicle Training Continuum (LTVTC) conducted by the Army School of

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Operation Tyrfing tested aspiring platoon commanders and platoon sergeants in realistic tactical scenarios. Photo by Major Dan Mazurek.
Australian Army News 

Junior leaders show their mettle on Op Tyrfing

29/10/202629/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 437 Views 0 Comments

In the early morning darkness in the woods outside the School of Infantry at Lone Pine Barracks, the temperature was

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Australian Army soldiers Corporal Kieren Thompson and Sapper Albert George from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment review equipment instructions in the soldiers’ mess as part of Exercise Puk Puk at Igam Barracks, Lae, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Sappers complete works in Lae

28/10/202628/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 649 Views 0 Comments

Australian and Pacific engineers handed over new and refurbished facilities to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) recently after

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NZDF Chief of Defence Force, Air Marshal Tony Davies, has been officially appointed at a Change of Command Ceremony at Government House, 6 June 2024. New Zealand Government photo.
New Zealand News 

NZDF Chief quits over ‘inappropriate relationship’

23/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 987 Views 0 Comments

Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies has informed Minister of Defence Paul Goldsmith that he

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Australian News Pacific 

Australia and Timor-Leste strengthen Defence partnerships

23/10/202623/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 707 Views 0 Comments

Australia and Timor-Leste have signed a new bilateral Defence Cooperation Framework, reinforcing both countries’ shared commitment to peace, security and prosperity in our

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An Indonesian Armed Forces soldier fires an Australian M777 howitzer during Exercise Keris Woomera 26 in East Java, Indonesia. Photo by Private Shaun Jukes.
ADF Asia Australian Army News 

Keris Woomera live-fire finale

23/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 524 Views 0 Comments

It was an explosive end to the ADF’s largest overseas training activity for 2026 with the first international deployment and

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CEO of Anduril David Goodrich, Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Matthew Buckley, Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy view a Ghost Shark's payload bay at Anduril's factory in Sydney, New South Wales. Photo by Petty Officer Daniel Goodman.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Ghost Shark and other drones get teeth

21/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 904 Views 0 Comments

The government will this week mark a major milestone in the development and testing of advanced undersea warfare capabilities for

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Pacific Island Regiment, put a Zodiac in the water during Exercise Wantok Warrior 2026 in Papua New Guinea. Photo by Gunner Jesse Linards.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Combined operation proves success of Wantok Warrior

21/10/202624/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 526 Views 0 Comments

After daybreak, on a remote beach in Papua New Guinea, overlooked by the remnants of an Australian World War II

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Soldiers from Australia's 1st Division man the Australian NASAMS fire distribution centre during an air defence training simulation with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and US Army personnel during Exercise Orient Shield at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan. Photo by Captain Brodie Cross.
Australian Army Japan News 

Aussie NASAMS tested in Japan

21/10/202621/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 532 Views 2 Comments

10th Brigade’s fire distribution centre (FDC) deployed to Japan in September to train with Japanese and United States forces on

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Australian Army soldiers prepare to clear an objective following an amphibious landing off HMAS Choules, at Banongan Beach, Indonesia, during Exercise Keris Woomera 2026. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.
ADF News 

Army relaxes heat-stress policy

21/10/202625/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 602 Views 0 Comments

In response to a RUTHLESS Program initiative, the Australian Army has refined its approach to heat-risk management to enhance combat

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