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Patrol boats Cape Spencer and Cape Hawke berthed at HMAS Cairns before their dual commissioning ceremony in Cairns. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez Jr.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy commissions two new patrol boats

30/08/202630/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 58 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy has welcomed HMAS Cape Spencer and HMAS Cape Hawke into service, in a commissioning ceremony at HMAS Cairns. CAPTION: Patrol boats Cape

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Exercise Pacific Dragon officer of the watch manoeuvres off the coast of Hawaii, with ships that include Spain’s ESPS Álvaro de Bazán, Japan's JS Kongo, Chile's CNS Almirante Cochrane, United States’ USS Jack H Lucas, Italy's ITN Giovanni Delle Bande Nere and Korea's ROKS Jeongjo The Great. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney attends third Pacific Dragon

26/08/202626/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 336 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sydney conducted integrated air and missile defence activities during Exercise Pacific Dragon in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the

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HMAS Ballarat's MH-60R Seahawk 'Mako' takes on fuel during Regional Presence Deployment. Photo by Sub Lieutenant Jake Badior.
ADF News Science & Technology 

Blended fuels boost Defence resilience

26/08/202626/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 294 Views 0 Comments blended fuel, LCLF, low carbon liquid fuel

The Australian Defence Force has begun rolling out low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) blends across its network in an effort

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An AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer ready to fire during Exercise Pozieres Run in Townsville. Photo by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Huntsman tested in the field

25/08/202625/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 406 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman

The AS9 Huntsman made its debut in the field, deployed for the 1st (Australian) Division’s premier warfighter Exercise Pozieres Run

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An in-service GO12 radar (left – Defence photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris) and a GO80 (Thales photo), similar to one trialled on Exercise Colt, near Exmouth, WA.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Army trials long-range portable radar

25/08/202625/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 334 Views 0 Comments

A new long-range radar system capable of detecting threats out to 80km has been trialled alongside Army’s in-service Ground Observer

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Ben and Claudia Ridley from Everyman's Welfare Service operate the Everyman's truck, providing refreshments and snacks to Australian Army soldiers during Exercise Diamond Run at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
ADF News Veterans 

Volunteers for love of ‘Everymans’

25/08/202625/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 401 Views 1 Comment

A trip to the shops for Adelaide-based couple Ben and Claudia Ridley can often run to $5000 and only keep

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The cockpit of an EC135 Juno helicopter at the School of Army Aviation at Oakey, Queensland. Photo by Bradley Richardson.
Australian Army News 

New, more complex pilot training at Oakey

25/08/202625/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 302 Views 0 Comments

Army aviation training at Oakey is undergoing one of its most significant evolutions in decades, with the EC135 Juno helicopter

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Letters to the Editor News Veterans 

Open Letter to Minister Keogh

25/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 257 Views 0 Comments

Joint position of 10 veteran service organisations on the proposed $5000 Annual Monetary Limit on allied health services Dear Minister

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Pilbara Regiment soldiers launch a Zodiac during Exercise Colt at Exmouth, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.
Australian Army News 

Pilbara Regiment tested on Exercise Colt

25/08/202625/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 296 Views 0 Comments The Pilbara Regiment

Zodiac patrols, radars and vehicle-mounted teams from the Pilbara Regiment converged on the Exmouth Peninsula for Exercise Colt, testing personnel

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Australian Army soldiers from the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct helicopter underwater escape training in a pool at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Northern Territory. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian Army News 

Helicopter underwater escape training

22/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 451 Views 0 Comments HUET

With soldiers strapped into the seat of the helo dunker, the machine starts to rise up from the water. CAPTION:

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A New Zealand soldier demos a drone he built during an advanced drone course. NZDF photo supplied.
Australian Army New Zealand News 

Aussies support drone course for NZ Army

21/08/202621/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 514 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Army is building its first-person view (FPV) drone capability with a new specialist course. CAPTION: A New

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A Royal Australian Navy officer completes the 2026 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census in HMAS Perth during her Indo-Pacific Regional Presence Deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Census on the high seas

20/08/202620/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 343 Views 0 Comments

For most people, this year’s census was filled out at home, on the couch or in the study – but,

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STS Young Endeavour II alongside Birdon Shipyard at Port Macquarie, New South Wales. Photo by Able Seaman Jayden Fahy.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

New masts for new Young Endeavour

20/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 550 Views 0 Comments

Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour II recently celebrated two major construction milestones – the vessel’s launch and successful placement of its three

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An Australian soldier participates in the Jungle Warfighter Exercise run by the Jungle Training Wing in Tully, north Queensland, June 2026. Photo by Rodney Braithwaite.
Australian Army News 

Tully prepares troops for jungle warfighting

19/08/202619/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 528 Views 0 Comments

Deep in Tully’s jungle in far north Queensland, a young soldier lies on his stomach in a muddy gun pit.

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Private Malakai Williams from Direct Fire Support Weapons Platoon, 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, fires a Carl-Gustaf 84mm recoilless rifle near a Supacat Vehicle during Exercise Predator’s Walk at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, 29 May 2026. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Mitigating brain injury from blasts

19/08/202619/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 565 Views 0 Comments

Repeated low-level blast overpressure exposure in training is recognised as a workplace hazard – and Defence is implementing new measures to

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A 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, soldier conduct prepares a drone for a training flight during Exercise Black Prince, at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Photo by Private Jonnathan Kabamba.
Australian Army News 

Infantry to field FPV attack drones

19/08/202619/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 502 Views 0 Comments

First-person-view strike drones will soon be part of infantry’s arsenal, with 5/7RAR aiming to field a fully integrated combat team

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Australian soldiers explosively breach a method-of-entry training door during urban clearance training at Greenbank, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News 

Infantry DASH into new urban training

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 867 Views 0 Comments

Australian infantry soldiers will be better prepared for urban warfare with the introduction of innovations such as the Dismounted Austere

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Australian Army personnel from the 1st Armoured Regiment trial advanced manufacturing during Exercise Black Prince 3, operating from a heavy stores module converted to a deployable advanced manufacturing shelter, at Cultana Training Area, South Australia. Photo by Michael Guo.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

1 Armd Regt’s experimental repair shop

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3779 Views 1 Comment 1 Armd Regt, 1st Armoured Regiment

A small drone with a broken wing is retrieved from scrubland at Cultana and taken to a converted stores module

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Australian Army Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter pilots from 162 Reconnaissance Squadron, prepare for a flying mission during exercise Keris Strike 26 in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Corporal Jack Pearce.
Asia Australian Army News 

Aussie Tigers prowl in Malaysia

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11738 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keris Strike, Tiger ARH

Members of Task Unit Marlin and 2/30 Training Group contributed aviation and ground-based capabilities respectively to Exercise Keris Strike in

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AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer crews stand in review order awaiting inspection during a parade marking the new artillery system's introduction into service as Army's first protected mobile fires battery at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Private Gregory.
Australian Army News 

Parade introduces new weapon system

12/08/202612/08/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1055 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman

The Australian Army officially brought its first protected mobile fires battery into service during a parade at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville,

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