NZ Army’s first Ex Balikatan
The New Zealand Army has completed its first Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines, improving its ability to fight a modern
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New medal for Timor vets
The Australian Government has accepted a generous offer from the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta to
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New choppers give battalion’s training a lift
UH-60M Black Hawk from the 16th Aviation Brigade flew into Townsville to conduct training with soldiers from the 1st Battalion,
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RAAF developing unmanned air logistics
The Royal Australian Air Force’s Jericho Disruptive Innovation (JDI) team is making headway on autonomous aerial logistics systems to support
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NZDF blows WWII bombs on Bougainville
Two large unexploded Second World War-era bombs in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, have been made safe by the New Zealand
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Second HIMARS regiment funded
In a major enhancement to the Australian Army’s long-range strike capability, the government has selected the High Mobility Artillery Rocket
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New Secretary of Defence
“I am pleased to announce I intend to recommend to the Governor-General that she appoint Ms Meghan Quinn as Secretary of
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Aussies learn the lay of the land at sea
Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) members have been forging connections at sea on board the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate
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Regiment restores assault pioneer capability
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), have reintroduced the ‘assault pioneer’ capability through a course to restore
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Marching On for mental health
Across March, members from 3 Squadron balanced running the Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC) with putting in the hard yards
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Unknown no more: two WWI soldiers identified
More than a century after they were killed in action in World War I, the remains of two missing Australian
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Anzac Day commemorated at Gallipoli
As the sun rose on another Anzac Day at Anzac Cove, Türkiye, the members of Australia’s Federation Guard and the
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The communications backbone of the battlespace
Army signals personnel deployed across the country for Exercise Mercury Run to prepare 1st (Australian) Division for the year’s major
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A true Anzac field service in the Philippines
As dawn broke above the West Philippine Sea, hundreds of Australian, New Zealand, Filippino and United States personnel gathered to
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The stand that shaped a battalion
A contingent of Australian soldiers, predominantly from Townsville’s 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), made the pilgrimage to South
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Virtual training builds modern fighting capacity
On a synthetic training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and United States Air Force
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Hundreds of new Bushmasters ordered
The government is investing $750 million to deliver a pipeline of Bushmasters for the Australian Defence Force’s fleet of protected
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Gina Rinehart commits $200 million to veteran homelessness
In a move to recognise a national crisis and national disgrace, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is contributing $200 million to buy
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Coastwatchers legacy levels up
Exercise Coastwatchers has ramped up training between the Australian Army and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), with the addition
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Contracts for future frigates signed
On Saturday April 18, Australia and Japan took a significant step in deepening their strategic defence partnership, by finalising contracts
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