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A 500lb unexploded ordnance after detonation during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.

Risky business just another day at the office

20/12/202320/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3223 Views 0 Comments Nauru, Operation Render Safe, UXO

It might have been a relatively simple task for Sergeant David Bailey, but rendering safe a 500lb bomb amidst vital

An Australian Army soldier instructs Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits during battle inoculation training, as part of Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke (image has been digitally altered for security purposes).

Australian Army News Overseas UK

More troops to train Ukraine recruits

20/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1722 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu

Australia will expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of Operation

Australian Army soldiers conduct a troop lift on a CH-47F Chinook from 5th Aviation Regiment, in support of 31st/42nd Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment's Exercise Burghala Bull in Central Queensland. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Australian Army News

Platoon executes night-time urban clearance

14/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1672 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, 5th Aviation Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Burghala Bull

Algae-filled pools, boarded-up windows and overgrown grounds confronted a reconnaissance team entering a dilapidated former luxury resort, with scenes reminiscent

Hanwha Redback, chosen as The Australian Army's new infantry fighting vehicle. Image supplied.

Australian Army News

Contracts signed for Army’s Redback IFVs

08/12/202309/12/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4044 Views 6 Comments

The government has signed contracts with Korean-parented Hanwha Defense Australia to deliver and support 129 locally built Redback infantry fighting

Australian Army soldiers prepare for a combat team quick attack with M1A1 Abrams and M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers during Exercise Iron Warrior 23 at Puckapunyal. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army News

Training to target drones

08/12/202309/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2550 Views 1 Comment ASLAV, Exercise Iron Warrior, M113AS4, M1A1 Abrams, Puckapunyal

The booming sound of Browning .50-calibre machineguns echoed across the range at Puckapunyal as a platoon of M113AS4 gun cars

Australian and Indian soldiers manoeuvre from Zodiac watercraft on to a beach at Garden Island in Western Australia as part of a training activity during Exercise Austrahind 2023. Story by Major Sandra Seman-Bourke. Photos by Sergeant McAneney.

Australian Army News

Exercise strengthens Australia-India bond

08/12/202316/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1741 Views 1 Comment 13th Brigade, Exercise Austrahind, Indian Armed Forces

Army’s 13th Brigade hosted Indian Armed Forces in Perth and other locations in Western Australia during Exercise Austrahind, an army-to-army

Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Say with veteran and founder of the Kokoda Youth Foundation Doug Henderson in front of the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial at Kokoda Barracks in Queensland. Story by Major Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Private Andrew Shaw.

Australian Army History Lest We Forget News

Kokoda Barracks unveils new Vietnam memorial

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2181 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, Canungra, Kokoda Barracks, Kokoda Youth Foundation, Vietnam veterans

After two years of dedicated volunteer work and community collaboration, the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial opened to veterans, families and

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart on parade for the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Regiment at Duntroon, Canberra. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photos by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

Australian Army News

Royal Australian Infantry celebrates 75 years

06/12/202315/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1616 Views 0 Comments ADF Red Berets, Chief of Army, Royal Australian Regiment, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Descending from an overcast sky above Canberra, members of the Red Berets trailed red smoke behind an unfurled flag of

An Australian Army AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer test fires a practice round at the Proof & Experimental Establishment at Port Wakefield. Story and photos bySergeant Matthew Bickerton.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry

Army’s new Huntsman thunders in South Australia

05/12/202306/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2226 Views 0 Comments AS9 Huntsman, Joint Proof and Experimental Unit (JPEU)

155mm shells blasted from the eight-metre-long barrel of an AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer shaking the ground at Port Wakefield, South

Soldiers train at 13th Brigade in preparation for Rifle Company Butterworth Rotation 142. Story by Major Sandra Seman-Bourke.

Australian Army News Overseas

Soldiers strengthen ties in Malaysia

05/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1801 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, Rifle Company Butterworth, Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

Soldiers and officers from more than 30 units across the country spent three weeks at Irwin Barracks, 13th Brigade, preparing

Australian Army soldier Corporal Nathan Groen awarded the Hasset Trophy at the Great Hall in Parliament House. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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‘Humble’ corporal awarded for leadership style

05/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1419 Views 0 Comments School of Infantry

Instead of yelling at trainees, Corporal Nathan Groen adopted a leadership style that earned him the Royal Australian Regiment Hassett

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment disembark a CH-47 Chinook during Exercise Green Blaze at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph . Photo by Trooper Dana Millington.

Australian Army News Videos

New recruits get taste of the real thing

01/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3060 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Green Blaze

With matted hair and sweat-drenched uniforms, some of 1RAR’s newest soldiers were put through their paces during Exercise Green Blaze

A soldier from the 22nd Engineer Regiment guards an "enemy" combatant during Exercise Platypus Survives at Puckapunyal Military Training Area. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photos by Corporal Michael Currie.

Australian Army News

Engineers ‘bumped off’ then retake hill in challenging exercise

30/11/202310/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1196 Views 0 Comments 22nd Engineering Regiment, Exercise Platypus Survives, Puckapunyal

Despite building a series of pits and firing positions on a hill, sappers from 22 Engineer Regiment (22ER), 4th Brigade,

From left, Officer Commanding 17th Construction Squadron Major Lincoln Barbare, flag orderly Sapper Jack Miles, Major General Stephen Day and Squadron Sergeant Major 17th Construction Squadron Warrant Officer Class Two Taj Whelan with the returned flag at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Captain Evita Ryan. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Kim Allen.

Australian Army History News

Flag flies again after 55 years

30/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1238 Views 0 Comments 17th Construction Squadron, Vietnam War

Fifty-five years after a 17th Construction Squadron flag supposedly ‘blew off’ a flag pole in Nui Dat, at the 1st

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, and the Timor Leste Defence Force listen to a safety brief ahead of conducting an urban operations scenario at the indoor training facility at Robertson Barracks, NT. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Sub-Lieutenant Chloe Reay.

Australian Army News

Marksmanship and mateship on display

30/11/202330/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 936 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion RAR, Robertson Barracks, Timor-Leste Defence Force

The 1st Brigade witnessed an extraordinary display of camaraderie and skill as Australian and Timorese soldiers faced off in a

An Australian Army soldier competes in Exercise Golden Plate at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland. Story by Ellijahna Victoria. Photos by Sergeant Jason Slape.

Australian Army News

Culinary combat for Army chefs

30/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 982 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, 1st Catering Platoon, Army Catering Corps, Exercise Golden Plate, Gallipoli Barracks, New Zealand Defence Force

In the sizzling world of culinary prowess, where creativity meets precision, a gastronomic showdown unfolded between chefs of 10th Force

A soldier rests on arms during a service marking the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial in Adelaide. Story by Pilot Officer Shanea Zeegers . Photo by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

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10th anniversary of Indigenous war memorial

24/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 982 Views 0 Comments Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial, Governor-General, Indigenous

ADF members from the Adelaide region have joined with members of the Indigenous and veteran’s community and the broader Adelaide

Trainees from the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive instruction from Australian Army trainers deployed on Operation Kudu in the UK. Story and photo by Lieutenant Commander Ryan Zerbe.

Australian Army News Overseas

Diggers prepare Ukrainian citizen soldiers

24/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1790 Views 1 Comment Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

More Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) personnel have commenced training for combat under the instruction of Australian Army soldiers in

An Australian Army special operations force soldier studies Tok Pisin during language training at the ADF School of Special Operations at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

Australian Army News

Special-ops students immerse in language lessons

24/11/202328/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1480 Views 0 Comments 1st Commando Regiment, ADF School of Special Operations (ADFSSO), Australian Defence Force School of Languages, PNGDF

Two Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) soldiers flew in to Sydney to bolster the depth of ADF School of

An Australian Army electric protected mobility vehicle demonstrated the capability to provide power to enable a medical treatment team to deploy in the field at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Electric Bushmaster tested in the field

24/11/202309/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1757 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, electric protected mobility vehicle (ePMV), Gallipoli Barracks, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO)

The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO) has trialled the electric protected mobility vehicle (ePMV) with a