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Soldiers of the New Zealand Army, Ngāti Tūmatauenga, pose with their Korean colleagues at the Korea Combat Training Center. Photo supplied.
New Zealand News 

NZ infantry platoon completes 90-day deployment in South Korea

05/06/202622/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 472 Views 0 Comments

A New Zealand Army infantry platoon has successfully completed a highly demanding three-month deployment to the Republic of Korea (ROK)

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An Australian Defence Force member delivers a training brief to Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel during a platoon and company sergeants' battle course on Operation KUDU 26. Photo by Sergeant Samuel Miller.
ADF Europe News 

Australia moving Ukraine trainers to Poland

04/06/202604/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1378 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu, Poland, Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF)

Australian Defence Force personnel will henceforth train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine’s

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One of the first Australian-built AS9 Huntsman systems fires during live-fire serials at Puckapunyal Training Area during Army’s inaugural AS9 operator course. Story by Trent Pollard. Photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Science & Technology Videos 

Huntsman’s first shots in Puckapunyal

04/06/202607/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1321 Views 0 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, AS9 Huntsman, Puckapunyal, School of Artillery

When the first Australian-made AS9 Huntsman fired on its distant target, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it for cracks

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HMAS Supply, foreground, and JS Kumano conduct a replenishment at sea during Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise. Story by Lieutenant Natalie Starkoff. Photo by Lieutenant Fred Bates.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie Supply fuels Japan’s Kumano at sea

04/06/202604/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 670 Views 0 Comments Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (ASWEX), HMAS Supply, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

HMAS Supply has conducted a replenishment at sea with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate JS Kumano during Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (ASWEX). CAPTION: HMAS Supply,

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Three RAAF EA-18G Growlers during Exercise Diamond Spear. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jody Blakeley. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Aiesha White-Kratz.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Air warfare instructors tested on Diamond Spear

04/06/202604/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 650 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Instructors Course, Exercise Diamond Spear

The Australian Defence Force’s next generation of air warfare instructors have been pushed to their limits during Exercise Diamond Spear,

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Multi-mission reconnaissance Bravo craft delivered to the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California. Image supplied.
Australian News Sovereign industry USA 

Australia’s Whiskey Project wins USMC contract

02/06/202602/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1696 Views 0 Comments

The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), manufacturer of next-generation multi-mission reconnaissance and tactical watercraft, has been awarded a contract to build

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Uncrewed Surface Vessels Tahi and Rua in the Hauraki Gulf during sea trials. RNZN photo.
New Zealand News 

RNZN USVs complete major patrol missions

29/05/202629/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 917 Views 0 Comments Bluebottle USV

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) recently completed the second of two border-security operations for Customs,

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Australian company Operator XR's MR-1 mixed-reality training system being put through its paces. Image supplied.
News Sovereign industry 

Aussie company sells VR training to US and NATO customers

29/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1160 Views 0 Comments Operator XR

Australian company Operator XR has released its MR-1, next-generation mixed-reality training system and is already winning customers overseas. CAPTION: Australian

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Lieutenant Guy Campbell, 1RAR, pushes through a gruelling stretcher carry at the French Foreign Legion's Jaguar Course in French Guiana. Photo supplied.
Australian Army News Pacific 

1RAR officer completes French Foreign Legion’s Jaguar Course

27/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2886 Views 2 Comments French Foreign Legion, Jaguar Course

An infantry officer from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), has become just the second Australian soldier to complete and

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The 14th Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon gets a water-arch salute from aviation firefighters on arrival at RAAF Base Edinburgh, marking the fleet's completion. Photo by Flight Sergeant Rob Hack.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF receives 14th P-8A Poseidon

27/05/202627/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 950 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its 14th and final P‑8A Poseidon aircraft, marking a significant milestone

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Australian Defence Force personnel demonstrate a training serial for Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel during a section commanders' battle course on Operation KUDU 26. Photo by Sergeant Samuel Miller.
ADF News UK 

Australians continue to train Ukrainians

23/05/202627/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 694 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Operation Kudu

Trench lines stretch across the training area as drones buzz overhead – a constant reminder that modern warfare demands more

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The latest Australian Army AH-64E Apache is offloaded from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster at RAAF Townsville. Photo by Corporal Raiar Cordwell.
Australian Army News 

Army Apache fleet reaches six

14/05/202627/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 768 Views 0 Comments

Two additional AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters have been delivered to the Australian Army, marking another step in the transformation of

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Lachlan Muddle
Australian Army News 

SAS WO2 killed in parachute accident

12/05/202627/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 975 Views 1 Comment

Defence confirm an Australian Army soldier died during a parachuting training course at the Jervis Bay Airfield on the evening of

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The New Zealand Defence Force has taken part in the Philippines Exercise Balikatan for the first time, learning important lessons about jungle warfare. Photo supplied by NZDF.
New Zealand News Pacific 

NZ Army’s first Ex Balikatan

11/05/202611/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 586 Views 0 Comments 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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Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal (TLSM)
ADF News Police Veterans 

New medal for Timor vets

09/05/202609/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2 Views 0 Comments

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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A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the 16th Aviation Brigade conducts integration training with soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment as part of Exercise Valkyrie Crawl. Story by Captain Chloe Ellwood. Photos by Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army News 

New choppers give battalion’s training a lift

08/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 722 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 1RAR, Exercise Valkyrie Crawl., UH-60M Back Hawk

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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Deputy Director Disruptive Experimentation Wing Commander Keirin Joyce with a JabX, an uncrewed aerial system developed by RFDesign and Jericho Disruptive Innovation. Story by Flight Lieutenant Natasha Silver.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

RAAF developing unmanned air logistics

06/05/202609/05/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1174 Views 0 Comments Jericho Disruptive Innovation (JDI), Project Arena, Project Camel Train

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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Bougainville Police Service, NZDF, and New Zealand Police staff who were involved in the bomb disposal. Note, NZDF EOD staff have their faces blurred for operational security reasons. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

NZDF blows WWII bombs on Bougainville

04/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 817 Views 0 Comments 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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Australian High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) (Credit: Australian Department of Defence – via Lockheed Martin)
Australian Army News 

Second HIMARS regiment funded

04/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 932 Views 0 Comments HIMARS

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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ADF News 

New Secretary of Defence

02/05/202602/05/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 994 Views 0 Comments

“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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