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Higher recognition but no medal for RCB vets

09/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1016 Views 0 Comments

The Australian government will reclassify service at Butterworth in Malaysia between 1970 and 1989 as ‘non-warlike service’, replacing the previous

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Russell Offices in Canberra, ACT, lit up in support of Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade for World Pride Month, 2023. Photo by Lauren Larking.
ADF News Veterans 

Historic homosexual convictions extinguished by request

09/10/202609/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 910 Views 0 Comments

Current or former Australian Defence Force personnel can now apply to have historical homosexual convictions extinguished from their service records.

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Australian Army News Rest of World 

Officers recognised for peacekeeping role

08/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 879 Views 1 Comment

Five Australian Army officers were recognised for their contribution to one of the United Nations’ most dangerous peacekeeping missions during

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers on patrol during Exercise Menin Vigil in Bathurst, NSW. Photo by Captain Harrison Selmes.
Australian Army News 

Lancers on Bathurst patrols

08/10/202608/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2086 Views 0 Comments 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers

Soldiers from the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers (1/15RNSWL) were put to the test in Bathurst last month on

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Vietnam People’s Army personnel farewell media before boarding a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III for their deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Asia News Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

Vietnamese peacekeepers get RAAF lift to Africa

08/10/202611/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 655 Views 0 Comments

Sixty-two Vietnamese peacekeepers have begun a year-long deployment on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, supported by Australian strategic

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Corporal Brendan Hannam, and family. Images supplied by Defence.
Australian Army News 

Soldier killed, 5 injured in NT training incident

06/10/202607/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1175 Views 1 Comment

Defence confirmed this morning that an Australian Army soldier died during a training exercise at the Mount Bundey Training Area on

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Royal Australian Air Force pilot Flight Lieutenant Lars Larson, from No. 100 Squadron, takes off in a Spitfire Mk VIII from Temora Aviation Museum, New South Wales. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Two new Spitfire pilots graduate

03/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 898 Views 1 Comment

When Flight Lieutenant Luke Kempton climbed into the cockpit of a Spitfire at Temora Aviation Museum recently, it marked the

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Australian Army trainee officers on a specialist service officer course conduct weapon familiarisation training at Irwin Barracks, Karrakatta, Western Australia. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.
Australian Army News 

Specialist service officers are force multipliers

03/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6701 Views 0 Comments

General reservists and specialist service officers (SSOs) are emerging as critical force multipliers, with a new adaptive training system strengthening

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Royal Australian Navy Boatswains Mates Able Seaman Christopher Diviak and Jai Coots survey a vessel from ADV Reliant during Operation Nasse 2026. Photo by Corporal Maddison Scott.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

ADF assists on massive Pacific fisheries patrol

03/10/202603/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3356 Views 0 Comments

Australia joined Pacific partners to strengthen maritime security and protect vital fisheries resources during Operation Nasse, conducted across the Pacific

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One of the first two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighters flies overhead RAAF Base Williamtown on delivery day. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Perth gets 2027 RAAF Air Show

01/10/202601/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 840 Views 0 Comments

For the first time in 15 years, the Royal Australian Air Force Air Show will return to the skies above

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A staff member at the Defence Security Operations Centre. Photo by Jay Cronan.
ADF News Overseas 

600 tackle Splunk BoTS competition

01/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 909 Views 0 Comments

Competing in an international cyber security competition, a team from Defence’s Security Operations Centre (DSOC) demonstrated the expertise, teamwork and

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HMAS Stuart conducts maritime training operations in the South China Sea as part of a regional presence deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Matthew Lyall.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Sydney and Stuart cross wakes in South China Sea

01/10/202601/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1329 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stuart, HMAS Sydney (V)

Two Royal Australian Navy ships rendezvoused in the South China Sea before continuing their regional presence deployments across the Indo-Pacific.

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Australian Army soldiers from 7th Brigade form a single line to board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III at Rockhampton, Queensland, during Exercise Mobility Bluegum 26. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF heavy lifting tested

30/09/202630/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2708 Views 0 Comments

As Australia prepares for an increasingly complex strategic environment, the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Mobility Group (AMG) is evolving

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Australian News 

Defence guilty of failing to prevent suicide

30/09/202603/10/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 945 Views 0 Comments

In legal proceedings brought by Comcare, the Local Court of New South Wales imposed a penalty against the Commonwealth of

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DroneShield's DroneSentry-X Mk2 installed on infantry squad vehicles as part of a JIATF-401 initiative. Image supplied.
Australian News Sovereign industry USA 

DroneShield wins half-billion dollar order

30/09/202630/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 947 Views 0 Comments

Australian company DroneShield announced it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract supporting the US Joint Interagency

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Two RAAF F-35A Lightning II jets conduct an air interception alongside a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon over New Zealand's North Island east coast during Exercise Agile Tasman. Photo by Corporal Naomi James.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Air Force 

Aussie Lightning strikes New Zealand

25/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9120 Views 0 Comments

Exercise Agile Tasman took place in Ohakea, NZ, from September 7 to 10, and included the first landing of an

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HMAS Sydney (V) and JS Fuyuzuki boarding party teams onboard JS Fuyuzuki during Exercise Nichi-Gou Trident. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
Japan News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Aussies and Japanese swap decks

25/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 817 Views 0 Comments

Forces from the RAN and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise to enhance combined warfighting skills.

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Four Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter conduct a farewell flyover of Mindil Beach, Darwin. Photographer unknown.
Australian Army News 

Australian Army farewells ARH Tiger

25/09/202625/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1404 Views 0 Comments ARH Tiger

The Australian Army today concluded Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH) flying operations in Darwin, marking a significant milestone in the

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A Royal Australian Air Force MQ-4C Triton takes off from RAAF Base Tindal. Photo by Aircraftman Ashley Onslow.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Three capability milestones for RAAF

23/09/202623/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2016 Views 0 Comments MC-55A Peregrine, MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

The MQ-4C Triton has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), following extensive operational testing and evaluation. CAPTION: A Royal Australian Air

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ADF News 

ADF leavers must remain reservists for 10 years

22/09/202622/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1291 Views 1 Comment

From October 1, the commitment period for personnel who join the permanent Australian Defence Force (ADF) will be extended from

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