Joint media releaseThe Hon Darren Chester MP, Minister for Veterans and Defence PersonnelThe Royal Australian Navy’s ambitious growth and retention program has proven a success, with the Navy growing...
Joint media releaseThe Hon Melissa Price MP, Minister for Defence IndustryThe Australian Government has today handed over the latest Guardian-class Patrol Boat RSIPV Gizo to the Solomon Islands at a...
Joint media releaseSenator the Hon David Fawcett, Senator for South AustraliaThe Australian Defence Force’s most advanced military aircraft and technologies will be on display at Adelaide’s RAAF Base...
New friendships will be forged over the next three weeks as young Indigenous men and women participate in adventure training with the soldiers of Adelaide’s 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian...
More than 100 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deploying to Iraq are being farewelled today in Darwin.The 10th rotation of Task Group Taji will be a landmark rotation with the Iraqi School of...
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will deliver tertiary education and training at the Australian Defence Force Academy for another seven years following the signing of a renewed partnership...
Western Australians will be welcomed aboard HMAS Stirling at Garden Island in Rockingham on 2 November 2019 for the Royal Australian Navy’s 11th annual Port of Fremantle Maritime Day.Minister for...
In a first for the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy, HMAS Brisbane has completed a live missile engagement.Using remote sensor data from the USS Stockdale and the Cooperative...
I will visit Washington DC from 30 October to 3 November 2019 on my first visit to the United States as Minister for Defence.The trip will be an opportunity to build on the successful Australia-US...
I congratulate graduates from the Australian Defence Force Diving School’s first tri-service diver course.The new qualification replaces the Army and Navy single service SCUBA courses and will...
Operation RENDER SAFE 2019 has commenced in the Solomon Islands, with the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces working together with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to dispose of...
Joint Media Release:Senator for New South Wales, Hollie Hughes The Royal Australian Navy has celebrated 27 years of service by HMAS Melbourne during a decommissioning ceremony, at her home port...
Joint Media ReleasePrime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP Australia’s submarine capability is an essential component of our defence force.As the Indo-Pacific region experiences a new era of...
Australia is deploying a Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Parramatta in support of the international effort to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions imposed against North Korea.HMAS...
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP Defence has signed contracts with two companies selected to progress to the next stage of LAND 400 Phase 3, under the...
Joint release - Senator Sam McMahon, Senator for Northern Territory The Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) has departed the Northern Territory after completing training and high-end...
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft has arrived in the Middle East in support of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC).Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda...
Joint media releaseMinister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP The new Underwater Collision Research Facility (UCRF) has been officially unveiled at the Australian Maritime College...
The development of a new military training area in North Queensland has reached a significant milestone with the first piece of infrastructure completed.The $5.4 million explosive ordnance storage...
Joint media releaseMinister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP We are pleased to announce Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a subcontract with Safran Electronics and Defense...
