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Official account of Defence Australia. #YourADF Home of #AusNavy, #AusArmy, #AusAirForce and #OurAPS. Terms of use https://t.co/jW1F78SvmS
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Australian Defence Force personnel who recently completed a six-month deployment on Operation Linesmen, say their work in the Korean demilitarised zone (DMZ) contributed to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. Operation Linesmen integrates across @UN_Command and the
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During Regional Presence Deployment (RPD) 25-3, the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Brisbane supported boarding‑party training with sailors from the @RoyalCanNavy ship HMCS Ville de Québec. RPDs play a vital role in Australia’s long-term security and prosperity by protecting our
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Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, ADV Reliant, has achieved a major milestone in strengthening the nations fuel resilience by refuelling with renewable diesel for the first time. While docked in 📍 Townsville, the vessel took on 130,000 litres of a 30 per cent renewable
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The @AusAirForce welcomed its 13th P-8A Poseidon aircraft with its arrival at RAAF Base Edinburgh on 29 September 2025, strengthening Australia’s maritime surveillance, patrol, and response capability. The 13th Poseidon will also support the reformation of No. 12 Squadron,
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Trial Swagman returns to the Top End ✈️ On Trial Swagman, F-35A Lighting IIs and EA-18G Growlers used the vast Northern Territory airspace to test and advance their electronic warfare (EW) suite against a range of threats in advanced training scenarios. Launching from
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Night Hawk 🚁🌙 The @AustralianArmy’s UH-60M Black Hawks worked into the night during First of Class Flight Trials aboard the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Canberra. After-dark operations are key to develop and confirm procedures for future: 🚁 Ship-helicopter limits 🚁 Deck-landing
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Under Operation Kudu, Australian Defence Force aviators silently watched Europe’s eastern flank assisting with peace and stability in the region under Operation KUDU. Task Element (TE) 631.10.7 worked closely with @NATO to deploy a vital asset, the E-7A Wedgetail. Throughout
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Around 120 soldiers from @adgpi’s 3rd Gorkha Rifles are in 📍 Western Australia participating in Exercise Austrahind 2025 alongside @AustralianArmy’s 13th Brigade from 13–26 October 2025. Exercise Austrahind 2025 is an Army-to-Army collective training activity focusing on
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His Majesty King Tupou VI commissioned His Majesty’s Armed Forces’ new landing craft, VOEA Late, at a ceremony at 📍 Masefield Naval Base, Tonga. The vessel will enhance Tonga’s humanitarian and disaster relief capabilities, and their ability to deter, detect and disrupt
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Ships in sync ⚓ While on a seven-week deployment off Australia’s east coast, the @Australian_Navy’s HMAS Arunta conducted officer of the watch manoeuvres with HMAS Canberra. 📷 LSIS Shaun Chatfield #YourADF #AusNavy
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This isn't your standard package delivery 📦 During Operation Southern Discovery, an @AusAirForce C-17A Globemaster III delivered cargo pallets as part of a resupply to the Australian Antarctic Division at Casey Station, Antarctica. ❄️ Operation Southern Discovery is the ADF’s
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First of Class Flight Trials 🚁⚓ UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the @AustralianArmy's 6th Aviation Regiment conducted First of Class Flight Trials on the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Canberra. The trials enabled Army Aviation to confirm ship helicopter operating limits and
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From the Top End to the wider Indo-Pacific, 2,500 Marines and sailors from the 14th iteration of the @MRFDarwin (MRF-D) trained alongside the Australian Defence Force and regional partners across Australia, the Southwest Pacific, and Southeast Asia. Together, we strengthened
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🇦🇺 🤝 🇸🇬 @AusAirforce hosted an extended fighter aircraft detachment from the @TheRSAF at 📍 RAAF Base Pearce, WA. The detachment included four RSAF F-16C/D aircraft and 120 support personnel. The success of this training detachment will contribute to Singapore’s aviation
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Fuelling the Fleet ⚓⛽ In September, the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Stalwart and HMAS Canberra conducted a Replenishment at Sea together off the coast of 📍 Australia. 🌊 #YourADF #AusNavy
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Personnel from across the Australian Defence Force recently undertook the Special Forces Integrator Selection Course (SFI-SC), seeking to join Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) as Special Forces Engineers, Medics or Signallers. Over the 10-day course, candidates faced a series
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The Australian Defence Force is demonstrating its commitment to preparing personnel for complex missions through the @UN Military Observer Course at the 📍 Peace Operations Training Centre, ACT. The course prepares participants for the challenges of peacekeeping deployments
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ADF shooters hit the mark 🎯 Australian Defence Force shooters from the Australian Army Sports Pistol Association (AASPA) took aim at the Australian Police and Services Pistol Championship, with @AustralianArmy personnel from Queensland securing first in the Military Division
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The @AustralianArmy Aviation Command’s primary high-density altitude training activity, Exercise Helicon Luk, was recently conducted in the 📍 Central Highlands of PNG. 🇵🇬 To support the exercise, 5th Aviation Regiment deployed CH‑47F Chinooks and personnel, giving aircrew the
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