AllBabcock completes vital maintenance work on the Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa in Singapore
HMNZS Aotearoa is the RNZN’s Polar-class maritime sustainment vessel designed primarily to replenish ships and helicopters at sea and resupply Scott Base in Antarctica. Photo courtesy of Babcock Australia. The Export Controls Australia Group (ECAG) has opened Expressions of Interest for the 2026 Global Export Controls Program (GECP), a highly competitive, fully funded national initiative […]
DHA delivers new properties for Canberra
The Hon Matt Keogh MPMinister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans’ Affairs Defence Housing Australia has completed two new developments in Canberra, adding 113 new properties to the region’s housing supply. The new properties comprise 76 properties for serving Defence members and their families with another 37 properties built to support the local private housing market. […]
PFAS National Coordinating Body Expands
The Hon Peter Khalil MPAssistant Minister for Defence Joint Media Release with: The Hon Joshua Burgoyne MLAMinister for Lands, Planning and Environment; Corporate and Digital Development; Water Resources The Northern Territory and Queensland have joined New South Wales as members of the PFAS National Coordinating Body, strengthening national collaboration on the management of per- and […]
Travel to Chile for the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, is travelling to Chile for the 2025 South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM). SPDMM provides a forum for regional defence ministers to enhance cooperation and drive Pacific-led responses to shared regional challenges. In its 10th iteration, […]
Australia conducts routine transit through South China Sea
Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class frigate HMAS Ballarat has conducted a routine transit through the South China Sea in accordance with international law. The transit was conducted with support from a United States Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. HMAS Ballarat is currently on a three-month-long Regional Presence Deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. This is […]
Australia getting set for Submarine Rotational Force – West
Today marks another significant leap in Australia’s journey to acquire a sovereign capability to operate and maintain conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines from HMAS Stirling. Together with our AUKUS partners, Australia has the responsibility for coordinating, supporting and delivering a significant package of maintenance work on USS Vermont (SSN 792), a US Virginia class submarine, which arrived […]
Black Hawks soar over NSW for counter-terrorism training
Australian Army aviators will be better prepared to respond to terrorism threats following training across New South Wales this month. The aviation training will be conducted across the greater Sydney, Wollongong and Goulburn regions and will train both air and ground crews, with soldiers and aviators responding to high-end and complex simulated threat scenarios. Colonel […]
ADV Reliant marks clean energy milestone with first renewable diesel refuel
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 diesel blend, demonstrating that Defence platforms can operate on lower-emission fuels without compromising […]
ADF contribution to Civil-Military Coordination Centre
Australia welcomes the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and agreement to President Trump’s peace plan. This peace plan brings a rare and important moment of hope after more than two years of immense suffering and devastation. As part of this plan, the U.S. Central Command is opening the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel to support stabilisation efforts. […]
Defence supports ground-breaking Antarctic climate research
Operation Southern Discovery 2025-26 is underway, marked by the successful airdrop of approximately 12 tonnes of essential equipment from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III to Casey Station. The delivery included critical supplies such as fresh food, life support stores, and scientific equipment to support the Australian Antarctic Division, Million Year Ice Core […]