Download IPFS Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won a $10 billion contract to build advanced warships for the Royal Australian Navy, outbidding Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. The Australian government has awarded a landmark A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) contract to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to supply 11 Mogami-class frigates for the[Read More…]

Download IPFS The North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) hosts the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group in Australia’s Northern Territory for Exercise Southern Cross, sharing survival skills in extreme conditions. The Australian Army’s North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) welcomed the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (4 CRPG) to the Northern Territory for Exercise[Read More…]

Download IPFS Australian artillery experts from the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, shared advanced tactics with the Philippine Army in a pioneering training exercise in Luzon’s Sierra Madre mountains. In a groundbreaking training initiative, gunners from the Australian Army’s 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (8/12 Regt RAA), conducted a first-of-its-kind[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade demonstrated advanced armoured tactics and technology during a high-intensity assault at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, preparing for new vehicle integration. The Australian Army’s 3rd Brigade, led by the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), executed a formidable assault during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025,[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Australian government has tapped Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to deliver 11 advanced warships by 2030, accelerating naval upgrades to counter Indo-Pacific security challenges. The Australian government, under the Australian Labor Party, has awarded a A$10 billion ($6.5 billion USD) contract to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to[Read More…]

Download IPFS Electro Optic Systems secures a A$125 million contract with a European NATO nation for a high-energy laser weapon system, enhancing Australia’s global defence standing. Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has clinched a A$125 million (approximately $82 million USD) contract with an undisclosed European North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)[Read More…]

Download IPFS The 240-strong crew of HMAS Sydney, a Royal Australian Navy destroyer, returned to Sydney on August 1, 2025, after a four-and-a-half-month deployment across the Indo-Pacific, strengthening regional security ties. On August 1, 2025, the crew of HMAS Sydney, a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Australian Defence Force reports its largest recruitment surge in 15 years, growing by over 1,800 personnel in 2024-25, exceeding targets to reach 69,000 by the early 2030s. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has achieved its most significant recruitment increase in over a decade, adding more than 1,800[Read More…]

Download IPFS The 44-member Marine Engineering Department, known as “stokers,” aboard HMAS Sydney ensures the Royal Australian Navy destroyer’s systems run smoothly, driving its critical operations. The Marine Engineering Department of HMAS Sydney, a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), comprises 44 skilled technicians affectionately called[Read More…]

Download IPFS Rear Admiral Sonya Bennett, Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force, led senior civilian health officials to observe the advanced medical operations of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025’s Combined Joint Theatre Medical Component, highlighting national health resilience. On August 4, 2025, Rear Admiral Sonya Bennett, Surgeon General of the[Read More…]