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05 November Former
defence boss to examine the Australian Submarine Agency amid
concerns over its performanceThe newly formed agency overseeing Australia's $368 billion AUKUS nuclear submarine program will be scrutinised by a veteran bureaucrat, less than two months after the ABC revealed widespread dissatisfaction inside and outside the government organisation. Former Defence Department secretary Dennis Richardson has been asked to oversee the structure and provide advice on the direction of the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA), which has been led since its establishment in July last year by Vice-Admiral Jonathan Mead. More..... |
05 November Success
in the Indo-PacificIndo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, has come to a close with HMA Ships Adelaide and Stuart leaving Singapore for Darwin. From late August to early December, IPE involved four ships and more than 2000 personnel. The contingent visited 13 countries including Brunei, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. More..... |
04 November A
great honour for new and oldSteady rainfall and gloomy skies did not dampen spirits as Navy personnel paraded through Canberra on November 30 in a tradition that dates back to medieval times. More than 250 officers and sailors from HMAS Canberra III exercised their freedom of entry – a mark of trust and respect, and the highest accolade a town can award a military unit. Commanding Officer Canberra Captain Brendan O’Hara said these activities strengthened bonds between Defence and the Australian people. More..... |
04 November Chefs
cook off in SingaporeSingapore is renowned for being one of the great gastronomic capitals of the world. It was only fitting that Singapore’s At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy hosted ADF and Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) chefs in a cook off as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour. The competition began with team leaders from the ADF and the SAF drawing names to select their respective teams, with equal numbers of ADF and SAF personnel in each team. More..... |
03 December Stealth
destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US
warshipThe U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. More..... |
03 December Identity
of WW2 submarine found in the Mediterranean confirmed as HMS
TrooperRoyal Navy experts have confirmed the wreck of a World War 2 submarine found in the Mediterranean as HMS Trooper. Until now the location of the T-class boat had been a mystery since she disappeared 81 years ago after delivering supplies and three secret agents to Athens in Nazi-occupied Greece. Greek diver and researcher Kostas Thoktaridis and his team found Trooper after many attempts and countless hours of meticulous research, eventually discovering the wreck lying at a depth of more than 800ft between the islands of Ikaria and Donousa in the Icarian Sea, part of the Aegean Sea in the approaches to Athens. More..... |
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02 December Taking it to the limit  Winning
the gravity enduro and landing fourth in downhill had Chief
Petty Officer Cameron Schmid awarded overall gravity
champion at the ADF National Cycling Carnival south of
Melbourne in November. However, he missed out on
defending the cross-country title due to his flight being
delayed. While Chief Petty Officer Schmid couldn’t
practise in the You Yangs, he felt primed after competing in
the AUSCycling Mountain Bike National Series the week before
in Perth, placing 10th despite a broken chain. More..... |
02 December Mandatory
discharge for ADF members convicted of sexual offences as
government responds to royal commissionMilitary personnel found guilty of sexual offences face mandatory expulsions, but a formal recommendation to award similar compensation payments to permanently impaired veterans regardless of where their injuries occurred will not be accepted. Three months after the landmark findings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, the federal government has unveiled its formal response, accepting most of the 122 recommendations and promising "real, meaningful and enduring reform". More..... |
02 December Navy
band rocks DarwinThe Royal Australian Navy Band Northern Territory (RAN Band NT) has rocked its debut cover band performance supporting the Top End community. The ensemble performed several sets of popular hits for the No One Left Behind-sponsored International Men’s Day Lunch in Darwin on November 15. The RAN Band’s seventh and newest unit was formed in early 2024, based out of HMAS Coonawarra. More..... |
02 December Japan
OKs potential sale of Mogami frigate to Australia, in first
of its kind moveJapan has taken an important step forward in its burgeoning efforts to sell a major weapon system to another country, with its National Security Council formally approving the sale of Mogami-class warships to Australia for its General Purpose Frigate program. The Foreign Ministry released a statement Nov. 28 detailing the decision, noting how important is Japan’s relationship with Australia. Japan has never sold a modern major weapon system to another country. More..... |
02 December A
statement from the Chief of The Defence Force, the Secretary
of the Department of Defence, and the Secretary of the
Department of Veterans' AffairsThe Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide commenced on 8 July 2021. After three years of in-depth, thorough and compassionate inquiry, the Commissioners handed their Final Report to the Governor-General on 9 September 2024. Today, after considering the 122 recommendations, the Government has responded to the Final Report. The death by suicide of any ADF member or veteran is a tragedy, one felt deeply by their families, the ADF, the veteran community and the wider community. We are committed to working with the Government to enact its response and delivering on the agreed recommendations. More..... |
01 December Crew
Failures Led to Grounding, Sinking of New Zealand Navy Ship,
Says ReportA New Zealand Defence Force Court of Inquiry found that crew error caused the Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic dive and survey ship HMNZS Manawanui (A09) to run aground and sink in October. An NZDF release on Friday cited RNZN head Rear Adm. Garin Golding saying the COI’s interim report found the ship’s autopilot was not disengaged when it should have been. The crew did not realize Manawanui’s autopilot was still on, so they believed its failure to respond to direction changes was due to a failure in thruster controls. More..... |
01 December The
American woman who sculpted new faces for battle-scarred WWI
vetsAs the world and its soldiers went over the top and straight into mechanized warfare, the horrors of large-caliber machine guns and artillery warfare ushered in a new age of gruesome deaths and horrific injuries. World War I claimed the lives of 8 million men, with another 21 million wounded. An estimated 60,500 British soldiers suffered head or eye injuries, according to a 2011 article in the British Journal Social History of Medicine. The numbers among French and German casualties of war were no doubt similar. Beyond physical disfigurement, the maiming of a generation of men left many with deep psychological wounds as well. More..... |
01 December Registrations
for 2025 overseas Anzac Day services now openBefore the break of dawn on 25 April 1915, thousands of young Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the beaches of Gallipoli, beginning the Anzac legend. Every Anzac Day, Australians recommit to keeping the legend alive – to never forget. Registrations are now open for Australians who are looking to make the pilgrimage to attend the Anzac Day Dawn Services in Türkiye and France in 2025, on the 110th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli. More..... |
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