Australian Department of Defence

Australia’s Defence operations will continue to be fully supported with the Budget providing an additional $1.4 billion across the 2012-13...

The Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) has officially commenced operations in Afghanistan, providing an enhanced capability to the...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the Government...

Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the arrival in Adelaide of the first of three state of the...

The Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) is participating in an international trial in Queensland to test the effectiveness of...

Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that a second Shadow 200 Tactical...

The Royal Australian Navy’s new amphibious ship HMAS Choules has successfully carried out its first major amphibious training tasks. Navy...

Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) fleet of Chinooks has increased to seven...

Army’s Black Hawk helicopters have returned to full flying operations following the lifting of the recent suspension. The suspension was...

Army has temporarily suspended flying operations for the Black Hawk helicopters upon identifying a number of fractured bolts during a...