Capability

Helicopter power comes together
Exercise Vigilant Scimitar was held at the Townsville Field Training Area in November.

Gap year sailors ready to support operations
Seaman Shanen Pulkkinen is one of 14 ADF Gap Year program sailors who have returned to service to support the high-risk weather season and Operation...

Collaboration an aviation job-saver
Air Force has welcomed the collaboration between CASG and Defence industry to help save Australian aviation jobs lost during the pandemic.

Mission from space opens opportunities
The first operational test for the newly built range operations centre at the Woomera Test Range was a successful mission from space.

Old-school moves make a comeback
Soldiers from 7th Combat Brigade training on the Army Combatives Program were shown how hand-to-hand combat was done in the good old days.

Virus keeps soldiers on duty over Christmas
Members of the 7th Combat Signal Regiment and 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, are supporting Queensland's mandatory hotel quarantine for...

Women jump into cyber world
A Women in Cyber event was held online on November 12 before the 2020 Cyber Skills Challenge.

Innovation keeps trainee pilots on course
Staff at No. 1 Flying Training School kept pilots in training during the COVID-19 pandemic with five key initiatives.

ADF is ready to help in bad weather
Workshop links the ADF with civilian agencies in preparation for the high-risk weather season.

Final graduates for year set to take-off
The final PC-21 Australian Defence Force Pilots’ Course graduation ceremony for this year was held at RAAF Base Pearce on December 11.

Squadron brings expeditionary skills to Cape York
Personnel from No. 383 Contingency Response Squadron explored Cape York in the northernmost reaches of Queensland for Exercise Woomera Strike.

High praise on high seas for Ballarat technicians
The marine engineering department of HMAS Ballarat received praise for its work maintaining the ship’s systems while deployed to the Indian Ocean.