Exercises

Army hosts tough Indo-Pacific competition
Competition raged between eight nations at Exercise Hydra but the participants went away with much more than a medal.

Pacific Angel partnership grows stronger
A successful Pacific Angel Exercise for 2019 has concluded, leaving a local community in Papua New Guinea, healthier and stronger.

Thai Exercise a first for Super Hornets
The Air Force have reinforced its strong relationship with Thailand as part of Exercise Thai Boomerang.

Dropping in the right direction
Precision-guided airdrop will soon deliver a quicker and more accurate means of sustaining troops over long distances.

Snappy response with US Marines
The ADF and US Marines practised disaster assistance during Exercise Crocodile Response in the Northern Territory.

Tonga training a first for Army
More than 100 soldiers from five nations took to the battlefield in Tongatapu, Tonga's largest island, for the Exercise Tafakula.

Allied forces mount Top End offensive
Soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR), assaulted an enemy vehicle parked atop a rocky hilltop during Exercise...

2nd Battalion proves second to none
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, lived up to its motto of "second to none" by winning the Duke of Gloucester Cup.

Modified landing craft boosts capability
HMAS Canberra has successfully completed trials to transport an M1A1 main battle tank and large vehicle loads using one of her landing craft.

Commandos ready for anything
Soldiers from the 2nd Commando Regiment secured 'targets' in Sydney and Melbourne during counterterrorism training.

Exercise a big lift for Defence task force
A lift from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster allowed an Australian urban search and rescue task force to exercise with international peers.

Pacific allies combine urban warfare skills
Exercise Carabaroo developed skills to navigate and fight in an urban environment, with troops from the United States, Australia and the Philippines.