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Defence Australia

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Official account of Defence Australia. #YourADF Home of #AusNavy, #AusArmy, #AusAirForce and #OurAPS. Terms of use defence.gov.au/social-media

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Technology, tactics and tenacity were key ingredients for the 3rd Brigade’s final assault, executed through a blanket of smoke and heavy fire, during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

Battle Group Kapyong, led by the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), took the

Meet Mogami

Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class frigate has been selected as the preferred platform for the

@Australian_Navy

’s general purpose frigates. Defence will now enter into the next stage of the procurement process with MHI and Japan. The upgraded Mogami can be

During Exercise Talisman Sabre,

@AustralianArmy

soldiers from the 1st Armoured Regiment tested the Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV) with remote weapon stations and first-person view drones (FPVD), for the first time in a combat field environment. The MRV currently uses an M113

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Talisman Sabre

@TalismanSabre

Aug 4

This year, Talisman Sabre hit some new milestones. Hear from Vice Admiral Justin Jones, Australian Defence Chief of Joint Operations on the successes of Talisman Sabre 25

#TS25 #TalismanSabre25 #StrongerTogether #OurPeople

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Defence Australia

@DefenceAust

Aug 4

Cockatoo Island, NSW Soldiers from the

@USSOCOM

joined forces with Australia’s Special Operations Command in multi-domain training, enhancing multinational interoperability, precision, cohesion, and mission readiness. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

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UK Carrier Strike Group

@COMUKCSG

Aug 4

Welcome to the Task Group HMAS Brisbane - great to have another Australian ship join the group

. #CSG25 #OpHighmast #StrongerTogether

Biggest recruitment surge in more than a decade

New figures show Defence has grown by more than 1800 personnel from this time last year, ahead of numbers needed to grow the force to 69,000 by the early 2030s. Read more

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partnership continues to deepen Royal Marines from His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga and Australian Army soldiers patrolled through Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise

@TalismanSabre

2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

The crew of HMAS Canberra and the Australian Amphibious Force on the flight deck during Exercise

@TalismanSabre

2025.

#YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

During Exercise

2025, Combat Engineers from the

@AustralianArmy

's 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER) constructed a Dry Support Bridge under the cover of darkness. The bridge was built to provide the brigade with an armoured and mechanised assault corridor.

As grey skies rolled over Sydney, Australian Special Operations Command conducted force integration training with the

@USSOCOM

during Exercise

@TalismanSabre

2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

Defence Australia

@DefenceAust

Aug 2

The northern skies of Queensland filled with the roar of P-8A Poseidons as Exercise

@TalismanSabre

2025 brought together maritime patrol forces from

in a powerful demonstration of allied air power and tactical cohesion.

RAAF Base Townsville, QLD.

Next Phase in Sight

Soldiers from the Special Operations Engineer Regiment, and their U.S. counterparts, sharpened their readiness with pre-mission rehearsals, ahead of the next phase of Exercise

@TalismanSabre

2025. #YourADF #StrongerTogether #TS25 #TalismanSabre25

Simulated battle creates real readiness The crackle of simulated gunfire breaks the stillness of a North Queensland afternoon as Australian and New Zealand troops launch into a coordinated assault. Cresting a ridgeline, they move with precision, each step part of a wider

Bringing that extra bite to Talisman Sabre Military working dogs and their handlers from the

@NZDefenceForce

and

@AusAirForce

teamed up to conduct joint patrols of

RAAF Base Townsville Read more

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The

's aircraft carrier,

arrived in

Darwin, NT, as part of Exercise

@TalismanSabre

2025. The ship features an expansive flight deck measuring 70 metres in width and 280 metres in length – equivalent to the area of three soccer pitches.

Tanks Full, Ties Strong

@AusAirForce

has completed air-to-air refuelling clearance trials with the

@USAirForce

, increasing the interoperability between the two nations' militaries. Eglin Air Force Base, Florida For the first time, a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker