Above the Bay. @AustralianArmy personnel executed simulated casualty transfers via UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters as part of Exercise Nemesis Typhoon over Port Phillip Bay. These training activities are essential to ensure the Australian Defence Force remains prepared to respond safely and effectively to short-notice tasks in accordance with government direction. #YourADF# #AusArmy#

Drone integration 🎮 In March, the @AustralianArmy's School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering trainees at 📍 Puckapunyal Military Area, teamed up with the School of Armour’s Communications and Surveillance Wing to take their field training to the next level. With drones exposing every movement from above, soldiers are learning to react faster, hide smarter and operate confidently in a modern, drone‑saturated battlespace. #YourADF# #AusArmy#

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) made their mark at the recent Australian Rover Challenge at 📍 Adelaide University, SA. 🤖 A triservice team of nine ADFA Trainee Officers and five civilian students from the University of New South Wales, Canberra, worked together as part of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) team, improving on last year’s efforts to place fourth overall this year. The Australian Rover Challenge is an international semi-autonomous robotics competition, where teams design and build a rover under 60kg to be operated remotely in simulated lunar operations. Read more ➡️ #YourADF#

Partnership in action 🇫🇯 🇦🇺 Deputy Commander of @RFMF_Defence, Commodore Humphrey Tawake, visited the Wide Bay Military Training Area in April. He observed the RFMF Company embedded within the @AustralianArmy's 7th Brigade. RFMF Force Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Joeli Rabuli, accompanied him during the visit. Australia and Fiji share an enduring defence partnership. The renewed Vuvale Partnership and the Defence Cooperation Program formalise this commitment. #YourADF# @AusHCFJ

Training the future force 💻 Defence innovation rarely emerges from a single lab, team or organisation. It is created at the intersection of operational need, scientific curiosity and industrial capability. When government, academia and industry work together, innovation accelerates – transforming ideas into real-world capability. This philosophy sits at the heart of the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research (ADSTAR) Summit, to be hosted by @DefenceScience (DSTG) in 📍 Adelaide from August 4 to 6, where 'Integrated Ecosystem' is one of four key themes. Read more ➡️ #YourADF#

Ship ➡️ shore In 📍 northern Queensland, the @AustralianArmy's 10th Fires Brigade’s high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) took to the beach with the help of HMAS Choules. Having earlier exceeded expectations by firing various missile types ahead of schedule, and at distances new to Army, attention has turned to the deployability of HIMARS on aircraft and ships to extend the ADF’s ability to defend Australia’s northern approaches. The platform has been certified to deploy on @AusAirForce C-130 and C-17 aircraft and on board the @Australian_Navy’s landing helicopter docks (LHDs). Now it was time to prove the ability to transport the platform from ship to shore. Read more ➡️ #YourADF#

Soldiers fire up new skills on Balikatan In preparation for a live-fire serial during Exercise Balikatan, Australian gunners embedded with a United States high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) battery exchanged lessons on tropical maintenance, launch preparation and turning sensor data into firing solutions. As observers to the live-fire, the Australian team gained insights into how targets were detected, tracked and engaged. Bombardier Dylan Walker, who had completed his HIMARS training in Oklahoma, said observing the exercise enhanced his experience with the system. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #StrongerTogether#

From Port Moresby to Cerberus 🇦🇺 🇵🇬 Meeting new friends, sharing insights into Papua New Guinea’s culture and undertaking demanding physical training were highlights for three privates reflecting on their time at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School. Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Privates Millis Kaos, Jamal Kime and Allan Aihi graduated from the Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus in March, as members of General Entry 444 Emms Division. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Australian_Navy @AusHCPNG

G'day JS Kumano 👋 @JMSDF_PAO ship JS Kumano recently arrived at 📍 Fleet Base East in Sydney, New South Wales for ASWEX 26. 🇦🇺 🇯🇵 ASWEX is an annual, Navy led, Joint-enabled Field Training Exercise (FTX) focused on Under Sea Warfare (USW) and challenges participating units to track and hunt subsurface threats across a large area. #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Australian_Navy

It’s a lot easier to drop in to see friends at work when their head office is a 193-metre-long command centre at sea. 🌊 After a multilateral maritime cooperative activity with the Philippines and United States within the 📍 Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, the Commanding Officer of the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conducted a cross‑deck visit to USS Blue Ridge, the home of the United States Navy 7th Fleet Command. Commissioned in 1970, Blue Ridge is the oldest serving ship in the @USNavy. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Philippine_Navy