Defence Forces

Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended a shake-up to AUKUS that would involve Australia buying three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States.

The US, UK and Australia have announced they will "streamline" the purchase, with Australia no longer buying new submarines, and acquiring three second-hand ones.

New waves of missile strikes and vast advisories from the Israeli government to evacuate have left residents in Lebanon's south uncertain of where to turn.

A philosopher and Royal Australian Air Force reservist has been chosen to lead the federal government's efforts to keep Australians safe from the harms of AI.

Australia's Chief of Navy says China stirred "anger" in New Zealand when it sent a powerful naval flotilla into the Tasman Sea last year, encouraging political support on both sides of the ditch for increased defence spending.

Missiles for use in the Australian military could soon be made in Western Australia with the government seeking to establish a local weapons manufacturing hub.

The discovery of a Chinese undersea monitoring device in a strategic waterway "shows the extent of both China's reach and its undersea ambitions" and has implications for Australia's defence strategy, say experts.

Russia launches hundreds of drones at Ukraine in the third straight day of widespread attacks on targets across the country.

Drones launched by Ukraine that were jammed by Russia either flew over or crashed in the Baltic country's territory, with local residents critical of the government's response.

The Albanese government insists Australia is not involved in any "offensive action against Iran" amid reports the UAE, which had been supplied a Wedgetail aircraft, carried out military strikes against the country.

An Australian Defence Force Academy cadet who allegedly used a camera hidden in a soap dispenser to film female cadets in the bathroom has been granted bail in the ACT Magistrates Court.

A European official says they'd be "very happy" if Australia deployed the Wedgetail aircraft again, after it played an important role as NATO responded to an incursion of Russian jets over Estonia.

The impending military sexual violence inquiry is a time for Defence to "reckon with" its past. But advocates say it will be half-baked unless defence lifts gag orders on victims ahead of hearings.

Once used to show off Russia's vast military, including its nuclear-capable missiles, this year's Victory Day ​parade had no tanks or other military equipment ‌rolling over the cobblestones of Red Square.

It's clear that whatever this unpredictable US president says, the Albanese government isn't expecting a return to normal oil flows any time soon.

A teenager with multiple disabilities stranded for days in Vanuatu's capital city after a deadly 2024 earthquake is taking the Australian government to the federal court for disability discrimination. 

The C-27J Spartan aircraft took off from Darwin, and the ABC understood it was heading towards Brisbane and near Longreach when personnel observed "signs of smoke" onboard. 

When training and physical fitness are a part of the job, sometimes veterans can drop off when they discharge, to the detriment of their mental and physical wellbeing.

US congressman Joe Courtney says the US president's repeated criticism of Australia is "unfair" and causing harm to the US amongst its allies.

Thales was the favourite to win the contract to develop a mobile missile system for Australia, but now the future of its StrikeMaster missile launcher is uncertain.