It has three branches: the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The ADF has a strength of just over 89,000 personnel and is supported by the ...

The Australian government has detailed new investments in its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment ...

The following is the 2026 Australian Government National Defence Strategy, released on April 16, 2026. From the report ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles has declared the United States alliance will remain indispensable for Australian national security even while Australia looks to build a more self-reliant defence force ...

Reflecting, decades ago, on the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, Henry Kissinger observed that “order once shattered can be ...

In what is being described as a landmark defence deal, Australia and Japan have signed contracts to roll out an initial ...

Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) marks a quiet but consequential shift from its predecessor, fundamentally ...

Australia will raise defence spending to 3.0 percent of GDP by 2033 as armed conflicts flare worldwide, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday. Australia's defence spending had previously been ...

DARWIN, Australia – Headquarters staff from the 38th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade and members of 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, integrated to form the first U.S. Army-Australian ...

Defence Minister Chris Penk will travel to Australia today to undertake a range of engagements to further strengthen defence cooperation with New ...