Australian Defence Force

The Victoria Cross recipient will have to come up with almost $1 million to pursue his defamation appeal over news reports he engaged in war crimes in Afghanistan.

The ADF helicopters have been grounded since July when a Taipan crashed off the Queensland coast killing four airmen.

Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane will see an influx of new military personnel.

New laws aim to protect national security amid concern China is recruiting ex Australian military pilots.

The crash, one of Australia's worst peacetime military disasters in almost 20 years, has stoked serious safety concerns over the MRH-90 Taipan.

Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a biennial joint exercise between the United States and Australia.

An overturned boat has been found in the area Australian and international crews are searching for a Chinese fishing vessel.

Thirty-six Australians and their families were on the RAAF flight as they fled the war-torn nation three weeks into a bloody campaign.

Critical air, land and naval installations will be boosted, the federal government said today.

If you're getting up early for Anzac Day, Weatherzone is predicting warmer than average temperatures.

Beijing has issued a call to avoid "hyping up the 'China threat' narrative" after Australia's landmark defence review called out the superpower's historic military buildup.

Australia faces the greatest strategic challenges since World War II, the prime minister says, as the government unveiled its response to the landmark defence review.

Details of possible meetings between the Department of Defence and journalist Chris Masters ahead of a secret inquiry into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan may be made public after a bid by former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

Thirty years ago the ADF was deployed to one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Oliver John Schulz is charged over the allegedly unlawful killing of a civilian in Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province in 2012.

A witness said they saw an explosion above the rotors before the chopper ditched into the ocean.

The foreign minister's harsh language appeared to defy predictions that China might abandon its aggressive "wolf warrior" diplomacy in favour of more moderate rhetoric.

An expert panel warns Australia is unprepared for potential conflict with the rising Asian superpower.

The prime minister has declared the nuclear submarine deal is the "single biggest leap" in the nation's defence capabilities.

Its findings will help mould the ADF to respond to modern military threats.

Up to 70 Australian soldiers will travel to the United Kingdom in coming days to begin training Ukrainian troops in the fight against Russia.

Residents of flood-hit communities in Western Australia have been evacuated as the flooding crisis continues to unfold.

They would provide the potential to reach the China mainland from Australian bases, experts say.

ADF chief Angus Campbell has given officers 28 days to prove their service in the Afghanistan war was "distinguished" but it has sparked ire from veterans.

Today is Remembrance Day, when Australia commemorates members of its armed forces who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

Concerns that former ADF members are being recruited by China to help train its military have triggered a federal government review.

The UK launched Operation Interflex earlier this year, saying it had the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every four months.

Heston Russell is suing the ABC over an article alleging an Afghan prisoner was unlawfully killed.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he's "deeply shocked" by the reports, which have triggered an urgent Defence Department investigation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stressed any Australian troops sent to train Ukrainian soldiers will not be based in the war-torn country.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today announced a comprehensive strategic review of the Australian Defence Force amid concerns about a 'capability gap' in the country's armed forces.

The federal government is expanding Defence force support for Australia's coronavirus-stricken aged care sector.

Military "megaprojects" risk a blowout in the defence budget, a new report warns.

Australia's very own 'Top Gun' pilots are taking to the skies over the Northern Territory in a major military exercise.

A "perfect storm" of dangerous factors can push some of our bravest Australians towards homelessness and suicide.

The man, who can only be identified as Person X, gave evidence in Mr Roberts-Smith's defamation trial and was taken into custody yesterday.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed Australia will supply Ukraine with the military vehicles requested by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

China's military has claimed an Australian surveillance aircraft was flying in a "malicious" fashion close to its warships when the plane was targeted by a laser weapon.

The Australian Defence Force will undergo the biggest expansion in nearly 40 years, the Prime Minister has announced.

More than 1300 Australian Defence Force personnel have arrived in Brisbane to assist with flood clean-ups, as residents work to clear mud and debris from their streets and homes.

Australian officials warned the attack put the plane's crew members in danger, but Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin insisted that account was "untrue".

Australia should brace for more assertive acts by China in the wake of the laser attack on an RAAF plane.

Angry Australian Department of Defence officials have sent please explain notes to counterparts in Beijing after the Chinese navy used a military-grade laser to attack a Royal Australian Air Force plane.

The Australian Defence Force says a Chinese naval vessel lased an Australian aircraft in what it says is a "serious safety incident".

Australia's biggest warship has experienced an "outage" during an aid mission to Tonga.

The Tongan government has described an "unprecedented disaster" in its first official communication since a volcano-generated tsunami struck the Pacific nation.

Australia's Pacific Minister, Zed Seselja, said there were reports of "houses thrown across the road".

Australian planes are on their way to Tonga to assess damage from the air and deliver crucial supplies to the ground, after the weekend's massive volcano eruption in the Pacific.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the ADF will ditch its entire fleet of troubled Taipan helicopters.