Defence Forces

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the search for four missing personnel following a helicopter crash in the Whitsundays last Friday is now a ‘recovery’ effort.

Activity in Queensland's Whitsundays has changed from search and rescue, to a recovery mission, Defence Minister Richard Marles says. 

Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were on board the MRH90 helicopter that ditched into the ocean during a training exercise as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.

The Ukrainian President has proved a curse for Russia, uniting his nation while garnering western support for his cause. But how good a military strategist is he? And to what extent has he held his side together, asks John Lyons.

The US announces millions of dollars in military aid for Taiwan, in what is the Biden administration's first major package drawing on America's current weapons stockpiles to help Taipei counter China.

Police say wreckage found off the Queensland coast appears to be from missing Taipan chopper, but the search continues for its four-person crew.

A decision to allow the Royal Military Band to perform at a People's Liberation Army celebration in Canberra this week is criticised by veterans and the federal opposition.

With no naval fleet, Kyiv has been relying on sea drone technology and land-launched missiles to push back Moscow's maritime power. As Black Sea tensions simmer, will this continue to be enough?

British media outlets, using headlines such as "You've got Mali", are poking fun at UK military officials who are investigating why emails intended for the US were unwittingly sent to Russian ally Mali. 

Lawyers for war veteran Heston Russell accuse the ABC of engaging in an "inexcusable abuse of power" by publishing "false articles" before using a "PR machine" to defend the journalism.

The US Defence Secretary and Secretary of State have arrived in Australia for two days of high-level meetings.

Yevgeny Prigozhin's attempted mutiny last month might have failed in Russia, but in Mali and a handful of other African nations, the Wagner Group's influence — and reign of terror — is expanding.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are here for meetings with their counterparts ahead of joint AUSMIN talks that are likely to feature climate change, regional geopolitics, AUKUS and expanding defence ties between Australia and the United States.

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announces Hanwha Australia has won a bid to build 129 infantry vehicles on Australian soil.

Military contractor Hanwha wins a bid to build infantry fighting vehicles for the Australian Army, beating out Germany's Rheinmetall.

A ferocious battle is playing out inside the corporate boardrooms of Germany and South Korea, as a decision looms on a five-year-long tendering process for one of the Australian Army's most lucrative contracts on record.

Daniel Duggan, 54, denies allegations he helped train Chinese military pilots more than a decade ago, which relate to his work at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa. 

Nine military personnel have been injured in an explosion during Taiwan's annual military drills, as another exercise was cancelled due to an incoming typhoon.

Visiting UK Armed Services Minister James Heappey flags the possibility of British troops being eventually stationed in Darwin. 

Former US Marine pilot Daniel Duggan speaks publicly for the first time from his prison cell as he fights extradition to the United States over allegations he trained Chinese military pilots more than a decade ago.

The photo shows an RAAF plane flying over a Chinese surveillance ship as it headed towards Australia last week during international military exercises.

An aerial photograph obtained by the ABC shows an RAAF P-8 Poseidon plane flying over a Chinese surveillance ship as it headed towards Australia last week.

The heavy black bag carried by military aides who follow closely in the president's footsteps has been shrouded in secrecy for decades. Little is known about the contents of the bag, as most documents about it remain classified, but one nuclear war researcher has dug deep into its history.

Forging knives like a blacksmith was always a dream for this man. After a career in the defence and police force, it has become his latest way to serve others.

A former Australian soldier tells the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide that no counselling was offered to staff at the base where a young man was killed during a training drill.