MODERN ANZACs

The first Royal Australian Artillery gun battery is in the final phase of Operational Conversion to the advanced new 155mm Huntsman Self Propelled Artillery System. Details, units, new artillery capability, 155mm munitions, pix australiandefender.com.au

Marine Rotational Force - Darwin has quietly evolved from a standard MAGTF to a combat deployable Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force. Details, history, SPMAGTF concept, pix australiandefender.com.au

The US Marine Corps is about to kick off broad ranging sea trials of the advanced Australian design Stern Landing Vessel amphibious ship out of Darwin. Advanced concept, MRF-Darwin, 1st Brigade, Littoral Manoeuvre, EABO, pix australiandefender.com.au

The Royal Australian Air Force's final Poseidon has rolled off the Boeing production line and taken its first contractor flight. Details, background, program, units, timeline, pix @LookTheA380/planespotters.net

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has successfully completed its latest United Nations support mission monitoring North Korean sanctions evasion attracting a little Chinese agro during the op. Details, UNSC Resolutions, NZDF and ADF recent contributions australiandefender.com.au

@bcdsignature No mate, the unwanted horses were sent to the knackery and butchered for low grade meat.

Horses didn’t go extinct when cars arrived. They were freed from slavery. It was the carriage industry that died. Artificial Intelligence is doing the same for us right now.

The Australian Department of Defence has just announce its Land Based Maritime Strike selection for more HIMARS and the most advanced US ground launched Anti Ship Missile. Details, tech, units, HIMARS, missiles pix australiandefender.com.au

Australia's now 'fast tracked' acquisition of an advanced Medium Range Surface to Air Missile is the most complicated weapons procurement in decades with serious geopolitical, technical, alliance and compatibility hurdles. Details, weapons, program, pix australiandefender.com.au

@Chuckdm44 @KaterynaLis That Chimp has outmanoeuvred everyone else so far and is writing the book on advanced 21st Century warfare. Makes the rest of the West look like slow learners.

@KaterynaLis Ukraine don’t have the faculties to do that nor do they have the technical expertise to do it. That’ would be like giving a chimp a hand grenade. That would be stupid the Russia ISR strike envelope will see the factory and bomb it .

‼️ZELENSKYY: The U.S. produces only 60 anti-ballistic missiles a month. Since 2022, Ukraine has sought a license to manufacture them and double output for the U.S., but those requests were rejected. Kyiv is now moving to produce its own anti-ballistic missiles domestically. ZELENSKYY: The United States produces 60 (antiballistic) missiles a month. I asked, starting with Biden: "Give me the license, I promise we'll double your production." JOURNALIST: Are we ready to produce them ourselves? ZELENSKYY: I really wanted to, yes, we were ready. Do we even have the capacity? Yes, we're absolutely ready for this, yes. Missiles. We're talking about (antiballistic) missiles, not systems, yes. Ukrainian President on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

The Dept of Defence is investing in two advanced Aussie made super low cost hard kill systems to smash One Way Attack, loitering munitions and weaponised FPV drones with armed quadcopters and high energy lasers. Details, systems, tech, threats, pix australiandefender.com.au

A routine Dept of Defence publication has revealed previously undisclosed weapons that are being integrated on the Aussie MQ-28A Ghost Bat autonomous collaborative aircraft. Details, tech, munitions capability, ghost bat program, pix australiandefender.com.au

Combat proven Aussie designed and manufactured wing kits are a key component of the US Navy's new cutting edge JDAM Long Range stand off glide bomb. Details, tech, other weapons, Australian development, pix australiandefender.com.au

A scale model exhibited by the Aukus SSN nuclear submarine prime contractor at a conference in London reveals the most accurate view of the Royal Australian Navy's future weapon system. Details, program, current status, pix australiandefender.com.au

Contracts for the Royal Australian Navy's next generation Upgraded Mogami GP Frigate have been signed, but somehow Australia is paying multiple times the Japanese price. Details, technology, weapons, sensors, units, pix australiandefender.com.au

The Royal Australian Air Force's new Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance drone has flown its first mission over our southern Australian seas. Details, technology, units, bases, pix australiandefender.com.au Pic Dean Sperandio/Airman 94

The Royal Australian Air Force's newish airlifters will be retired as part of the equipment and unit cuts in the latest National Defence Strategy 2026 'reprioritisation. Details, units, capability, historic issues, pix australiandefender.com.au

Australian Army Aviation's EC665 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter will be withdrawn from service within months under National Defence Strategy 26 funding 'reprioritisation'. Details, units, Apache OpCon, Tiger history, pix australiandefender.com.au

The 2026 National Defence Strategy documentations reveal little significant change in ADF direction, but with more funds for advanced missiles and cutting edge tech along with bucket loads of cash for AUKUS nuke sub preparations. Details, initial analysis australiandefender.com.au

The Royal Australian Navy has raised its first formal unit to fast track its rapidly expanding fleets of robotic naval combat systems into service. Details, naval drones, technology, weapons, pix australiandefender.com.au

The Australian Special Air Service Regt (SASR) has new Light Tactical Vehicle optimised for extreme off road mobility used by US Special Operations Command, UK Special Forces & Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. Details, capability, weapons, pix australiandefender.com.au