Army
Military branch for ground warfare
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| 2025 | The Australian Army is set to replace its 22 Eurocopter Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters with 29 Boeing AH-64E v6 Apache Guardians. |
| 2025 | The Australian Army has set a target to increase female representation to 18% of total personnel. |
| 2024 | The Australian Army plans to complete the delivery of an additional 9 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, with a total acquisition target of 40 helicopters. |
| July 1 2023 | The 1st (Australian) Division was renamed, with the 1st, 3rd, and 7th Brigades placed under the direct control of the division's headquarters to improve connections during deployments. |
| 2021 | Concludes Operation Highroad training mission in Afghanistan. |
| 2020 | Brereton Report released, investigating allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, identifying 25 ADF personnel involved in the murder of 39 civilians and prisoners. |
| June 2020 | Concludes deployment of Task Group Taji in Iraq. |
| 2019 | The Australian Army began replacing its 257 ASLAVs (Armoured Surveillance Liaison Vehicles) with 211 new Boxer armoured reconnaissance vehicles. |
| 2015 | The Australian Army displayed a Eurocopter Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) at the Australian International Airshow. |
| April 2015 | Deploys 300-strong Task Group Taji to Iraq for capacity building and training of Iraqi forces. |
| 2014 | Australian Multi-cam Camouflage Uniform (AMCU) was introduced, replacing the Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) and Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) for all Australian Army orders of dress. |
| December 2013 | Chief of Army reversed a previous ban on berets as general duties headwear for all personnel, with the exception of Special Forces personnel (SASR, CDO Regiments). |
| December 31 2013 | Ends combat role in Afghanistan, transitioning to a training contingent under Operation Highroad. |
| January 2013 | Gender-based restrictions for frontline combat and training roles were lifted, allowing women to serve in all military positions in the Australian Army. |
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