Watch Lieutenant Colonel Davai Tau discuss his experiences studying in Australia throughout his military career. At the start of PNGDF week, we look at our close ties with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force through the Defence Cooperation Program (DCP). The DCP offers training and education to military and defence personnel to exchange skills and knowledge, strengthen interoperability and foster people-to-people links. In 2024 alone, over 106 PNGDF personnel visited Australia to undertake traini

PNGDF Defence Week was held in early September. Military officials from France, The UK, India, Tonga, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and the USA attended this golden jubilee celebration. Tens of thousands of people attended aircraft and naval displays. This video shows the highlights from the events of this exciting week. | Papua New Guinea 50 - Celebrating Independence

Sister squadrons are doing it for themselves 🇵🇬 🙌 🇦🇺 #OurPeople from Royal Australian Air Force's 35 Squadron have had the opportunity to work side by side with their sister squadron from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Air Transport Wing (ATW) while deployed on Operation KIMBA. Between missions to support PNG's national elections, our aviators have provided ATW personnel valuable practical experience on the RAAF C-27J Spartan aircraft, including operating on the flight line and