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. |
| 2022 | The French Army personnel strength recorded 14,155 commissioned officers, 38,684 non-commissioned officers, 61,372 EVAT (Engagés Volontaires de l'Armée de Terre), 466 VDAT (Volontaires de Défense), and 8,119 civilian employees. |
| 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. |
| 2016 | The French Army underwent a major reorganization, restructuring its divisions and brigades. This included creating two combined divisions based on the heritage of 1st and 3rd Armored divisions, establishing three combat brigades under each division, reforming the 4th Airmobile Brigade, and creating specialized division-level commands. |
| 2015 | The Australian Army displayed a Eurocopter Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) at the Australian International Airshow. |
| November 2015 | Opération Sentinelle was reinforced following the Paris attacks, becoming part of a state of emergency due to continued terror threats. |
| April 2015 | Deploys 300-strong Task Group Taji to Iraq for capacity building and training of Iraqi forces. |
| January 2015 | Opération Sentinelle launched in the aftermath of the Île-de-France attacks, deploying 10,000 soldiers and 4,700 police and gendarmes to protect sensitive territories from terrorism. |
| 2014 | Operation Shader begins: UK takes a leading role in the 67-member Global Coalition against ISIL in Iraq, providing training and equipment to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Security 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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