Defence scientist recognised for driving Australia’s sovereign missile propulsion breakthrough
The architect behind Australia’s emerging sovereign rocket propulsion capability has received Defence’s highest individual sci...
Australian Adaptability: Ukraine’s drone war is changing warfare, can the ADF adapt fast enough to keep up?
Will the rapid evolution of uncrewed systems on the battlefields of Ukraine force the Australian Defence Force to rethink how it d...
Australian-built rocket motor passes first flight test in guided weapons milestone
Australia has successfully flight-tested a domestically designed and manufactured advanced solid rocket motor for the first time, ...
CONTESTED GROUND: Weak, vulnerable, backwater – Australia’s choice between strategic camps and managed decline
Dr Ross Babbage warns that without urgent economic reform and industrial recalibration, Australia risks becoming a client state of...

Photo Essay: Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment

Photo Essay: Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment
Click to launch gallery

14

Photos

Scroll to read and see more

With the news of Project GREYFIN’s first stage approval, Defence Connect has decided to showcase the talents and capabilities of one of Australia’s Special Forces units, the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR).

With the news of Project GREYFIN’s first stage approval, Defence Connect has decided to showcase the talents and capabilities of one of Australia’s Special Forces units, the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR).

One of three Special Operations Command combat units, the SASR has a long and esteemed history within the ADF, with its lineage traced back to the Australian Z Special Unit and Independent Commando Companies that fought during the Second World War.

SASR special forces conduct challenging small-team operations that involve high-level precise military skills, often in remote areas and with little tactical-level support.

SASR personnel are selected following annual testing and trials. However, the special forces aspect involves rigorous selection and training cycles before they are to wear the famous sandy-coloured beret.

Force elements from SASR have served in various major conflicts (including Borneo, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq) and provide support to peace enforcements and peacekeeping operations (including Rwanda, Somalia, Cambodia and Timor-Leste (East Timor).

In addition to international operations, SASR remains prepared to meet domestic and offshore counterterrorism tasks. 

For a look at some of the capabilities the SASR offers, scroll through the image gallery above.

Want to see more stories from trusted news sources?
Make Defence Connect a preferred news source on Google.
Click here to add Defence Connect as a preferred news source.

Tags: