Australian Army Boxer Block II reconnaissance vehicles in Exercise Diamond Run

Text poster only. The source photos show camouflage-netted eight-wheeled Boxer armoured vehicles on a dirt track through dry eucalyptus bush, a soldier silhouetted against a bright flare at night, and a soldier with night-vision goggles and a rifle among trees at dusk. — Australian Army (@AustralianArmy), watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photos posted Oct. 20, 2026 by the Australian Army. The Army says the Boxer Block II Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle took on entrenched opposing forces during Exercise Diamond Run, the 7th Brigade's annual test of warfighting readiness at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland. The photos show camouflaged eight-wheeled Boxer vehicles on a dirt track and soldiers with night-vision devices in bushland.

What: Australian Army Boxer Block II reconnaissance vehicles in Exercise Diamond Run
Where: Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland
When: Oct 20, 2026
Who: Australian Army (@AustralianArmy)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Armoured vehicles and soldiers in a training exercise; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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Australian Army (@AustralianArmy) · Australian Army on X (Oct. 20, 2026)

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Captured 20 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Australian Army (@AustralianArmy). Location: Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland.

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Credit: Australian Army (@AustralianArmy), watch at source. License: Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted).