HMAS Sydney attends third Pacific Dragon
HMAS Sydney conducted integrated air and missile defence activities during Exercise Pacific Dragon in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the
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Author: Posted by Brian Hartigan
Blended fuels boost Defence resilience
The Australian Defence Force has begun rolling out low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) blends across its network in an effort
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Huntsman tested in the field
The AS9 Huntsman made its debut in the field, deployed for the 1st (Australian) Division’s premier warfighter Exercise Pozieres Run
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Army trials long-range portable radar
A new long-range radar system capable of detecting threats out to 80km has been trialled alongside Army’s in-service Ground Observer
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Volunteers for love of ‘Everymans’
A trip to the shops for Adelaide-based couple Ben and Claudia Ridley can often run to $5000 and only keep
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New, more complex pilot training at Oakey
Army aviation training at Oakey is undergoing one of its most significant evolutions in decades, with the EC135 Juno helicopter
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Open Letter to Minister Keogh
Joint position of 10 veteran service organisations on the proposed $5000 Annual Monetary Limit on allied health services Dear Minister
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Pilbara Regiment tested on Exercise Colt
Zodiac patrols, radars and vehicle-mounted teams from the Pilbara Regiment converged on the Exmouth Peninsula for Exercise Colt, testing personnel
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1st Armoured Regiment’s heritage – why it’s important it not be forgotten
A unit’s heritage is that which creates the esprit-de-corps on which morale is based. It is this, in turn, which
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Helicopter underwater escape training
With soldiers strapped into the seat of the helo dunker, the machine starts to rise up from the water. CAPTION:
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Albanese Owns the Matt Keogh Problem
Dear Editor, Matt Keogh admitted he “got it wrong” when he initially refused to meet veterans and clinicians opposing Labor’s
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Forging a decorative door lock
I set out to make a decorative door lock – and eventually got there. Though the artistic process unexpectedly took
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The campaign to reinstate 1st Armoured Regiment’s combat status
What more can be done? More than 120 letters have been published in CONTACT thus far. One received more than
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Aussies support drone course for NZ Army
The New Zealand Army is building its first-person view (FPV) drone capability with a new specialist course. CAPTION: A New
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Census on the high seas
For most people, this year’s census was filled out at home, on the couch or in the study – but,
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New masts for new Young Endeavour
Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour II recently celebrated two major construction milestones – the vessel’s launch and successful placement of its three
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Tully prepares troops for jungle warfighting
Deep in Tully’s jungle in far north Queensland, a young soldier lies on his stomach in a muddy gun pit.
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Mitigating brain injury from blasts
Repeated low-level blast overpressure exposure in training is recognised as a workplace hazard – and Defence is implementing new measures to
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Infantry to field FPV attack drones
First-person-view strike drones will soon be part of infantry’s arsenal, with 5/7RAR aiming to field a fully integrated combat team
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Where does this leave the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC)?
If no action is to be taken by the RAAC’s leaders … the future is bleak, indeed! What needs to
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