ADF orders new NVGs with augmented reality
Some ADF will soon get new night-fighting capability that combines low-light augmentation, thermal imagery and augmented reality.
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Science & Technology
Aussie businesses clock up $2.7billion in JSF contracts
More than 50 Australian companies have so far shared in $2.7 billion in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter parts production contracts.
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Thales Research and Development Team in Lithgow to double
The Small Arms Research & Development team in Lithgow is about to double as the Thales anticipates a digitised battlespace for the ADF.
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Aust/US collab on hypersonic missiles
Australia has renewed a research partnership with the USA to develop hypersonic missiles for high-speed long-range strike capabilities.
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Subsea craft could get wings too
SubSea Craft has partnered with IrvinGQ to develop a parachute-deployment option for its surface-submersible craft, VICTA.
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New Maritime Underwater Tracking Range to be built off WA
A new Maritime Underwater Tracking Range will be built in Western Australia to replace the original system that ceased operating in 2012.
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$10million for artificial intelligence innovation
Government hopes a $10 million investment in artificial intelligence capabilities will give Australia an edge across all Defence domains.
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WarpSPEE3D printer installed at Navy base
The Royal Australian Navy has installed its own WarpSPEE3D metal printer at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin after seeing what Army could do.
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Perth company working on robot battlefield stretcher bearer
A Perth technology company is working with Defence to develop a robotic system to battlefield enable casualties evacuation.
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Govt plan to support Aussie radar makers
Defence Industry minister announces Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Plan for active phased array and passive radar capability.
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Adaptable facilities being built for new fighting vehicles
Aurecon and AECOM are building innovative adaptable facilities for the Army’s armoured fighting vehicle fleet in Victoria, Queensland and SA.
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Aussie ingenuity powers increased fighter-engine work
Australian business TAE Aerospace has significantly increased its share of maintenance work on the F414 engines that power the RAAF’s
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Huge response to artificial intelligence call
Experts in artificial intelligence have rallied to a call from Defence and ONI for solutions to key Defence and security challenges.
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Staff cadet invents chemical-threat Canary Sensor
Army Staff Cadet Oscar Fowler has developed a prototype ‘Canary Sensor’ to detect harmful gases, with potential military and civilian uses.
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Navy tests robots in disaster-relief exercise
Royal Australian Navy and defence industry have put robots to the test in a simulated counter-disaster operation in Brisbane.
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New era in Navy survey capabilities launched
A new type of survey craft that will improve Navy’s geospatial survey capabilities has been launched from HMAS Adelaide for the first time.
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Defence reaching out in freeze-dried food sector
Defence is partnering with a Tasmanian company that specialises in the production of freeze-dried foods to aid food innovation and production.
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NZDF hydro team prep for Antarctica
Military hydrographers are among NZDF bound for Antarctica as part of the NZDF’s long-standing support to Antarctic scientific programs.
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Tonga receives second Guardian-class patrol boat
The Kingdom of Tonga received its second Australian-built Guardian-class patrol boat at a ceremony in Henderson, Western Australia, today.
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ADFA gets unmanned ground vehicles
ADFA cadets might soon say goodbye to forearm-burning store carries thanks to the arrival of two unmanned ground vehicles.
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