Trump entourage land US$110 billion arms deals
President Donald Trump met yesterday with King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and other Saudi royalsin what
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Science & Technology
HMAS Adelaide high and dry – Canberra on trial
Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide has entered the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney for
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RAAF Poseidon in real-life rescue drama – though navigation a bit sus
The Royal Australian Air Force’s latest maritime surveillance and response capability – the P-8A Poseidon – assisted with the co-ordination of a
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PM Malcolm Turnbull launches Naval Shipbuilding Plan
The Turnbull Government has released Australia’s first Naval Shipbuilding Plan, outlining the nation’s largest ever programme of naval shipbuilding and
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Tiger 001 sets another world-first record
The Australian Army has achieved a major milestone with one of its Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) becoming the first
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New Zealand NH90 flight restrictions ‘eased’
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has eased limitations on its fleet of twin-engined NH90 helicopters that have prevented them
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Italy builds first F-35B outside USA
The first short take-off/vertical landing F-35B assembled outside the United States rolled out of its Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO)
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Alligator wets its sea legs
Ka-52K Alligator helicopters manufactured by Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) recently completed the first phase of testing in marine conditions.
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Saab Australia/UniSA launch new Institute for Defence Technologies
Saab Australia and the University of South Australia – UniSA – have partnered to establish a new ‘Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence
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First of two new Cape-class PBs delivered for RAN
WA shipbuilder Austal today announced that the first of two Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy has been delivered. CAPTION: The
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Army receives six new M88 HERCULES
Defence has bought, received and deployed six new M88A2 HERCULES armoured recovery vehicles. CAPTION: Two new M88 HERCULES in Townsville. Minister
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Navy’s newest ship completes sea trials
Damen Shipyards Group of Holland yesterday announced the successful completion of sea trials for Australia’s new Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV) MV
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F-35 deploys on first exercise in Europe
F-35A Lightning II, airmen and accompanying equipment arrived at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, yesterday, marking the aircraft’s first training
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F-16 gets life extension – another 30 years at least
The US Air Force has authorised a life extension for the F-16 designed service life to 12,000 hours — far
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Australia orders $2billion ground-air defence system
The government has approved the development of a short-range ground-based air-defence system to improve protection for deployed personnel. CAPTION: A Surface-to-Air Missile
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New Zealand’s new mega tanker gets her name
The Royal New Zealand Navy has announced that the name of its newest and biggest ship will be HMNZS Aotearoa.
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Phalanx CWIS get ‘tech-refresh’ upgrade
Raytheon successfully tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System yesterday. FILE PHOTO: MK-15 Phalanx CIWS aboard the
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New facilities to house mobile bridges
Minister for Defence Personnel Dan Tehan recently announced a $23 million infrastructure project to store new mobile bridging equipment had been referred to
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Black-box ‘fight-recorder’ for soldiers
Enhanced human performance is one of nine transformational technology areas to be developed as a priority under the Next Generation
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$730 million Next Generation Technologies Fund launched
“As our enemies devise new ways to attack, our Defence Force must have advanced ways to respond and overcome new
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