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A Redback infantry fighting vehicle on display in Canberra. Army will take delivery of 129 of the vehicles, to be built in Geelong. Photo by Andrew Green.

Redback to bring Army some sting

27/07/202327/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4330 Views 9 Comments LAND 400 Phase 3, M113, Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

THE Army will receive 129 new infantry fighting vehicles in response to Australia’s changing strategic environment. CAPTION: A Redback infantry fighting

German Chief of Army Lieutenant General Alfons Mais (centre) visits German and Australian troops at Camp Star in the Townsville Field Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story and photo by Lieutenant Geoff Long.

Australian Army Sovereign industry

German Army chief’s close-up with a Boxer

26/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1228 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), Boxer CRV, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Chief of the German Army Lieutenant General Alfons Mais has observed the capabilities of the Australian-made Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle

Air Commodore Steve Pesce and Steve Green sign a three-year contract to provide services as Air Domain's Aerospace Propulsion Centre of Expertise. Story by Group Captain David Mahoney. Photo by Private Nicholas Marquis.

News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry

Aussie expertise a boost for aircraft engine fleet

20/07/202327/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1668 Views 0 Comments Aerospace Propulsions Centre of Expertise (APCoE), Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

An Australian-owned company will be working with the ADF to provide expert advice on effectively and efficiently managing military aircraft

Squadron Leader Nathan Hook, left, with Acting Head Joint Support Services Division Air Commodore Grant Pinder, and civilian employer Peter Nugent from AeroPM. Story by Emily Egan. Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh.

ADF News Sovereign industry

Award-winning support for reservists

18/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1305 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve

The winners of a Defence Supportive Employer Award have recognised the important work of ADF reservists, saying they added genuine

Australian Army Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles will be connected by the Army's new C$ EDGE systems. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Europe News Sovereign industry

Boxers built in Brisbane for export to Germany

11/07/202311/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2134 Views 7 Comments Boxer, Rheinmetall

The Albanese Government has agreed to a major defence export deal with Germany, signing an in-principle agreement for Australia to

Participants in the Defence Teaming Centre's Defence Industry Leadership Course 2023 on the flightline at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet and Leading Aircraftwoman Jasna McFeeters. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry

Teaming up to boost defence industry leadership

11/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1445 Views 0 Comments Defence Industry Leadership Program (DILP), No. 92 Wing, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Edinburgh

The opportunity to combine theoretical learning with hands-on experience was too good to miss for participants of the Defence Industry

Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Health Battalion board the Toll Bell 412 helicopter after watching a demonstration of Army Aviation's Aircraft Crash Response capability at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People Sovereign industry

Young medic shares crash response skills

04/07/202304/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1411 Views 0 Comments Oakey

When she heard about a posting to Oakey Health Centre, Private Jade Bown jumped at the chance to join a

The South Korean K9 Thunder conducting test firing at a testing facility in South Korea. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

Australian Army News Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Aussie Army tests new self-propelled howitzer in Korea

04/07/202306/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2507 Views 2 Comments AS9 Huntsman

Tests of Army’s incoming AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer, with its three-round burst and automated loading capabilities, are nearing completion in

A pair of US Navy and Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters at the Sikorsky Australia facilities in Nowra, NSW. Story by Emma Taylor. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Nowra maintenance on US Navy helicopter a first

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2098 Views 0 Comments MH-60R, MH-60R Seahawk, Sikorsky, US Navy

The first ever deep maintenance activity on a US Navy MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopter in Australia has been completed at

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Fifth Cape-class patrol boat delivered

23/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2018 Views 0 Comments ADV Cape Woolamai, Cape-class Patrol Boat

Austal Australia has delivered the fifth of eight Evolved Cape-class patrol boats (ECCPB’s) to the Royal Australian Navy. CAPTION: ADV

A range of (inert) 155mm Assegai ammunition on display at the NIOA stand at Land Forces 2018 in Adelaide. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry

NIOA gets 5-year extension on 155mm munitions contract

19/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2075 Views 1 Comment NIOA, Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions

NIOA has confirmed an extended partnership with Defence which it says will “future proof” supply surety of advanced artillery rounds

Defence Industry Pathways Program trainee Jack Morris takes part in a work placement in Henderson, WA. Story by Phillip Morton.

News Sovereign industry

Defence Industry Pathways Program keeps talent-pool growing

16/06/202319/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1755 Views 0 Comments Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP)

A steady pipeline of talent will continue to flow into the essential naval shipbuilding and sustainment industry thanks to an

HMAS Anzac conducts officer of the watch manoeuvres with HMAS Perth as they transit north for a regional presence deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Penske contracted to support Navy’s diesel engines

24/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1762 Views 0 Comments Penske Australia

Defence yesterday signed a contract with Penske Australia to provide local-industry support for diesel-engine sustainment activities for the Royal Australian

Australian Government-donated Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, in April 2022. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

ADF News Sovereign industry

Contract to replace some Bushmasters sent to Ukraine

17/05/202317/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2963 Views 1 Comment Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles

Thales Australia has welcomed the announcement today by Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy of a $160million contract to build

Measured from head to toe in a single scan, Image supplied.

New Zealand News Sovereign industry

ADA launches first full-body fitment scanner with NZDF

14/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1926 Views 0 Comments ADA

Australian Defence Apparel New Zealand (ADA NZ), a subsidiary of Australia’s primary manufacturer of high-tech uniforms and equipment ADA, is

Australian News Sovereign industry

EOS launches Australian-made counter-drone system

12/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3898 Views 0 Comments EOS

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) launched a new Australian-made counter-drone capability – named the Slinger – at its manufacturing facility in

The launch of the Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS) branch in Brindabella Business Park, Canberra, 2021. Photo by Lauren Larking.

News Sovereign industry

ODIS hits the road for SME forums

10/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1183 Views 0 Comments Office of Defence Industry

Australian businesses have been turning up in record numbers to learn more about becoming a Defence supplier since the Office

Air Vice-Marshal Leon Phillips. Photo by Sergeant Nicci Freeman.

ADF News Sovereign industry

New head of GWEO Enterprise announced

05/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2628 Views 0 Comments GWEO Enterprise

The government today appointed the inaugural head of the new Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise. FILE PHOTO: Air

A worker on the production line examines a freshly forged 155mm artillery-shell casing at the Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions factory in Maryborough, Queensland. Photo supplied.

Australian News Sovereign industry

First exports shipped from Queensland munitions plant

03/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3689 Views 3 Comments Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions

Defence manufacturer Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions’ Queensland artillery shell plant is growing exponentially as it takes another important step towards full-rate

Rear Admiral Steven Tiffen, front left, signs a contract with Noakes Group Managing Director Sean Langman, front right, with members from Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Systems Program Office and Noakes Group. Story by Phillip Morton. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

History News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Keeping Young Endeavour ready to sail

05/04/202308/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2459 Views 0 Comments HMAS Waterhen, STS Young Endeavour

On March 17, Australia’s leading general marine company, Noakes Group Pty Limited, was selected as the industry partner that will