Convoy turns green with Army
The 7th Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) helped turn this year’s annual Brisbane Convoy for Kids a shade of olive
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Tri-service firepower demo in WA for Minister Price
The effects of joint-force firepower made a good impression with Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price during a tri-service live-fire
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10th Light Horse Regiment re-raised
Western Australia’s 10th Light Horse Regiment (10LH) was re-raised in Perth on 10 October – on the regiments 107th anniversary.
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Order placed for 251 new EOS remote weapon stations
Electro Optic Systems – EOS – has won a $94 million contract to supply 251 remote weapon stations for ADF’s protected mobility vehicles.
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Combat vehicles and technology sovereign-industry-engagement plans released
The third Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Implementation Plan iteration was released today, covering combat vehicles and technology upgrades.
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How falling on your ass can help protect soldiers
Reducing risks posed by IEDs is an area of effort for DST researchers and collecting battlefield data is challenging – enter civilian fall-on-pelvis data.
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Contract signed for Army air-defence radars
Defence has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Canberra-based CEA Technologies Pty Ltd to supply Army’s new short-range ground-based air-defence
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Army Demo Day – and ADFA Open Day
Army held it’s Army Demonstration Day in Sir Thomas Blamey Square at Defence headquarters today – most of which will be on
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Kongsberg awarded Australian air-defence-components contract worth $270million
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Australia worth 1.6 billion NOK (Aus$270milion) for delivery of
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Armour in the Australian Army: Is There Something Wrong? Part 3
How does a mechanised infantry battalion work? Let’s start with a single IFV … three crew (driver, gunner and commander),
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Army tests new gear before roll-out
The Australian Army tested a range of new capabilities during a land-trial exercise in Townsville over the past month, to
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EOS launches new lightweight remote weapon station
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) launched the latest product in its family of highly successful remote weapons systems at Land Forces
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Army Demonstration Day hits the capital
The Australian Army today displayed a range of equipment and capabilities in Canberra for Army Demonstration Day 2018. CAPTION: An Australian
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Minister wraps up sales visit to Israel
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne wraps up a four-day visit to Israel today for the inaugural Australia-Israel Defence Industry
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‘New’ gear displayed at Ex Chong Ju
Today the Australian Army displayed its extensive firepower capability during Exercise Chong Ju at the Combined Armed^ (sic) Training Centre
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French president visits Garden Island
During his three-day official visit to Australia this week, French President Emmanuel Macron met Royal Australian Navy personnel and toured
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1RAR parades Bushmasters – with more to come
The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, marked a significant milestone in its history last week when it held a parade
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How ADF members can get ‘more car’
You know the moment in traffic when you turn your head and get a pang of regret. The car in
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Government launches Defence Export Strategy
The Turnbull Government today launched a new Defence Export Strategy they hope will create jobs and investment in Australia’s defence
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ADF releases images of future missile-defence platform
As reported in April, Defence commissioned Raytheon to develop a short-range ground-based air-defence system to improve protection for deployed personnel –
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