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first-person view drones (FPVD)

An Australian Army soldier signals 'all clear' to launch a drone using first-person-view goggles during the Modify and Operate Attack Drone (FPV) course at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photos by Sergeant Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

Army accelerates drone training

27/03/202627/03/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 647 Views 0 Comments 2RAR, 5/7 RAR, Armed Forces of Ukraine, drones, first-person view drones (FPVD), Operation Kudu, Puckapunyal, Royal Australian Regiment

Perched atop the rugged hillside and camouflaged in hides, teams operate their drones, sweeping for targets among the close terrain,

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An uncrewed aerial system navigates the urban-style challenge course during the Rise of the Drones finals at Victoria Barracks in Sydney. Story by Captain Andrew Lee. Photo by Private C.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Next-generation drone pilots face off at comp

19/12/202519/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1299 Views 0 Comments Army Battle Lab, first-person view drones (FPVD), MakerSpace, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

Army’s newest drone and robotics talent went head-to-head at Victoria Barracks last month in the finals of Rise of the

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Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Fred Jabagat, from the 1st Armoured Regiment, controls the M134D minigun remote weapon station attached to a Modular Robotic Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by √. Photos by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Remote weapons technology tested on Talisman Sabre

01/08/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3183 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Exercise Talisman Sabre, first-person view drones (FPVD), Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV)

The 1st Armoured Regiment (1st Armd Regt) transformed this year to provide the Australian Army with a Combat Experimentation Group,

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