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Sovereign industry

Army reservist Captain Gareth Morgan receives the Prince of Wales Award at his workplace, DXC Technology, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Story by Captain Evita Ryan.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

Award supports professional development

04/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1625 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

Growing up in the leafy Brisbane suburb of Ferny Grove, near Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Captain Gareth Morgan always wanted

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Major Ben Lanskey from Defence Reserves Support, left, Canterbury College's Flight Lieutenant Greg Wacker and Canterbury College principal Daniel Walker at the presentation of the Queensland Employer Support Award 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.
News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry 

College rewarded for Reserve support

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1818 Views 0 Comments RAAF Reserve

Canterbury College at Waterford, Queensland, has won the not-for-profit category of the recently announced Queensland Defence Employer Support Awards. CAPTION:

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A Leonardo AW139 helicopter flown by pilots from the 5th Aviation Regiment at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

5th Aviation Regiment forced lease helicopters

31/10/202113/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 4020 Views 2 Comments

Army’s aviation capability has been enhanced with two Leonardo AW139 helicopters joining the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville. CAPTION: A

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Private Valeriy Gurskyy ready to board a C-27J Spartan aircraft during Operation Resolute 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Reserve service a win-win

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1932 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

For Ukrainian immigrant Valeriy Gurskyy, joining the Army Reserve as an infantry soldier shows his loyalty to his adopted country,

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HMAS Brisbane is one of the Hobart-class destroyers in the fleet. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Call for tenders for new-style fleet maintenance

31/10/202103/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2012 Views 0 Comments capability life-cycle manager

A call for tenders has been issued for a capability life-cycle manager (CLCM) to maintain Navy’s Hobart-class destroyers. CAPTION: HMAS

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Defence Science and Techonology Group's Bathiya Senanayake, left, and an RFTEQ team member testing the new Complex Adaptive Threat Jammer Technology system at DSTG Edinburgh, South Australia.
ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

New jamming tech proving successful

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2619 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, DSTG

Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is working with South Australian start-up, RFTEQ, to develop jammer technologies capable of defeating

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Lance Corporal Craig Luchetta on Operation Victoria Bushfire Assist in 2009 when he was a private. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Graham McBean.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

Reservist puts SKATERZ up after hectic career

31/10/202107/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2272 Views 1 Comment Army Reserve

Hailing from Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Lance Corporal Craig Luchetta was inspired to join the Army Reserve in 2006 after meeting

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Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Rheinmetall submits best-and-final LAND400 offer – no details released

21/10/202121/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2909 Views 0 Comments

Rheinmetall has submitted the company’s Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) best and final offer for the Australian Department of Defence

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The first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat in the water after being launched. Photo by Austal.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

New patrol boat launched

20/10/202121/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3176 Views 0 Comments

The first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats was recently launched at the Austal Ships shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

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The Multi-Function Aperture (MFA) program is calling for interested industry and academic organisations to help develop Australian-based and sovereign capabilities.
ADF Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Call for partners on same wavelength

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1983 Views 0 Comments