Minister lauds Aussie Defence industry to UK counterpart
Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry last night spoke with her United Kingdom counterpart about Australian Defence capabilities, exports and offerings.
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General news from around the Australian Defence Force
Ammo-box contract extended for Victorian company
A regional Victorian company that has incorporated new technologies to reuse ammunition containers has signed a $15 million contract with Defence.
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COVID-19 spike hits Defence over long weekend
Defence was hit by a relatively large spike of new and unexplained confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.
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Australia ends training mission at Taji Military Complex
Australia has successfully completed its training mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq where, since 2015, they have trained more than 47,000 Iraqis.
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Australia-India agree Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in virtual summit
PMs Scott Morrison and Narendra Modi ‘met’ earlier today in a virtual summit, which the Indian PM said “covered the entire expanse of our relationship”.
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Defence hit with more COVID-19 cases
Defence has been hit with another three confirmed cases of COVID-19, after an encouraging lapse of more than a week with no new cases.
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RCB denied Warlike Service appeal
Our appeal [that AASM be awarded for ‘warlike service’ with Rifle Company Butterworth from September 1974 to December 1980] was
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Virtual weapons cost Defence 12 times more than real ones
A press release from Meggitt Training Systems today has put a dollar value on ‘virtual’ EF88 weapons used on Defence’s
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Gadgets and gismos – if it’s in a Marvel movie, Defence is thinking about it
While flying battle suits, swarms of combat drones and advanced AI are exciting on the big screen, ADF is actually looking at similar concepts.
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Defence’s COVID-19 stats on the rise again
Following more than two weeks of no new COVID-19 cases in the ADF, the spell has well and truly been broken with four new cases in as many days.
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ADF’s COVID-19 up by three – one in Australia
The ADF’s accumulating total number of COVID-19 infections to strike our military has been increased by three – one of which was contracted in Australia.
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Delayed Marine rotation in Darwin to start in June
Arrangements in the Northern Territory are in place to ensure the safe and effective conduct of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 2020.
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CSC offering free on-line superannuation webinars
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation has shifting all superannuation education and information sessions online in response to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Defence participating in Year 13 Online Expo
ADF is participating in the Year 13 Online Expo all this week to interact with approximately 100,000 school leavers and job seekers from across Australia.
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Changes to Military Super and DHOAS pass parliament
Changes to ADF Super and the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (DHOAS) eligibility criteria were passed through parliament today.
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Defence-estate works released to bolster economy
The government is releasing almost $870 million of estate works to the market which will bolster defence industry as the
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Defence-organised supply-chain hackathon
Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces will host a joint hackathon to identify opportunities to strengthen sovereign supply chains this weekend.
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Remember military nurses on International Nurses Day
On International Nurses Day, we recognise and celebrate the contribution of nurses to the safety of our country through times of conflict and in peacetime.
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Cubic Defence Australia wins $5million comms contract in Townsville
A Townsville-based company whose workforce is primarily composed of veterans has secured a $5million contract to deliver training services for the ADF.
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Aus/NZ Defence ministers teleconference
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to strengthen defence cooperation on both sides of the Tasman and in our Pacific neighbourhood.
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