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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ADF
General news from around the Australian Defence Force
What ‘new’ Defence Strategy?
I hear a lot of woohoo and excitement about a new 2020 Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan –
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Defence’s COVID-19 cases spike again
Defence has added a further five cases of COVID-19 – bringing the total of confirmed cases to 60 – with all new cases contracted somewhere overseas.
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Billion-dollar Benalla boost
Defence has signed a 10-year agreement with Thales for continued management and operation of Australia’s munition factories in Benalla and Mulwala.
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NIOA secures 10-year tenancy at Benalla
Up to 100 jobs will be created NIOA Munitions who signed a new 10-year contract for a tenancy at the Benalla munitions factory in Victoria today.
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1000 ADF deploying to Victoria for COVID-19 fight
The Australian Defence Force will significantly increase its support to Victoria to help it contain recent outbreaks of COVID-19.
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UQ to bridge artificial intelligence divide with ADF
University of Queensland Business School is working with the ADF to address growing challenges created by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Five more Defence members recover from COVID-19
Five more Defence members have been officially declared recovered from COVID-19 since yesterday, bringing the total recovered to 53 out of 55 infected.
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One more case of COVID-19 for Defence
Defence’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 55 with a new number added to the ‘overseas’ listing – with the number ‘recovered’ steady on 48.
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Defence releases info on latest COVID-19 case
Defence confirmed that an ADF member posted to Papua New Guinea as part of Australia’s Defence Cooperation Program tested positive to COVID-19 on 18 June.
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Defence to merge intelligence functions under new Chief
Defence is bringing together its intelligence capabilities under a new Defence Intelligence Group to support operations and leverage emerging capabilities.
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Defence adds more numbers to its COVID-19 tally
Defence is currently reporting 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its ranks, of which 48 have now officially recovered.
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Census 2021 will count veterans for the first time
The next Australian Census will be held on 10 August 2021 – and will, for the first time, include a question about service in the Australian Defence Force.
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Community grants for wartime heritage memorials
Grants for community groups across the country committed to preserving Australia’s wartime heritage through projects and activities have been announced.
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$21 million in Defence innovation grants awarded
Eight new contracts worth more than $21 million have been funded under the federal government’s $640 million defence innovation program.
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RAAF Base Darwin getting new control tower
A new air-traffic-control tower is taking shape at RAAF Base Darwin in preparation for the arrival of Australia’s new OneSKY air-traffic-management system.
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5RAR recruits new tiger mascot
Darwin’s 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, this year marked the Battle of Binh Ba through several events – including enlisting a new tiger mascot.
Read more![A 1RAR soldier dismounts a Bushmaster equipped with a protected weapon station [or system? – let me know ASAP if I'm wrong] (PWS) to fire the 84mm rocket launcher. Photo by Corporal Jamie Osborne.](https://www.contactairlandandsea.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pws-800x444.jpg)
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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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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