Infantry fighting vehicle project shortlist
Hanwha Defense Australia and Rheinmetall Defence Australia have been short-listed to participate in the next stage of evaluation to replace Army’s
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Exercise Hydra tests multiple military heads
Soldiers from eight nations are engaging in a military skills competition in Brisbane testing the teamwork, physical stamina and mental rigour
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Tiger officially enters Tiger-replacement race
Airbus Helicopters is offering what they say is a cost-effective approach for taking the Tiger platform beyond 2040, in response to
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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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Sappers in Timor for sixth Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk
Australian Army engineers have arrived in Timor-Leste for the sixth iteration of Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk. FILE PHOTO (2016): Australian Army carpenter
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Defence explains MRH-90 tail rotor issue
Following the fleet-wide grounding of the ADF’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopters last month, CONTACT asked Defence for an explanation of what
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Aussie Tigers so far unaffected by fleet-wide German grounding
Germany’s Bundeswehr grounded its entire fleet of Tiger helicopters on 2 August when it was informed that certain bolts in
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Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme 2019 finished
The remote East Pilbara community of Jigalong in Western Australia came together today for the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme
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Aussie engineers building Fiji army camp
Australian Defence Force engineers are working with the Royal Fijian Military Forces (RFMF) and local Fijian construction companies to build
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Billions to upgrade Australian special forces
The government has announced a major new funding package for the Australian Army’s special forces. FILE PHOTO (May 2019): Australian
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MRH-90 fleet still grounded – only ‘minor modification’ required
Australia’s fleet of 47 MRH-90 helicopters is still grounded more than a month after a single aircraft developed a vibration
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Grant to advance rocket-propelled grenade for Australian Army
Victorian company DefendTex has won a $2million grant from the Defence Innovation Hub to continue developing rocket-propelled grenade technology for
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17 Combat Service Support Brigade gets new name
The Australian Army Order of Battle has been amended to reflect that 17 Combat Service Support Brigade is now renamed
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LLCs modified and tested to carry tanks
The landing craft aboard Australia’s Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships have undergone significant modification and testing over the past
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‘Anzac week’ shootout at Taji
Members of Task Group Taji 9’s Training Team Sierra took to the range at the Taji Military Complex, 20km north
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Aussies fly Kiwi choppers as own fleet grounded
A fleet-wide grounding of all Australian MRH-90 helicopters recently put a significant dent in ship-to-shore capabilities – and no doubt
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Aussie VC going to Ireland
The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia and the Australian Army History Unit has loaned Sergeant Martin O’Meara’s Victoria Cross
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Commandos storm Sydney ferry
Exercise MARS RAT readies counterterrorism group for any eventuality, writes Corporal Sebastian Beurich, in ARMY Newspaper edition 1446, 25 July
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Tiger replacement project kicks off
Just two years after achieving Final Operating Capability – with nine caveats that could prevent it being deployed on operations –
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Sun smiles on 2019’s mid-year Duntroon graduation
Seventy-one Australian Army staff cadets graduated today in the 134th graduating class from the Royal Military College – Duntroon, alongside
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