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HMAS Arunta sporting her distinctive CEAFAR2-L phased array radar developed by Australian company CEA Technologies. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

First contract using government defence export loan facility

13/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4077 Views 0 Comments

Canberra based defence company CEA Technologies today signed the $90 million loan agreement, which will create 200 local jobs, including

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Defence industry minister’s speech at Indo-Pacific Conference

13/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2101 Views 0 Comments

SPEECH Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Melissa Price MP WA INDO-PACIFIC CONFERENCE **E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you for

Quantum computing research at the University of Adelaide.

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Defence launches new focus on STEM

13/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2250 Views 0 Comments

Defence has released its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Workforce Strategic Vision 2019-2030 in Canberra as part of its celebrations

No. 38 Squadron KA350 King Air. Photo by Corporal Glenn McCarthy.

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King Air, Spartan on Pacific fisheries patrol

13/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2924 Views 0 Comments

Australia is continuing its contribution in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Southwest Pacific, with the

Australian Army commandos during counter-terrorism training in Sydney. Photo by Corporal Sebastian Beurich.

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Billions to upgrade Australian special forces

12/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5676 Views 1 Comment

The government has announced a major new funding package for the Australian Army’s special forces. FILE PHOTO (May 2019): Australian

HMAS Canberra's flight deck team conduct crash-on-deck training with a grounded MRH-90 helicopter during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Defence made no mention of the fleet-wide MRH90 grounding until asked by media nearly two weeks after this photo was published. Photo by Leading Seaman Richard Cordell.

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MRH-90 fleet still grounded – only ‘minor modification’ required

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Australia’s fleet of 47 MRH-90 helicopters is still grounded more than a month after a single aircraft developed a vibration

Members of the 10th Light Horse Re-Enactment Group on ANZAC Day 2017 in Esplanade, WA. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko.

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‘A’ Squadron 10th Light Horse parade to mark centenary

09/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3154 Views 2 Comments

Member of A Squadron 10th Light Horse will conduct a parade tomorrow – Saturday 10 August – to mark the

Australian tugmaster trainee Alicia Pollock at the helm of a Portsmouth, UK, tug, with HMS Queen Elizabeth inward bound. Photo by Rob Hinton @TugmasterRob

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Aussie tugmasters graduate in the UK

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Three Serco trainees from Australia have successfully completed tugmaster training at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth with the help of Serco

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$12million in Defence-industry innovation grants

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$12.4 million of government grants have been awarded to small businesses who are contributing to the record build-up of Australia’s

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MinDef hosts NATO chief on HMAS Hobart

08/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2516 Views 0 Comments

Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – NATO – Jens Stoltenberg visited Garden Island Defence Precinct yesterday, hosted

Rheinmetall Boxer CRV without remote weapon stations fitted

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Seven Aussie companies win Rheinmetall contracts

07/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3608 Views 0 Comments

Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today announced seven small businesses that will partner with Rheinmetall Defence Australia on two major

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US missiles in Australia? – MinDef on ABC Radio

05/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2829 Views 0 Comments

Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds On ABC RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST 5 August 2019 PATRICIA KARVELAS: The US wants to

An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from No.3 Squadron conducts instrument-landing-approach training at RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Sergeant Christopher Dickson.

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First-of-kind F-35 sustainment contract signed in Australia

05/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2821 Views 0 Comments

Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia reached an agreement last week to ensure the efficient delivery of sustainment support for the

Two Black Hawk helicopters from 6th Aviation Regiment fly over Sydney Harbour to celebrate 50 years of the Australian Army Aviation Corps. Photo by Photo by Flight Sergeant Glen McCarthy.

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Public statement following Sydney AUSMIN meeting

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Full press release, no editing… Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds hosted Secretary of

HMAS Hobart’s embarked MR-60R helicopter ‘COBRA 16’ during first-of-class flight trials off the east coast off Australia. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Sidney Raper.

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HMAS Hobart conducts first-of-class flight trials

02/08/201902/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2554 Views 0 Comments

From Navy Daily, 2 August 2019 Author Lieutenant Ryan Zerbe Two of Navy’s newest cutting-edge platforms have combined, with the air

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Grant to advance rocket-propelled grenade for Australian Army

02/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2917 Views 1 Comment

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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New booklets to help families after trauma

02/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1814 Views 1 Comment

DVA now has a new resource on line to help families of serving, transitioning or ex-serving members of the Australian

A Catalina graces the sky during 2009's 70th Anniversary celebrations for RAAF's 10 and 11 Squadrons. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Leigh Cameron. INSET: Air gunner Sergeant Melville Tyrrell, lost with A24-50 in 1943.

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Lost WWII Catalina positively identified

02/08/201902/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4290 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has completed a search and recovery mission in Indonesia for 10 Australian airmen aboard Catalina

A 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, soldier stands at ease during a farewell parade for troops heading to the Middle East, at Robertson Barracks, NT. Photo by Corporal Carla Armenti.

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Farewell parade for next NT contingent to Middle East

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More than 270 Australian Defence Force personnel were farewelled at Robertson Barracks in Darwin today ahead of their upcoming deployment

Corporal Aaron Le Jeune from the 9th Force Support Battalion – a sub-unit of the newly renamed 17th Sustainment Brigade – trials an unmanned ground vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Known as the Mission Adaptable Platform System Mule, the six-wheeled device is capable of hauling more than 500kgs of equipment and can be configured into several specialist roles, including being fitted with a hydraulic lifting arm, a surveillance module or combat litters for the carriage of wounded soldiers. Photo by Sergeant Jake Sims.

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17 Combat Service Support Brigade gets new name

01/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4129 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Army Order of Battle has been amended to reflect that 17 Combat Service Support Brigade is now renamed