LADS are grounded
The Royal Australian Navy’s Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight (LADS) has conducted its final sortie after 26 years of service.
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PM says ‘maybe’ to veteran-suicide Royal Commission
The campaign for a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide took a big step forward today when Julie-Ann Finney, proud mother
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DVA partners APOD to deliver discounts to veterans
APOD – Australian Partners of Defence – has partnered with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as part of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant
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Veterans card/lapel pin/covenant officially launched
The long-awaited and much talked about Veteran Card, lapel pin and covenant were officially launched last Sunday and will soon
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‘New rifle for ADF’ – reports over-hyped?
Recent media reports about a new weapon for the ADF, which is more lethal and more accurate than previous rifles,
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Australia cuts Task Group Taji numbers
More than 100 Australian Defence Force personnel deploying to Iraq were officially farewelled yesterday by family and friends at Robertson Barracks.
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Army tests autonomous legged robot
The Australian Army is spending millions to develop and test a range of unmanned ground vehicles – some of which
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F-35 price reductions locked in ahead of schedule
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalised a $34 billion agreement for the production and delivery of
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Military compensation commission gets COMCARE appointee
Current Chief Executive Officer of Comcare, Sue Weston, has today been appointed as a part-time member of the Military Rehabilitation
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New app digitises aviation regs
Australia’s Department of Defence has partnered with Australia’s leading app developer, Elegant Media, to create an online platform to store,
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Sailors successfully sue Navy over dud recruiting promises
The following, interesting story from earlier this year, which we missed at the time, was brought to our attention today
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Defence Reserves Support Council to be abolished
The existing Defence Reserves Support Council (DRSC), which has provided strong support to employers and reservists for the past 42 years,
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Boeing opens battlespace-comms test facility
Boeing Defence Australia opened a new $7.5 million world-class assembly and test facility at Wacol, Brisbane today, to test new
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Australia’s largest ship supporting smallest operation
Operation Render Safe 2019 has commenced in the Solomon Islands, with the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces working together
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ADF diver training now tri-service
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds yesterday congratulated graduates from the Australian Defence Force Diving School’s first tri-service diver course. CAPTION:
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HMAS Melbourne decommissioned
Navy celebrated the completion of 27 years of service by HMAS Melbourne – the last of her class. CAPTION: HMAS Melbourne’s ship’s company
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New Zealand’s largest ship christened
Four of the more important words any Chief of Navy looks forward to hearing during their tenure – “I name
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Covenant and lapel-pin legislation passed by parliament
Legislation to enact the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant was passed by parliament on 22 October 2019 and has been forwarded
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Anti-drone laser dune buggy to be deployed
Raytheon has delivered the first high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system to the US Air Force, with the system set to
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Contracts signed for next phase of LAND400
Defence has signed contracts with the two companies selected to progress to the next stage of LAND 400 Phase 3, under
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