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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First contract using government defence export loan facility
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
SPEECH Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Melissa Price MP WA INDO-PACIFIC CONFERENCE **E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you for
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Defence launches new focus on STEM
Defence has released its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Workforce Strategic Vision 2019-2030 in Canberra as part of its celebrations
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King Air, Spartan on Pacific fisheries patrol
Australia is continuing its contribution in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Southwest Pacific, with the
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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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Photographer cops head-punch during CH-47 Chinook helocasting
US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conducted helocasting from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter off Hawaii recently.
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‘A’ Squadron 10th Light Horse parade to mark centenary
Member of A Squadron 10th Light Horse will conduct a parade tomorrow – Saturday 10 August – to mark the
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Aussie tugmasters graduate in the UK
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
$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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Helicopter teabags up close and personal
US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conduct waterborne operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to
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New Zealand AF airdrops supplies to remote island – video
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has airdropped 3.1 tonnes of food, mail and equipment to support the work of
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MinDef hosts NATO chief on HMAS Hobart
Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – NATO – Jens Stoltenberg visited Garden Island Defence Precinct yesterday, hosted
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Seven Aussie companies win Rheinmetall contracts
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
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds On ABC RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST 5 August 2019 PATRICIA KARVELAS: The US wants to
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First-of-kind F-35 sustainment contract signed in Australia
Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia reached an agreement last week to ensure the efficient delivery of sustainment support for the
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Public statement following Sydney AUSMIN meeting
Full press release, no editing… Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds hosted Secretary of
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HMAS Hobart conducts first-of-class flight trials
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
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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