Recruits train with new equipment
The 1 Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) has delivered Army’s first chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRND) basic course with
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Science & Technology
Protecting children by enhancing facial recognition
Defence’s ground-breaking biometrics research is being used to combat serious crimes against children. CAPTION: Defence scientists are helping to keep children
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Technicians win safety award
Defence technicians who ensure military equipment is safe by removing explosive material have been recognised at the 2021 Comcare National Work
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Boxers in the ring in first major exercise
The new Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles are being put to the test in the largest exercise they have operated in since
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New reality possible for Navy training
A new augmented reality platform has the potential to take some Navy training out of the classroom and into a
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SPEE3D’s deployable 3D metal printing receives innovation award
SPEE3D will take home the ADMA Foundation’s Land Forces 2021 SME Innovation Award for its deployable metal 3d printer.
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Hospital-grade X-rays available for field hospitals – innovation award winner
Adelaide company Micro-X has won the Land Forces 2021 National Innovation Award for inventing and manufacturing Rover, a lightweight go-anywhere
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Wi-Fi at sea boosts crew’s morale
Back in the days of letters and stamps, a port visit for a Navy ship meant one thing above all
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Capturing data faster than a speeding bullet
A sensor that has shown potential to measure the speed and predict the trajectory of incredibly fast-moving objects has been
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Sydney passes US missile tests
HMAS Sydney has successfully completed her combat system sea qualification trials in the Southern Californian Exercise Area. CAPTION: An Evolved
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Tech paves way for future anti-mine capabilities
The RAN could soon use remote autonomous systems to jam mine explosives under a new program being explored through industry
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Future tech on show
Brain-controlled robots might seem like the stuff of sci-fi and autonomous armoured vehicles the stuff of nightmares, but they were
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New weather forecasting kit put to the test
Navy’s Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit (MGWU) on April 8 tested its newest deployable meteorological equipment in a field adjacent to
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Navigation training takes a new direction
Air Force’s Number 32 Squadron and Air Mission Training School (AMTS) at RAAF Base East Sale have taken delivery of
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Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes first flight
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on 15 April 2021 from Palmdale, California.
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A new way of looking at battlespaces
Air Force’s Plan Jericho Disruptive Innovation team is taking mission control operations to the people with virtual reality. CAPTION: Avionics
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Space mission up, up and away
Australia today launched its most complex CubeSat mission ever, with the M2 Mission lifting-off in New Zealand as part of
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A day to acknowledge the weather warriors
World Meteorological Day, today, provides an opportunity to applaud the ADF’s ‘weather warriors’. CAPTION: Meteorologist and oceanographer Lieutenant Commander Fiona Simmonds uses
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Nulka support secure for next five years
BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a five-year $150million contract to provide in-service support and production of Nulka systems.
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Women choose to challenge future
An Air Force event with a difference was held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra to reflect the
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