HMAS Adelaide re-floated after repairs
Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Adelaide moved into the dry dock at Navy’s Fleet Base East in May 2017 and was
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Science & Technology
MV Sycamore arrives in Sydney
The Royal Australian Navy’s new multi-role aviation training vessel (MATV) MV Sycamore is seen here arriving in Sydney Harbour on
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Gulfstream G550 electronic warfare aircraft approved for sale to Australia
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of Gulfstream G550 aircraft with airborne intelligence,
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AH-64 Apache armed with laser tested
Raytheon announced yesterday that, in collaboration with the US Army Apache Program Management Office and US Special Operations Command, it
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LAND 400 contenders in Canberra
Project LAND 400 Phase 2 contenders rumbled into Canberra this week for air transportability trials. The Rheinmetall and BAE Systems
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LEGEAR wins exclusive distribution rights for Reaper
Tactical supplies company LEGEAR [who advertise with CONTACT] recently announced that they have secured the exclusive distribution rights for The
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LAND 400 – the scale of things to come
Project LAND 400 Phase 2 will acquire 225 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) to replace the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV)
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NUSHIP Hobart officially delivered
The Commonwealth of Australia officially accepted the first Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) – NUSHIP Hobart – at a a ceremony at
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RAAF P-8A Poseidon completes first overseas deployment
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon has completed its first deployment to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base (RMAF)
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ADF buys Wasp UAS
The Australian Defence Force has just acquired a new unmanned aerial surveillance and reconnaissance capability that will give our soldiers extra sting on
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Trump entourage land US$110 billion arms deals
President Donald Trump met yesterday with King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and other Saudi royalsin what
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HMAS Adelaide high and dry – Canberra on trial
Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Adelaide has entered the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney for
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RAAF Poseidon in real-life rescue drama – though navigation a bit sus
The Royal Australian Air Force’s latest maritime surveillance and response capability – the P-8A Poseidon – assisted with the co-ordination of a
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PM Malcolm Turnbull launches Naval Shipbuilding Plan
The Turnbull Government has released Australia’s first Naval Shipbuilding Plan, outlining the nation’s largest ever programme of naval shipbuilding and
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Tiger 001 sets another world-first record
The Australian Army has achieved a major milestone with one of its Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) becoming the first
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New Zealand NH90 flight restrictions ‘eased’
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has eased limitations on its fleet of twin-engined NH90 helicopters that have prevented them
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Italy builds first F-35B outside USA
The first short take-off/vertical landing F-35B assembled outside the United States rolled out of its Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO)
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Alligator wets its sea legs
Ka-52K Alligator helicopters manufactured by Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) recently completed the first phase of testing in marine conditions.
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Saab Australia/UniSA launch new Institute for Defence Technologies
Saab Australia and the University of South Australia – UniSA – have partnered to establish a new ‘Saab Australia-UniSA Institute for Defence
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First of two new Cape-class PBs delivered for RAN
WA shipbuilder Austal today announced that the first of two Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy has been delivered. CAPTION: The
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