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A CAMCOPTER® S-100 operated by the German Navy. Photo supplied by Schiebel.

Australian Navy buys CAMCOPTER® S-100

08/02/201713/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8917 Views 0 Comments CAMCOPTER® S-100, Schiebel

The Royal Australian Navy has awarded a contract to Schiebel to fulfil its desire to own and operate an unmanned aerial reconnaissance/surveillance

A USMC F35B performs a fly past of crowds at RAF Fairdord on Friday 8th July 2016 during the Royal International Air Tattoo. Crown Copyright 2016. Photo by SAC Tim Laurence.

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It’s official – Australia’s own F-35A at Avalon

07/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6438 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter

Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced that both of Australia’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters

An Aussie and three US F-35A Lightning IIs on a training sortie near Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Lockheed Martin photo

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Next 8 Aussie F-35s ordered – at new ‘low’ price

04/02/201704/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5968 Views 0 Comments F-35 Lightning, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF

The next batch of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters – including eight for Australia – has been ordered, at

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Ka‑52 Alligator hits full-rate production

01/02/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5774 Views 0 Comments Ka‑52 Alligator

I. Sazykin Arsenev Aviation Production Enterprise “Progress”, which belongs to the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation), completed

Australian Army unit load ammunition containers in a warehouse ready for delivery to artillery soldiers for the safe transport and storage of 155mm ammunition in the field.

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$3.27 million to design some boxes

01/02/201701/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8013 Views 0 Comments 155mm ammunition unit load carrier

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced that BAE Systems Australia and Sea Box International would compete to develop prototype ammunition

AWD Hobart on initial sea trials, 2016. Photo courtesy the AWD Alliance.

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AWD Hobart begins acceptance trials

30/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5200 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer, Guided Missile Destroyers, Hobart-class

Today marks a significant milestone for the first Air Warfare Destroyer, Hobart, as acceptance trials commence off the South Australian coast. Hobart departs

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RAAF pilots take Growler P Plates off

25/01/201726/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8192 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growler

The Royal Australian Air Force says it has achieved a significant milestone in delivering an airborne electronic attack capability. The first

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Win €75,000 in Airbus SpaceDataHighway challenge

24/01/201724/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3971 Views 0 Comments Enter the SpaceDataHighway challenge

• Aims to foster innovation for brand-new laser-based space communication system • Winner gets €75,000 investment and support of Airbus BizLab

A KC-135 Strantotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit during a mission to bomb ISIL training camps in Libya. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kate Thornton.

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15 tankers involved in 30-hour bombing run

21/01/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6649 Views 0 Comments B-2 Spirit, KC-10 Extender, KC-135 Stratotanker

Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped several 500-pound GPS-guided bombs on two terrorist training camps in Libya on Wednesday this

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US Army buys new pistol

21/01/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8390 Views 2 Comments Sig Sauer P320

Sig Sauer announced yesterday that the US Army has selected its Model P320 to replace the M9 service pistol currently in

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200th F-35 Lightning delivered

12/01/201713/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4926 Views 0 Comments F-35 Lightning, Joint Strike Fighter, JSF

The first F-35 Lightning delivery of 2017 was also the 200th overall delivery for the Joint Strike Fighter program and, highlighting the

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MSP-T3-GEN-1 .338 Winchester Magnum

07/01/201707/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6449 Views 0 Comments GC Precision Developments, Winchester Magnum

Before Christmas 2016 CONTACT interviewed Gareth Crook from GC Precision Developments – a rifle manufacturer in Canberra, Australia. We split

Corporal James Cunningham and Corporal Karl Fabreschi (kneeling) clear the range of 'enemy' activity during the combat shooting skills training activity at Majura training area outside Canberra. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.

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New combat-shooting philosophy sweeps through Australian Army

24/12/201627/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 24908 Views 0 Comments Australian Target Systems, combat shooting, marksmanship training, WO1 Wayne Weeks

The Australian Army is finally getting serious about marksmanship training and combat shooting skills. CAPTION: Corporals James Cunningham and Karl Fabreschi

Leading Seaman Leigh Crutchley stands on the casing of HMAS Dechaineux as the boat comes alongside Fleet Base West after completing a busy few months at sea, 17 December 2016. Photo by Leading Seaman Lee-Anne Mack.

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Australia/France sign Future Submarine inter-govt agreement

20/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4339 Views 0 Comments future submarine program, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Waller

Australia’s Minister for Defence Marise Payne and France’s Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian, today welcomed the signing of an Agreement

A No 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan flies at low level over Aussie bush.

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Initial Operating Capability for C-27J Spartan

16/12/201616/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10452 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

The RAAF today announced the achievement of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the fleet of C-27J Spartan aircraft. Chief of

Mrs Robyn Shackleton, wife of former Chief of Navy and Commanding Officer of HMAS Brisbane II, Vice Admiral David Shackleton (retired), was guest of honour and launching lady, sending the destroyer on her way with the traditional toast and smash of a bottle. Photographer unknown, via Navy Daily.

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Second Air Warfare Destroyer launched

15/12/201618/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5831 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer

The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program reached a significant milestone in Adelaide today as the second of three destroyers was formally named

An real-life RAAF KC-30A flight crew prepares to take 'virtual fuel' from a virtual KC-30A fuel boom, which is actually being operated by a real-life fuel-boom operator somewhere else in the world. Northrop Grumman's distributed network environment will eventually allow real-life air crews flying any aircraft-type simulator anywhere in the real world to interact with other aircraft-type crews in a virtual world. Kind of like a global virtual game simulator, but with 'real' aircraft and real crews.

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Northrop Grumman demos ultimate VR trainer

14/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4179 Views 0 Comments Northrop Grumman Australia, ultimate VR training environment

Northrop Grumman Australia recently provided a ‘virtual training reality’ proof-of-concept demonstration that hooked up two full-sized flight simulators in Australia