Milestone for Chinook aircrewman
Former Army aviator and Boeing aircrewman Greg Maiden recently clocked up 5000 flying hours in CH-47 Chinooks at RAAF Base
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Sovereign industry
Reservists’ employers thanked for support
Civilian employers of ADF reservists have been recognised for their support throughout 2020 and into 2021 at a thank-you event at
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Construction starts on Armoured Fighting Vehicles Simulation Centre at Lavarack
Works have begun on the three-storey Armoured Fighting Vehicles Simulation Centre at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville.
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New facility to boost ADF capabilities
Defence and industry collaboration has been showcased again this month with the official opening of Moog Australia’s new $2 million facility
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NIOA plays for lead in Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise
NIOA has announced its bid to enter the massive Australian sovereign guided-missiles manufacturing program.
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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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World-class Aussie micro gimbal demonstrated to Defence
AVT Australia has demonstrated its innovative CM62 Micro Gimbal to key personnel in Defence.
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Solomon Islands receives second Pacific patrol boat replacement
The Solomon Islands has received its second Guardian-class patrol boat under Australia’s Pacific Maritime Security Program.
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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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Defence building key relationships with industry
Defence staff are being given the opportunity to learn from Australian businesses. The innovative Defence Industry Secondment Program is a
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The Whiskey Project wins major innovation boost
The the Whiskey Project has won a $7.35million Defence Innovation Hub grant to develop its next-gen high-performance watercraft.
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Lockheed Martin and Thales form Australian sovereign missile team
Lockheed Martin and Thales have finalised a teaming agreement for Australian sovereign guided-weapons manufacturing capability.
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Caps off for industry support
Engineer manager Jose Luis Bouza Fernandex can be proud of the role he played in preparing the crew of HMAS Supply for
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Aussie Supashock wins two Rheinmetall contracts
Supashock has secured a multi-million dollar export order for running gear suspension systems on Rheinmetall military vehicles in Europe.
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Learn naval shipbuilding on line
A new naval shipbuilding ‘taster course’ endorsed by Australia’s defence industry is set to be rolled out to its first
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Indigenous company to build Nulka assembly plant
An Indigenous company has a contract to build a $23.9million Nulka assembly and maintenance facility in Orchard Hills, NSW.
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Australian Munitions chalks up record export year
Australian Munitions had a record year, signing more than $30 million in munitions orders to the US, New Zealand, Canada, Asia and Europe.
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Saab selects NSW company for sovereign cammo manufacture
Saab selected GDS as its Australian-industry partner to locally manufacture Mobile Camouflage Systems and multispectral camouflage screens.
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Australia to develop own guided-missile manufacturing industry
The government will accelerate the creation of a $1 billion Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise to build guided missile in Australia.
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