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A Leonardo AW139 helicopter flown by pilots from the 5th Aviation Regiment at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

5th Aviation Regiment forced lease helicopters

31/10/202113/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3867 Views 2 Comments

Army’s aviation capability has been enhanced with two Leonardo AW139 helicopters joining the 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville. CAPTION: A

Private Valeriy Gurskyy ready to board a C-27J Spartan aircraft during Operation Resolute 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.

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Reserve service a win-win

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1839 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

For Ukrainian immigrant Valeriy Gurskyy, joining the Army Reserve as an infantry soldier shows his loyalty to his adopted country,

HMAS Brisbane is one of the Hobart-class destroyers in the fleet. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

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Call for tenders for new-style fleet maintenance

31/10/202103/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1870 Views 0 Comments capability life-cycle manager

A call for tenders has been issued for a capability life-cycle manager (CLCM) to maintain Navy’s Hobart-class destroyers. CAPTION: HMAS

Defence Science and Techonology Group's Bathiya Senanayake, left, and an RFTEQ team member testing the new Complex Adaptive Threat Jammer Technology system at DSTG Edinburgh, South Australia.

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New jamming tech proving successful

31/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2472 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, DSTG

Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is working with South Australian start-up, RFTEQ, to develop jammer technologies capable of defeating

Lance Corporal Craig Luchetta on Operation Victoria Bushfire Assist in 2009 when he was a private. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Graham McBean.

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Reservist puts SKATERZ up after hectic career

31/10/202107/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2134 Views 1 Comment Army Reserve

Hailing from Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Lance Corporal Craig Luchetta was inspired to join the Army Reserve in 2006 after meeting

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Rheinmetall submits best-and-final LAND400 offer – no details released

21/10/202121/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2759 Views 0 Comments

Rheinmetall has submitted the company’s Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) best and final offer for the Australian Department of Defence

The first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat in the water after being launched. Photo by Austal.

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New patrol boat launched

20/10/202121/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3074 Views 0 Comments

The first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats was recently launched at the Austal Ships shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

The Multi-Function Aperture (MFA) program is calling for interested industry and academic organisations to help develop Australian-based and sovereign capabilities.

ADF Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Call for partners on same wavelength

06/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1933 Views 0 Comments

Proposals are sought from academia and industry to develop next-generation prototypes and key subsystems of phased array antennas. CAPTION: The

Australia's The Whiskey Project unveiled their latest watercraft – the WHISKEY Multi Mission Reconnaissance Craft (WHISKEY MMRC) – in Washington DC on 1 October 2021. Photo supplied.

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The Whiskey Project launches new boat in Washington

02/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4394 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s The Whiskey Project unveiled their latest Whiskey watercraft – the WHISKEY Multi Mission Reconnaissance Craft (WHISKEY MMRC) – to

Soldiers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) conduct a live-fire shoot from a Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle at the Wide Bay Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Leading Aircraftman John Solomon.

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Thales Australia’s Lithgow facility to make Boxer weapon parts

30/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2978 Views 0 Comments

Thales Australia and Rheinmetall Defence have signed a contract to manufacture key components for the Rheinmetall MK 30-2 cannon for Boxer.

Commanding Officer NUSHIP Stalwart Commander Steve McCracken, right, and Sub Lieutenant Kimberley Smith give a talk to employers and supporters of reservists on Exercise Boss Lift WA. Story by Lieutenant Mick Wheeler. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko.

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Bosses given a taste of life of a reservist

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1988 Views 0 Comments

Senior executives from Western Australian companies and organisations that support the ADF Reserves were given a taste of the life

Major Jeff Martin, from No. 51 Far North Queensland Regiment, Paul Boag, Inloc CEO, Sergeant Kym Walker, of No. 51 FNQR and an Inloc employee, and Major Ben Lanskey, of Defence Reserve Support, at the award ceremony. Photo by Lieutenant Nic Hawkins

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Award for hiring reservists a bonus for employer

24/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1509 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve

Being recognised as a leading employer of Defence reservists in Queensland was never front of mind for Paul Boag, Chief

Officer Commanding No. 92 Wing, Group Captain John Grime, front centre, stands with staff and personnel from Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office, No. 92 Wing and Boeing in front of P-8A Poseidon A47-006. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Significant Poseidon-fleet modifications complete

17/09/202121/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1965 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

A significant capability milestone has been achieved for the Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon platform. CAPTION: Officer Commanding No.

Hanwha Defense Australia Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (front) and Rheinmetall Defence Australia LYNX KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (back), conduct LAND 400 Phase 3 user evaluation trials at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.

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Next-generation vehicles show their firepower

06/08/202107/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 4378 Views 1 Comment

The two contender vehicles for Australia’s soon-to-be-selected infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) (LAND 400 Phase 3 project) recently conducted a firepower

Facilitator Cameron Turner shares his insights on transformational innovation at a D.Start Ignite guest speaker panel event held during the Land Forces exposition in Brisbane in early June. Story by Dr Jennifer Palmer.

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Program ignites innovative ideas

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1625 Views 0 Comments

The current participants in a program that links innovators with Defence and has led to the creation of 13 businesses

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Graduate forum to address key industry challenges

23/07/202103/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1271 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and the Australian Council of