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Australian soldiers from Mortar Platoon 2RAR fire a salvo during operations in the Chora Valley, Afghanistan. Photo by Corporal Hamish Paterson.

NIOA wins 81mm mortar ammo contract

17/12/201817/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5751 Views 0 Comments

NIOA has been awarded a three-year contract to supply the ADF with 81mm practice and high-explosive mortar ammunition. FILE PHOTO

A NIOA employee goes full auto with a Colt M4A1-AU on the range to test the durability of EC Paint under extreme conditions. NIOA photo.

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NIOA extreme-tests weapon paint for ADF

08/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2970 Views 0 Comments Armaments Systems Program Office, ARMTSPO, NIOA

The ADF’s Armaments Systems Program Office (ARMTSPO) recently commissioned NIOA to undertake suitability trials for a specialist weapon paint system

LWMMG in .338 Norma Magnum displayed by NIOA at Land forces in Adelaide. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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NIOA displays new heavy-hitting machine gun

07/09/201807/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10497 Views 2 Comments .338 Norma Magnum, LWMMG

Improvements in battlefield optics have extended the range of the modern battlespace creating a new requirement for a round such

A range of (inert) 155mm Assegai ammunition on display at the NIOA stand at Land Forces 2018 in Adelaide. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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NIOA to take up tenancy at Benalla munitions factory

06/09/201806/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3633 Views 0 Comments Benalla, NIOA

Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne announced on Tuesday that Australian company NIOA is to take up a tenancy at the

Australian 5.56mm ammunition. Photo by Sergeant John Waddell.

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NIOA wins $95 million munitions contract

30/11/201730/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4315 Views 0 Comments ammunition, munitions

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne yesterday congratulated NIOA on being awarded a major Defence contract to supply more than

Lest We Forget

Cooktown Airfield 1942, Ops Base 27 and a Story Worth the Telling.

12/04/202517/04/2025 Geoff Clarke 1266 Views 2 Comments

He left school in grade three to go to work with his father on the bullock wagons pulling huge logs

The Australian Defence Force has selected the F9 pistol as its newest sidearm. Its lightweight design and high-capacity magazine make it a top choice for military use. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.

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ADF gets new pistol

04/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2953 Views 0 Comments

With the new F9 sidearm weapon system (F9 SWS) in hand, personnel have begun pulling the trigger on a new

An American HIMARS in action. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

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Australia to build GMLRS and forge M795s for ADF and export

03/11/202409/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2411 Views 2 Comments GMLRS, GWEO Enterprise, HIMARS

The government has announced more initiatives in the domestic manufacturing of missiles and munitions at scale. FILE PHOTO: An American

A worker on the production line examines a freshly forged 155mm artillery-shell casing at the Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions factory in Maryborough, Queensland. Photo supplied.

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First exports shipped from Queensland munitions plant

03/05/202303/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4341 Views 3 Comments Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions

Defence manufacturer Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions’ Queensland artillery shell plant is growing exponentially as it takes another important step towards full-rate

Flying Officer Kevin Pfitzner, a C-130J pilot with 37SQN at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Tegan Smith.

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Base-support services should improve under new contracts

07/02/202308/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2046 Views 0 Comments

Services to Defence bases and establishments around the country are set to improve through the next generation of contracts. FILE

SIG Sauer's MCX in .300 Blackout calibre [7.62×35mm] [a sub-sonic round] has been selected as the ADF's new personal rifle to replace the 5.56mm Steyr. Photo Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

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ADF brings more 7.62mm into service

01/10/202208/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 38504 Views 57 Comments Accuracy International AX-SR, Barrett M107A1, Benelli M3A1, SIG Sauer MCX, Sig Sauer P320

EDITOR’s NOTE: I have edited my headline and photo caption to correct my assumption that the SIG Sauer MCX would replace

Patrick Warner of Thales Australia examines cartridge cases for 5.56mm ammunition during the manufacturing process at Benalla, Victoria.

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Billion-dollar Benalla boost

29/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3145 Views 0 Comments

Defence has signed a 10-year agreement with Thales for continued management and operation of Australia’s munition factories in Benalla and Mulwala.

One of the first two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighters flies overhead RAAF Base Williamtown on delivery day. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Aussie company to produce JSF ammo at Benalla

25/03/202025/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2805 Views 0 Comments

In an Australian first, Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions is set to produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

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Starter’s gun fired on new Queensland artillery forge

20/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3291 Views 0 Comments

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions [RNM] is pleased to announce it will commence construction of a $60 million state-of-the-art munitions forging facility

M777 artillery fire at High Range Training Area. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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New artillery-shell plant for regional Queensland

07/11/201807/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3416 Views 0 Comments artillery ammunition, NIOA, Rheinmetall

The Federal government will support a proposal to establish an advanced forging and manufacturing facility in regional Queensland to produce

The new Carl-Gustaf M4 displayed at the Saab stand at Land Forces 2018 in Adelaide. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Army orders new Carl-Gustaf M4

06/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9008 Views 1 Comment Carl Gustaf M4, Saab

The Australian Army has placed an order for several hundred new Carl-Gustaf® M4 84mm multi-role weapon systems. CAPTION: The new Carl-Gustaf M4

MK47 Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher, now integrated with Elbit Systems Battle Management System.

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Battle Management System integrated onto grenade launcher

06/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6254 Views 0 Comments

NIOA Press Statement… The adoption of Elbit Systems Australia’s revolutionary Battle Management System (BMS) under the Project LAND 200 Tranche

Soldiers from Townsville-based 4th Regiment Artillery fire an M777 155mm Howitzer in High Range Training Area. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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Does political double speak bode ill for munitions manufacturing in Australia?

10/02/201812/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6505 Views 11 Comments ammunition

Recently, Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announced two significant contracts for the supply of ammunition to the Australian Defence Force

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