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ammunition

A New Zealand Army soldier fires a machine-gun practice during the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2019 at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.
Australian New Zealand News Overseas 

NZDF extends Thales Australia contract to supply ammo

10/12/201910/12/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3433 Views 0 Comments ammunition, New Zealand Army, NZDF

The New Zealand Defence Force and Thales Australia’s Australian Munitions business have signed an agreement to continue the supply of

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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 6962 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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Soldiers from Townsville-based 4th Regiment Artillery fire an M777 155mm Howitzer in High Range Training Area. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Australian Australian Army News 

$100 million to enhance Army artillery

24/01/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5045 Views 1 Comment 155mm, ammunition, M777, NIOA

Queensland company NIOA has been awarded a $100 million contract to supply 155mm M777 Lightweight Towed Howitzer ammunition to the Army.

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Australian 5.56mm ammunition. Photo by Sergeant John Waddell.
ADF Australian News 

NIOA wins $95 million munitions contract

30/11/201730/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4674 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

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