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EF88 Austyer rifle

Scientists from La Trobe University calibrate motion-capture cameras during a marksmanship training trial at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Weapons ‘Fitbit’ gets a run to improve accuracy

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1383 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, 7th Brigade, DSTG, EF88 Austyer rifle, Enoggera Barracks, MantisX training System

A trial is under way to test if dry-firing with a ‘Fitbit for shooting’ can improve soldiers’ live-fire skills. CAPTION: Scientists

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Trooper Lachlan Hinspeter, of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, dismounts from an Australian light armoured vehicle at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story and photo by Captain Brittany Evans.
Australian Army News 

Cavalry dismounts to attack

28/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1589 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Carl Gustav 84mm, EF88 Austyer rifle

Troopers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducted anti-armour stalks at Piccadilly Gate, Townsville Field Training Area, in February to test

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Australian Army soldiers instruct Republic of Fiji Military Forces members during a live shoot with the Australian EF88, as part of Exercise Coral Warrior at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Private Alfred Stauder.
Australian Army News 

Firing all the right questions

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1297 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 8/9 RAR, EF88 Austyer rifle, Exercise Coral Warrior, Gallipoli Barracks, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Fijian soldiers have begun training with Charlie Company 8/9 Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane for

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Australian Army soldier Trooper Ronan Ney, 1st Armoured Regiment, competes at the Simpson Trophy at Cultana Training Area in South Australia. Story by Captain Adrienne Goode. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.
Australian Army News 

Taking aim at the Simpson Trophy

29/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1974 Views 0 Comments Cultana, EF88 Austyer rifle, Simpson Trophy

ADF members from across South Australia competed in Australia’s oldest military shooting competition of its kind, the Simpson Trophy, at

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A rifleman from 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, engages a target with an EF88 Austeyr rifle during a platoon live-fire training serial a part of Exercise Cobra Run. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Sapper Tristan Montagu.
Australian Army News 

8/9RAR’s new soldiers on steep learning curve

01/06/202301/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1969 Views 1 Comment 8/9RAR, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CBRN, Cobra Run, EF88 Austyer rifle

It was a baptism of live-fire for new members of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9RAR), as they took part

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A soldier engages a target with an EF88 Austeyr as part of combat shooting serials during Exercise Ram Shot. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

8/9RAR setting sights on busy year ahead

22/02/202326/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2449 Views 0 Comments 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, EF88 Austyer rifle, MAG 58s machine gun

Soldiers from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducted live-fire training at Wide Bay and Greenbank training areas in Queensland

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Australian Army signaller Christie Dutra shows members from the Indonesian National Armed Forces the Austeyr Enhanced F88 at HMAS Adelaide’s Defence Industry Expo. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Defence innovation on show in international waters

02/12/202206/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1869 Views 0 Comments EF88 Austyer rifle, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

When you think expo, you usually think banners and brochures in air-conditioned exhibition halls. Having a defence industry showcase on

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Australian Army rifleman Corporal Joshua Townsend coaches a soldier from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces during a live-fire qualifying shoot at Gallipoli Barracks. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Pacific 

Fijian infantrymen set the standard

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2132 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 7th Combat Service Support Battalion, 8/9 RAR, Coral Warrior 22, EF88 Austyer rifle, Gallipoli Barracks, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

A contingent of Fijian infantrymen are undertaking support company and other courses at Gallipoli Barracks over the next two months,

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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during a live fire shoot on board HMAS Canberra in the lead up to Excercise Rim of the Pacific 2022. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Infantry sea a new way to train

13/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3019 Views 0 Comments 2RAR, 2RAR (Amphib), EF88 Austyer rifle, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, HMAS Canberra, RIMPAC

A ship is an unlikely setting for infantry training, but an Army unit aboard HMAS Canberra made it one while

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