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Australian Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Jason Medley prepares to install a Slivershield electronic force protection system, designed for the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces to counter radio-controlled improvised explosive devices. Photo by Sergeant Max Bree.
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Silvershield to protect Afghans against IEDs

21/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4434 Views 0 Comments Redwing, Silvershield

A new state-of-the-art force protection capability designed to protect against the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is now being

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