Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS wins contract with Royal Australian Navy
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The Royal Australian Navy awarded to Schiebel a contract for the supply of its CAMCOPTER® S-100 System and three years of follow-on Contractor Logistics Support. The Royal Australian Navy released an international Request for Tender (RfT) in late February 2016 for a UAS capability. Schiebel was very pleased to be able to submit a comprehensive […]
Largest deployment of US Marines to arrive in Australia
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The United States Marine Corps has confirmed its next rotation to Darwin in the Northern Territory will include more than 1200 Marines and 13 aircraft. “Approximately 1,250 Marines will deploy to Darwin, Australia, in 2017 for the sixth iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin,” was reported by SBS. The arrival of the planes will, however, constitute the […]
Australian Army showed modern capabilities during a showcase at Russell Offices, Canberra
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The Australian Army showed some of the new equipment that is being introduced into service through our modernisation plan at Sir Thomas Blamey Square, Russell Offices, Department of Defence. The Australian Army allowed the public to see and test out some of its most recent technology in an event at Russell. Many of the changes […]
Thales group to showcase the update Hawkei highly protected vehicle at MSPO 2016
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The Thales group will organize a public exposition to showcase its update Hawkei highly protected vehicle at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO will take place in Kielce in Poland from September 06th to 09th 2016. For the first few September days, the Kielce’s International Defence Industry Exhibition becomes the world’s defence centre. The Europe’s third-largest military […]
Sumos provide aerial refueling during Exercise Pitch Black 2016
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As a KC-130J Super Hercules prepares for takeoff, Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 finish last minute preflight checks and secure the aircraft at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 9, 2016. For over 70 years, VMGR-152, also known as the “Sumos,” has successfully carried out support missions by providing aerial […]
Exercise Pitch Black 2016 launches flight operations
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 commenced air operations for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 alongside the Royal Australian Air Force at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 1, 2016. Pitch Black 16 is a biennial, three week, multinational, large-force training exercise hosted by RAAF Tindal. The allied nation squadrons will execute day and night […]
Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems and Rheinmetall to shortlisted for Land 400
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The Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall to participate in the next stage of evaluation for LAND 400 Phase 2, Army’s Mounted Combat Reconnaissance capability. That reproted by defenseworld.net. Deputy Secretary Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Kim Gillis, said both BAE Systems and Rheinmetall have been assessed as offering competitive […]
Australian Defence Force Pilatus PC-21 advanced trainer aircraft completes first flight
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This first PC-21, registered as A54-001, will be handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force at East Sale in June 2017 after completion of testing and verification work in both Switzerland and Australia. Under a contract signed in December 2015 aimed at harmonising Australian Defence Force flight training across all three services – Army, […]
Australian army gets three new CH-47F Chinook helicopters
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In a major boost to Army’s medium lift helicopter capability, CASG has delivered three additional CH-47Fs Chinooks two and half months ahead of schedule. That reported by defense-studies.blogspot.com. The addition of three CH-47Fs to the existing fleet of seven significantly expands Army’s battlefield capability in the areas of air mobile, air assault, aero medical evacuation and […]
Light Armoured Vehicle based on the LAV 6.0 chassis arrives in Australia
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Thales Australia’s Bendigo facility is currently playing host to a new vehicle, with the recent arrival of General Dynamics Land Systems’ LAV(CRV) on site. For the next few weeks, the home of the Bushmaster and Hawkei will also be the home of the GDLS contender to be the Army’s next Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle under the […]