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Did Australia make the right decision? Here’s what you need to know.
Guys, we haven’t had a shoot the shit in several weeks so I hope you haven’t resorted to therapy. What a year! We are still dealing with the COVID-19 extravaganza, the evac from Afghanistan can only be described as a … Continue reading
A NEW French-Australian team for SEA 1905 : ECA GROUP and TMT sign an MoU for the Mine Countermeasures program of the Royal Australian Navy
A NEW French-Australian team for SEA 1905 : ECA GROUP and TMT sign an MoU for the Mine Countermeasures program of the Royal Australian Navy Australian company Total Marine Technology (TMT) and the French company ECA GROUP have signed a … Continue reading
NIOA Signs Agreement With Colt
NIOA and Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC have entered into an agreement to enable assembly and manufacture of Colt (including Colt Canada) Small Arms in Australia. The agreement was confirmed at SHOT Show 2017 in Las Vegas between Robert Nioa, Managing … Continue reading
L3 Will Supply Australian Defence Forces Modernization Technology Including Night Vision Systems
L-3 Communications announced on 14 Nov 2016 that it has been awarded a contract totaling $208 million by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), under the LAND 53 Phase 1BR program, to deliver soldier modernization technology, including specialized night vision … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, ISR, Night Vision Technology
Tagged ADF, Australia, L3
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Australia’s DoD To Develop Aircraft Flotation System
The Australian Department of Defense has awarded Australian company One Atmosphere a $4 million contract to develop an aircraft buoyancy system. One Atmosphere will work in collaboration with Airbus Group Australia Pacific to deliver a flotation system designated Pegasus. Pegasus, … Continue reading
Posted in Survival
Tagged Airbus, Australia, flotation, One Atmosphere, rotary wing
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Australia’s DIGGERS Will Soon See A New Generation Soldier Combat Ensemble (SCE)
Australia’s Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group’s Land Systems Division will soon be rolling out 21,000 Soldier Combat Ensemble (SCE), under the Land 125 Phase IIIB project, to the troops. The SCE includes load bearing equipment, including harnesses, … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Load Bearing
Tagged Australia, Diggerworks, SCE, Soldier Combat Ensemble
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Australia Moves Forward With The EF88 Assault Rifle
Australia’s LAND 125 Phase 3C project is valued at approximately $467m. The enhanced F88 (EF88) rifle contract accounts for approximately $100m or 21.4% of the total project valuation. First on the EF88 rollout list is 1st Battalion, Royal Australian … Continue reading
Australia Moves Ahead With The Thales F90
There’s been a lot of hot air floating around ( from people claiming to have an “inside” track) that Australia was abandoning the AUG concept and looking for a new combat rifle. Well… Thales Australia announced that the F90 … Continue reading
Posted in Weapon systems
Tagged Australia, F90, Thales
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Magpul Industries Introduces The PMAG® 30 AUS GEN M3 Window
The PMAG 30 AUS GEN M3 Window is a 30-round 5.56×45 NATO polymer magazine for Steyr® AUG/F88/F90 compatible weapons that features transparent windows to allow rapid visual identification of approximate number of rounds remaining. The PMAG 30 AUS GEN M3 … Continue reading
Australia Goes Zombie In 2013
If you’re part of the global Zombie movement you’ll need to put WYRMWOOD on your must see list. Its Australian origins become obvious when two Zombie hunters hit the Fosters. Watch…
The Gun Control Fallacy…
I was reading an article posted on CNN.com titled Gun control: Change is possible – and fast written by Philip Alpers. It is a stellar example of the benighted logic that’s employed by the anti-gun lobby in America. Alper’s article … Continue reading
