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Australia Updates on the Future Submarine Capability
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, Minister for Finance and Deregulation Senator Penny Wong and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced Australia’s Future Submarine Systems Centre will be based in Adelaide continuing the strong relationship that has been formed between South Australia and the Commonwealth in support of Australia’s maritime sector. The Systems Centre [...]
B-52s bring persistent airpower to Exercise Pitch Black 12
The 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., took to the skies of Australia’s Northern Territory Aug. 2 to 18 as the lone U.S. Air Force unit flying in Exercise Pitch Black 12. With more than 2,200 personnel and up to 100 participating military aircraft, Exercise Pitch Black 12 is the Royal Australian [...]
Australia Legislation to Ban Cluster Munitions
Australia’s commitment to reducing the humanitarian impact of armed conflict was strengthened today with the passage of a bill banning the use of cluster munitions. The passage of the Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010 includes legislative measures necessary to give effect to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. “Cluster munitions are weapons that [...]
Inquiry urges female quotas in Australian military
A damning inquiry into the treatment of women in Australia’s military on Wednesday recommended quotas to increase female representation and the establishment of a unit to probe sexual misconduct. Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick said her year-long review of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) uncovered “systemic, cultural and practical impediments to cultural change” regarding the [...]
LHD 01 Departs Spain, Australia Bound
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the departure of the hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) new amphibious ships from Ferrol in northern Spain. Mr Clare said the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) 01 hull will be transported to Melbourne, Australia, by the Heavy Lift Ship, Blue Marlin. The hull [...]
Camouflage Research Blending In with Future ADF Needs
Research that could significantly enhance the Australian Defence Force (ADF) vehicle camouflage scheme has commenced – in unassuming form, on a light board at the back of a Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) laboratory. The work is focussed on the development of electrochromic materials that change colour with subtle variation in applied voltage. It [...]
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters Resume Flying Operations
The Australian Army’s fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) has returned to regular training activities following the lifting of a temporary suspension which began on 26 June 2012. The suspension was lifted late yesterday after the Army Operational Airworthiness Authority received a detailed assessment and recommendation to resume flying operations from the Technical Airworthiness [...]
Australia rules out US nuclear aircraft carrier base
Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith has rejected a proposal to base a US nuclear aircraft carrier and other warships in the country, a move that would rankle key trade partner China. The idea of using the Australian navy’s western base, HMAS Stirling near Perth, to host an American carrier group and other fighter jets was [...]
Canada ‘spy’ sold US, Australia, UK secrets: report
A Canadian naval officer arrested this year for allegedly leaking secrets may also have compromised top level Australian, British and American intelligence, a report said Wednesday. Jeffrey Delisle, a naval intelligence officer, was charged by a Canadian court in January with communicating over the past five years “with a foreign entity, information that the government [...]
