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Australia RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $218 million.
The Government of Australia has requested a possible sale of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems, communication equipment to include 4 Ground Control Stations, support equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $218 million.
ASIAN DEFENCE: Australia RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Australia to Buy C-RAM) System to Protect its Troops in Afghanistan
TUESDAY'S federal budget will include funding for a critical rocket warning system to protect Australian troops in Afghanistan.
Confirmation that Defence will buy the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system comes as the Rudd government fights off claims it bungled the purchase, delaying the resolution of a ''life and death'' safety issue by months.
It also follows two recent insurgent rocket attacks on the coalition military base at Tarin Kowt where Australian forces are stationed. Early Thursday, three rockets were fired at the base, wounding one non-Australian civilian contractor.
A spokesman for Defence Minister John Faulkner confirmed yesterday that funding for C-RAM was ''being progressed in the context of the budget'', adding that the minister ''directed Defence to act on C-RAM in September last year''.
He says elements of the system should be in place by the end of the year.
The C-RAM system provides a ''sense and warn'' capability by detecting and tracking rocket, artillery and mortar fire in flight. It relies on audible and visual alarms to give military bases time to counter the attack.
According to opposition defence spokesman David Johnston, C-RAM's alarms provide ''a lifesaving 24 seconds for troops to find cover when an incoming rocket attack is detected.''
The opposition says it alerted the minister to the need for a C-RAM system in December last year.
Senator Johnston says the government had originally scheduled the C-RAM purchase for 2019, but the first of the two recent attacks in Tarin Kowt brought ''a panicked response from the Defence bureaucrats to get on the phone and place an immediate order to buy the urgently required warning system''.
He says the delay in ordering from C-RAM's manufacturer, Saab, means ''the Australian order goes to the bottom of the queue and won't be available for delivery for at least seven months''.
Senator Johnston accused Defence Materiel and Assistant Climate Change Minister Greg Combet of being ''asleep at the wheel and distracted by climate change and insulation batts for far too long [allowing] defence procurement [to] lapse into the bureaucratic black hole at Russell''.
"The levels and layers of bureaucracy within the defence procurement process are a sad indictment of the efforts of ministers Combet and Faulkner, who have allowed procurements to drag on and on with little result.''
Mr Faulkner's spokesman hit back, saying, ''Any suggestion that the government decided to purchase [C-RAM] because of rocket attacks on Tarin Kowt is completely untrue, as is any suggestion that the government is acquiring a C-RAM system in response to suggestions from the opposition.''.
ASIAN DEFENCE: Australian to Buy C-RAM) System to Protect its Troops in Afghanistan
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $218 million.
The Government of Australia has requested a possible sale of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems, communication equipment to include 4 Ground Control Stations, support equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $218 million.
ASIAN DEFENCE: Australia RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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Australia to Buy C-RAM) System to Protect its Troops in Afghanistan
TUESDAY'S federal budget will include funding for a critical rocket warning system to protect Australian troops in Afghanistan.
Confirmation that Defence will buy the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system comes as the Rudd government fights off claims it bungled the purchase, delaying the resolution of a ''life and death'' safety issue by months.
It also follows two recent insurgent rocket attacks on the coalition military base at Tarin Kowt where Australian forces are stationed. Early Thursday, three rockets were fired at the base, wounding one non-Australian civilian contractor.
A spokesman for Defence Minister John Faulkner confirmed yesterday that funding for C-RAM was ''being progressed in the context of the budget'', adding that the minister ''directed Defence to act on C-RAM in September last year''.
He says elements of the system should be in place by the end of the year.
The C-RAM system provides a ''sense and warn'' capability by detecting and tracking rocket, artillery and mortar fire in flight. It relies on audible and visual alarms to give military bases time to counter the attack.
According to opposition defence spokesman David Johnston, C-RAM's alarms provide ''a lifesaving 24 seconds for troops to find cover when an incoming rocket attack is detected.''
The opposition says it alerted the minister to the need for a C-RAM system in December last year.
Senator Johnston says the government had originally scheduled the C-RAM purchase for 2019, but the first of the two recent attacks in Tarin Kowt brought ''a panicked response from the Defence bureaucrats to get on the phone and place an immediate order to buy the urgently required warning system''.
He says the delay in ordering from C-RAM's manufacturer, Saab, means ''the Australian order goes to the bottom of the queue and won't be available for delivery for at least seven months''.
Senator Johnston accused Defence Materiel and Assistant Climate Change Minister Greg Combet of being ''asleep at the wheel and distracted by climate change and insulation batts for far too long [allowing] defence procurement [to] lapse into the bureaucratic black hole at Russell''.
"The levels and layers of bureaucracy within the defence procurement process are a sad indictment of the efforts of ministers Combet and Faulkner, who have allowed procurements to drag on and on with little result.''
Mr Faulkner's spokesman hit back, saying, ''Any suggestion that the government decided to purchase [C-RAM] because of rocket attacks on Tarin Kowt is completely untrue, as is any suggestion that the government is acquiring a C-RAM system in response to suggestions from the opposition.''.
ASIAN DEFENCE: Australian to Buy C-RAM) System to Protect its Troops in Afghanistan
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Construction of Australian Air Warfare Destroyers underway
AUSTRALIA - 15 APRIL 2010
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel and Science, announced today that full production of Australias three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) is now underway.
In a ceremony at the BAE Systems shipyard in Melbourne, Mr Combet announced that full production of hull blocks has now commenced at three shipyards: ASC in Adelaide, BAE Systems in Melbourne and Forgacs in Newcastle.
More than 500 people are now working on building hull blocks for the AWDs, and this will grow to a total workforce in the three shipyards of over 1,000 people, said Mr Combet.
Overall, more than 3,000 people will be working to build these warships around Australia and importantly, about 200 apprentices will join the project in the next few years.
Each ship will be made up of 31 blocks fabricated at the three shipyards. The construction of each ship will require 51 kilometres of piping, 427 kilometres of electrical cable, 4,700 tonnes of steel, 138,000 litres of paint, 4,700 mechanical valves and 1.5 million fasteners.
By mid-2011, completed hull blocks will begin to arrive in Adelaide for consolidation into the complete warship at the Government of South Australias Common User Facility.
Successful completion of pilot fabrication work and production readiness reviews has finalised the transition of the project from detailed design into full production of the ships.
This is an important milestone for this national project, and I wish to congratulate everyone involved in helping us reach this point, Mr Combet said.
The project is on track to deliver the first AWD, HMAS Hobart, in December 2014. HMAS Brisbane is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2016 and HMAS Sydney in mid 2017.
Concept Image: Australias Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD):
HMAS Hobart
HMAS Brisbane
HMAS Sydney
Source: Australian Department of Defence
AUSTRALIA - 15 APRIL 2010
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel and Science, announced today that full production of Australias three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) is now underway.
In a ceremony at the BAE Systems shipyard in Melbourne, Mr Combet announced that full production of hull blocks has now commenced at three shipyards: ASC in Adelaide, BAE Systems in Melbourne and Forgacs in Newcastle.
More than 500 people are now working on building hull blocks for the AWDs, and this will grow to a total workforce in the three shipyards of over 1,000 people, said Mr Combet.
Overall, more than 3,000 people will be working to build these warships around Australia and importantly, about 200 apprentices will join the project in the next few years.
Each ship will be made up of 31 blocks fabricated at the three shipyards. The construction of each ship will require 51 kilometres of piping, 427 kilometres of electrical cable, 4,700 tonnes of steel, 138,000 litres of paint, 4,700 mechanical valves and 1.5 million fasteners.
By mid-2011, completed hull blocks will begin to arrive in Adelaide for consolidation into the complete warship at the Government of South Australias Common User Facility.
Successful completion of pilot fabrication work and production readiness reviews has finalised the transition of the project from detailed design into full production of the ships.
This is an important milestone for this national project, and I wish to congratulate everyone involved in helping us reach this point, Mr Combet said.
The project is on track to deliver the first AWD, HMAS Hobart, in December 2014. HMAS Brisbane is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2016 and HMAS Sydney in mid 2017.
Concept Image: Australias Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD):
HMAS Hobart
HMAS Brisbane
HMAS Sydney
Source: Australian Department of Defence
Low level flying in around Mount Mitchell
AUSTRALIA - 7 JUNE 2010
The Block II Super Hornets based at RAAF Amberley practice low level flying in and around Mount Mitchell, Mount Mitchell is located about an hours drive south west of Amberley.
Source: Australian Department of Defence
AUSTRALIA - 7 JUNE 2010
The Block II Super Hornets based at RAAF Amberley practice low level flying in and around Mount Mitchell, Mount Mitchell is located about an hours drive south west of Amberley.
Source: Australian Department of Defence
Minor War Vessel Concentration Period
AUSTRALIA - 11 JUNE 2010
The Minor War Vessel Concentration Period (MWVCP) sea phase has commenced in waters off Darwin, with five Royal Australian Navy ships practising general mariner, surface and amphibious warfare skills.
During the week-long activity, HMA Ships Glenelg, Pirie, Bundaberg, Balikpapan and Betano will work focus on collective competencies including boarding operations, tactical manoeuvring, and seamanship.
MWVCP is part of ongoing efforts to improve ADF capability to protect Australia and its interests, and enhance interoperability within the ADF and with the many agencies involved in the border protection task. It is a carefully planned activity and will be conducted within strict environmental, safety and risk management constraints.
Pia Nowland of Mix 104.9 is winched from the Quarterdeck of HMAS Bundaberg up into an Augusta A109E Helicopter, reporting on the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period.
Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate (LSBM) Matthew Keogh of Ardent Four gives some operating instuction for the Rigid Hull Inflable Boat to LSBM Adam Yarnold during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
Able Seaman Boatswains Mate (ABBM) Jamie Hughes and ABBM Scott Crittenden of Aware Three conduct a 12.7mm machine gun firing serial aboard HMAS Glenenlg during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period.
HMAS Glenelg conducts a 25mm anti-aircraft firing serial, right astern of HMA Ships Bundaberg and Pirie during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period.
HMAS Glenelg at anchor near Beagle Point, Darwin during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
HMAS Pirie at sea of the coast of Darwin during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
Members of the Ship's Security Team prepare to conduct a Naval Evacuation Operation Exercise onboard HMAS Betano during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period.
Armidale Class Patrol Boats enter Darwin Harbour in formation with Landing Craft Heavy on the completion of Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
Source: Australian Department of Defence
AUSTRALIA - 11 JUNE 2010
The Minor War Vessel Concentration Period (MWVCP) sea phase has commenced in waters off Darwin, with five Royal Australian Navy ships practising general mariner, surface and amphibious warfare skills.
During the week-long activity, HMA Ships Glenelg, Pirie, Bundaberg, Balikpapan and Betano will work focus on collective competencies including boarding operations, tactical manoeuvring, and seamanship.
MWVCP is part of ongoing efforts to improve ADF capability to protect Australia and its interests, and enhance interoperability within the ADF and with the many agencies involved in the border protection task. It is a carefully planned activity and will be conducted within strict environmental, safety and risk management constraints.
Pia Nowland of Mix 104.9 is winched from the Quarterdeck of HMAS Bundaberg up into an Augusta A109E Helicopter, reporting on the Minor War Vessel Concentration Period.
Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate (LSBM) Matthew Keogh of Ardent Four gives some operating instuction for the Rigid Hull Inflable Boat to LSBM Adam Yarnold during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
Able Seaman Boatswains Mate (ABBM) Jamie Hughes and ABBM Scott Crittenden of Aware Three conduct a 12.7mm machine gun firing serial aboard HMAS Glenenlg during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period.
HMAS Glenelg conducts a 25mm anti-aircraft firing serial, right astern of HMA Ships Bundaberg and Pirie during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period.
HMAS Glenelg at anchor near Beagle Point, Darwin during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
HMAS Pirie at sea of the coast of Darwin during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
Members of the Ship's Security Team prepare to conduct a Naval Evacuation Operation Exercise onboard HMAS Betano during Minor War Vessels Concentration Period.
Armidale Class Patrol Boats enter Darwin Harbour in formation with Landing Craft Heavy on the completion of Minor War Vessels Concentration Period 2010.
Source: Australian Department of Defence
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I searched some information about australian military.
its quite small.
why is that?
i think it needs bigger military to secure its island.
its quite small.
why is that?
i think it needs bigger military to secure its island.
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It's small, but it's well equipped. Our Airforce and Navy is very strong. It's highly unlikely that our country will be invaded and the only way we could be invaded is by sea or air, so theres really no need.
Also we have heaps of defence arrangements especially with the U.S
The U.S 7th fleet can come to Australias aid if needed.
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