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Land: Land 121 on its way | ADM March 2013

Army’s biggest current program under the various phases of Land 121 Overlander is a mixed bag in terms of where the various phases stand. Phase 3 has been split into Alpha of G-Wagon with trailers and modules; and Bravo with medium-weight, medium, and heavy (4x4, 6x6, 8x8 respectively) trucks, an array of varied tractors and semitrailers, recovery trucks, integrated load handling systems, bulk liquid fuel and water and a range of modules that now are supplemented by Phase 5 vehicles. Phase 4 with the Hawkei continues testing. Premium

air »

Air: JP66 behind the target | ADM February 2013

Delays in air defence target system programs appear to be endemic – ask anyone who followed the progress of the UK’s Combined Aerial Target Service (CATS) or who continues to keep tabs on the ADF’s JP66 Phase 1 – Aerial Defence Target System (ADTS). Premium

jsf »

Capabilities: Australia defers JSF in line with US | ADM June 2012

Defence Minister Stephen Smith’s announcement in May that the Government will delay the purchase of 12 Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighters by two years did not come as any great surprise. Premium

c4i »

News Review: Hermes in South America | ADM February 2012

Elbit Systems Ltd. have been awarded a contract, valued at approximately US$50 million, to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of a country in the Americas. Premium

defence policy »

Defence Business: What’s on the skilling horizon? | ADM March 2012

At Pacific 2012, Skills Australia released a Discussion Paper as the first part of their work on a Defence Industry Workforce Strategy. Now it’s time for industry to have their say. Premium

defence budget »

News: Kiwi budget smoke and mirrors | ADM July 2012

It may appear prosaic at first sight, only New Zealand’s Defence Force budget for 2012/13 is especially subtle this year; arguably even a little deceptive. Premium

simulation »

Defence Business: SimTect grows along with simulation capabilities | ADM August 2012

Sixteen years on, SimTecT, Simulation Australia’s annual conference and exhibition, continues to grow in both popularity and breadth, with more than 600 delegates and 50 exhibitor booths gracing this year’s event in Adelaide. Premium

sea »

Sea Power: Girls own adventure: 24 hours on HMAS Sheean | ADM April 2013

I wouldn’t normally write something like this for ADM but I thought the experience had to be shared. I was lucky enough to spend 24 hours on board HMAS Sheean with a shattered crew who had just finished their return to service trials. Premium

joint »

NCW: Joint Command Support Environment – JP2030 Phase 8 Update | ADM November 2012

Joint Project JP2030 has for several years refined, enhanced and upgraded the Australian Defence Forces Command and Control System Support capability. Despite the cancellation of one increment due to budget pressures, the current phase will continue this evolution through until at least 2016. Premium

submarines »

News: New Collins support contract for ASC | ADM August 2012

A new maintenance and support contract for the Collins submarines has been signed following negotiations between the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and ASC Pty Ltd. The In-Service Support Contract (ISSC) has been put in place to deliver more efficient and effective sustainment services that will improve the availability and reliability of the Collins Submarine fleet. Premium

cyber »

Defence Business: How Defence migrated a Petabyte of information to its new Data Centres | ADM February 2013

A petabyte (PB) indicates the fifth power to 1,000, a million gigabytes or a thousand terabytes. That’s how much data was transferred by the weekend of November 17-18, 2012 to Defence’s two commissioned data centres in Sydney and Melbourne. Premium

defence industry »

Defence Business: CTD round 17 gets up and round 18 kicks off | ADM April 2013

A record number of eight Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) projects have just been approved. This is very welcome news for industry following last year’s cancellation of CTD Round 16. Premium

adm editorials »

View from Canberra: JSF affordability | ADM April 2012

In the grey skies over Avalon, the US Air Force's finest did their thing, showing just what Australia won't ever fly and can't afford anyway. The F-22 Raptor certainly put on a show, its twin afterburners roaring with pure power, its travelling roadshow team delivering a breathless commentary in a manner which would not be out of place at a rodeo or a NASCAR race. Premium

international »

Land: Into harm’s way | ADM March 2013

Being a part of any kind of bomb or dangerous substance disposal effort is not for the faint hearted. Major Adam Modd GM, Officer Commanding 1st NZ EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) Squadron recently spoke to ADM about the formation of the squadron and the nature of the work facing his team. Premium