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The latest round of Australian and New Zealand Defence Tenders have been released and can be downloaded as a PDF here.

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Mercedes to put V12 into G-wagen

Mercedes is supplying the ADF with several different versions of the G-Wagen including a four-wheel drive wagon, a four-wheel drive cab-chassis, six-wheel drive single cab and six-wheel drive dual-cabs.

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Two more AWD blocks head for Adelaide

BAE Systems in Williamstown has shipped a further two Air Warfare Destroyer blocks to AWD shipbuilder ASC in Adelaide as part of the $8 billion defence project.

Agreement in principle has been reached for the establishment of a Joint Electronic Warfare Operations Support Centre (JEWOSC) at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

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Defence Learning Branch launched

Vice Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin has officially launched the Defence Learning Branch which will implement plans for a single Defence-wide education and training system.

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Boeing honours Ferra Engineering

Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has congratulated Brisbane manufacturer Ferra Engineering on winning a prestigious international award.

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Exercise Bersama Shield 2012

Australia and the other members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) have commenced Exercise Bersama Shield 2012.

The Department of Defence and Department of Veterans' Affairs have released the Support for Injured or Ill Project's (SIIP) Report on the Review of Current Practices.

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US could benefit from Russian radars

Missile defense cooperation with Russia, including the use of Russian radars, would benefit the United States, Director of the Missile Defense Agency Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly said.

The nonpartisan, independent US watchdog POGO, has sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees recommending an expensive and severely flawed variant of the LCS program be eliminated

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USN selects UUV for LCS minesweeping

The US Navy has announced that it has selected a UUV (Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) to be used by Littoral Combat Ships for mine sweeping.

The Norwegian government is to acquire and upgrade BAE Systems/Hagglunds CV90 fighting vehicles for the Norwegian Army.

The latest round of Australian and New Zealand Defence Tenders have been released and can be downloaded as a PDF here.

The DMO has finally announced that it has selected Supacat as preferred bidder for the Special Operations Vehicle element of the Project Definition and Evaluation phase of JP2097 Ph1B (REDFIN) program.

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Australia hosts NATO camouflage trial

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is participating in an international trial in Queensland to test the effectiveness of camouflage uniforms in hot and humid conditions.

Naval Sea Systems Command is telling Congress that superstructure cracking in several classes of surface combatants is being addressed, but is in some cases proving costly.