December 08 / January 09 Issue
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$61 million investment in Defence skilling
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, recently announced a $60.8 million package targeted at addressing the skills crisis within the Australian defence industry.
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APCs announcement made
The Government has approved a $220 million project to upgrade 81 additional M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) to improve the protection, mobility and firepower of the Australian Army.
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Access offices foster business potential
The DMO Business Access Office (BAO), together with the DMO Defence Export Unit (DEU) and Queensland State Government, has formed an alliance to foster Queensland local industry in the Defence space.
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More Bushmasters on way
A contract has been signed with Thales Australia for an additional 293 Bushmaster vehicles.
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Overlander takes a big step forward
‘Battlefield success for any modern military force hinges on the quality and reliability of its transport.’ That’s the view of Project Overlander Program Manager, Brigadier David O’Brien, when commenting on the program that will introduce a new generation of army transport vehicles to greatly improve the capability, logistics and mobility for the ADF.
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Major award to P3 Accord
The P3 Accord, an alliance between the DMO Maritime Patrol Systems Program Office (MPSPO), Australian Aerospace and BAE Systems Australia has won a major accolade at the Engineers Australia National Excellence Awards.
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Anti-ship missile defence project achieves milestone
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, the Hon. Greg Combet MP, recently announced that the ANZAC Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) Project has successfully demonstrated CEA Technologies’ CEAFAR active phased array multi-function radar in a ship at sea.
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Exciting new career opportunities in the DMO
DMO has an exciting array of projects on the horizon. We are interested in people with the following skills: Engineers; Project Management; Technical and Logisticians.
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New robot targets IEDs
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Future submarine planning underway
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Light Mobility Vehicles announcement made
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Upgraded Frigates accepted
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Support for young engineers
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Trade training boost
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.. We First Got Land Rovers?
In the post war period, the Services continued to use the vast stocks of military equipment acquired during the war, with few purchases of new equipment. In the light truck class up to 1 ton, this was the ¼ ton 4x4 supplied by the United States.
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Turn surface water into drinking water
When you consider safe water is critical to any military operation, it might be surprising that it is only relatively recently someone has developed a personal water filtering device.
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Opentecs prove they are tougher that tough!
In the last few years, more and more computer vendors have released portable computers they label as ‘toughened’ or ‘rugged’. But what separates ‘toughened commercial’ devices from the more fully ‘mil-spec ruggedised’ devices?
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 Upcoming
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Inside the DMO |
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Portfolio Budget Statements 2011-12 |
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2011 Public Defence Capability Plan |
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Defence Annual Report 2010-11 |
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DMO Major Projects Report 2010-11 |
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Defence Industry Policy Statement 2010 |
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Defence Procurement Policy Manual |
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Rizzo Report |
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