Operation OKRA's Air Task Group (ATG) of is operaties at the request of the Iraqi Government within a US-led international coalition assembled to disrupt and degrade Islamic State in the Middle East.
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A couple of days ago Russia surprised many analysts with a snap announcement that it had achieved its military objectives in Syria and was pulling out the majority of its forces. Intelligence stakeholders are yet to confirm any major troop movements and it remains to be seen if the announced draw down will actually occur.
In the mean time the media, who just loves a good Putin conspiracy, has come up with a rich list of possible theories on what it means.
Here are my top 10 (listed in order of "interestingness", not credibility).
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03 Feb 2016
DCNS Launches Submarine Seminar Series in Melbourne
Written by Editor in Defence IndustryFuture Submarines bidder, the French owned DCNS has launched a series of industry innovation seminars starting in Melbourne today. The series of seminars is an opportunity for local industry to engage and collaborate with DCNS ahead to the Federal Government’s planned announcement for the SEA 1000 Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP) later this year.
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22 Jan 2016
Malcolm Turnbull. Iraq, Afghanistan, Washington Highlight
Written by Editor in Foreign AffairsThe past week saw Prime Minister Turnbull rack up plenty of frequent flyer miles on his United States focused world tour. Starting with a visit to Iraq the Prime Minister then spend time in Afghanistan before moving onto to Washington and, finally Hawaii.
Here are some of the news highlights from the week of travel.
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08 Dec 2015
TBAS - Take a Quick Tour of the Army's Tiered Body Armour System
Written by Editor in Soldier SystemsThe Tiered Body Armour System (TBAS) is a flexible personal protection and load carriage system designed to provide soldiers with a range of improvements over existing systems.
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CASG has recently released its Land 400 Phase 3 requirement for more that 450 tracked IFVs for the Australian Army. Here is the latest commentary and news from the Defence blogosphere.
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UK company SEA (Systems Engineering & Assessment) introduced their next-generation, minaturised passive acoustic array at Pacific 2015 in Sydney last month.
Named after the banded sea snake of the same name, KraitArray is a highly configurable, software defined thin line array providing directional sensing capabilities in a wide range of applications. It is designed specifically for applications where weight, size and power consumption are a primary concern.
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On the 13th of November this year the Federal Government released its RFI for 450 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) which will replace the aging M113 fleet currently in use. The new vehicles will meet the evolved mounted close combat requirements of the Australian Army into the future.
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Here are the latest resources and updates for anyone researching the SEA 5000 Future Frigate program. SEA 5000 aims to acquire a fleet of eight new Future Frigates, which will be larger than the ANZAC Class, designed and equipped with a strong emphasis on anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
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Petty Officer Naval Police Coxswain Darren Hannah (centre) holds the ceremonial scroll during HMAS Sydney's Freedom of Entry parade.
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