Australia • Page 17 of 48

Oct- 2023 -

23 October

Sea

Australia Declares Arafura-Class Patrol Vessel ‘Project of Concern’

Australia has labeled its Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels a “defense project of concern” following delivery and sustainment support delays.

19 October

Air

An Insitu Integrator drone is seen taking off, seemingly launched by a wheeled launcher on the left side of the image. The sunset tinges the whole scenery with a bright, warm orange hue.

Juster Domingo

Australian Companies to Develop Long-Range Combat Drone

Australian aerospace companies Insitu Pacific and Innovaero are collaborating on a long-range strike capability using uncrewed aircraft systems.

18 October

Asia Pacific

The 76mm medium caliber gun (MCG) installed at West Head gunnery range in Flinders, Victoria is seen firing a round of ammunition towards the sea.

Juster Domingo

Australia Decommissions 30-Year-Old Medium Caliber Gun

Australia has decommissioned the 76mm medium caliber gun installed at West Head gunnery range after 30 years of service.

17 October

Sea

ADV Cape Pillar, Australia's newest Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat, is seen docked in a pier. Its hull is colored grey, with the numbers "319" painted in white on the side of the bow.

Juster Domingo

Australian Navy Commissions Newest Cape-Class Patrol Boat

Shipbuilding contractor Austal has delivered ADV Cape Pillar, the Royal Australian Navy's sixth Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat.

17 October

Asia Pacific

Six of Australia's Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) ammunition are seen lined up in a tray in what appears to be a production line or factory. A worker carefully lines them up.

Juster Domingo

Australia Jumpstarts Local Boxer CRV Ammo Production

Australian company NIOA has begun producing 40,000 rounds of the army’s Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle ammunition in Benalla, Victoria.

17 October

War

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III at Ben Gurion airport in Israel on 15 October 2023 supporting assisted departure flights for Australian citizens and their families, and other approved foreign nationals, due to the Hamas-Israel conflict. *** Local Caption *** In October 2023, Defence deployed a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A and a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft under Operation BEECH. Operation BEECH is Defences support to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-led assisted departure flights being undertaken as a result of the Hamas-Israel conflict. The Australian Defence Force aircraft will assist Australian citizens and their families, and other approved foreign nationals, to depart from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to Dubai.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Deploys Military Transport Aircraft to Evacuate People From Israel

Australia is sending KC-30A and C-17A transport planes to the Middle East for an airlift mission in response to the Hamas attacks.

12 October

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Scholars Develop Cyberattack Protection for Military Robots

Australian academics have developed an algorithm to protect unmanned military robots from “man-in-the-middle” cyberattacks.

11 October

Arms

A technician (middle left) loads a BLU-111 (AUS) aerial bomb onto an F-35A Lightning II aircraft.

Juster Domingo

Australia Boosts Local Ammo Production With $139M Investment

The Australian government is investing $139 million to boost its local munitions production.

10 October

Asia Pacific

A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft is seen flying above a body of water in the background.

Juster Domingo

Australia Aids Papua New Guinea Air Ops With C-27J Aircraft

Australian has sent a C-27J Spartan to Papua New Guinea to integrate the military transport aircraft’s capabilities with the country’s PAC-750 aircraft.

9 October

Technology

A man crosses a bridge in a Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) site in Australia. In the background, two cable towers are connected to hundreds of cable lines, suggesting that all of it is part of the radar network itself. Everything is seen in the image as shadowy figures as a red-orange sunset is seen casting its light from the far background. Overcast clouds cover the whole sky.

Juster Domingo

Australia, BAE Systems Tap University for Radar Innovation

An Australian university has partnered with the Department of Defence and BAE Systems to establish a radar network research center.

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