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Visit Us at Land Forces 2018 Ajax FOR DEFENCE NEWS VISIT ADBR.COM.AU DAY TWO LAND FORCES 2018 SHOW DAILY WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 SHOW HIGHLIGHTS » EOS moves fast and strikes hard with R150 remote weapons system » Lockheed Martin partners with Deakin Uni on exoskeleton » Sims allowing high level collective training » Army air defence makes the grade Aiming for the top 10 in 10 years » Leidos wins LAND ustralia is on track to reach And in the June quarter, 2110 Phase 3 CBRND the government’s ambition of applications for permits for export of Aleaping into the top 10 of global defence equipment rose 25 per cent » Start-up targets defence exporters and it could do on the same period in 2017. target market that well inside a decade. “Primes around the world, SMEs New Defence Minister Christopher around the world are establishing Pyne said in the first six months of here in Australia because there are 2018, defence export permits worth huge opportunities here,” he said. $1 billion were approved. “They are looking to export and DAY TWO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1 FOR DEFENCE NEWS VISIT ADBR.COM.AU that is why defence industry is growing. Manufacturing is in its longest period of growth since 2004. This isn’t a coincidence – it’s because of the government’s policies. “That will flow into exports which we are already seeing this year. I think we will reach our goal of being a top 10 defence exporter well inside the 10-year frame we have given ourselves.” Launching the new defence exports policy in January, the government announced its ambitious plan to push Australia into the top 10 of global defence EOS group chief executive Ben Greene with Defence Minister Christopher Pyne with the new R150 exporters. That will require a very remote weapons station at LAND FORCES on Tuesday. significant increase from the current annual level of $1.5-2.5 billion over industry in the capabilities we have the centre of all this technology and the next decade. here in Australia that we can export people remain central to the Army’s Australia ranks 20th in a list of around the world,” he told reporters. competitive advantage,” he said. the 25 largest military equipment Asked if the Army was big enough exporters for the period 2012- to meet the challenges of a changing 16, according to the Stockholm and uncertain world, LTGEN Burr International Peace Research said that was why the service was Institute. The US heads the list, exploring opportunities with new EOS moves fast followed by Russia, China, France, technology. and strikes Germany and the UK. Australia sits “The opportunity for robotics and behind South Africa, Belarus, Norway autonomous systems, manned and hard with and Turkey. unmanned teaming, the technology R150 remote On SIPRI’s figures, to reach 10th that is emerging gives us enormous place – a position now held by Israel – opportunities to scale and do weapons Australia would need to lift its share broader capabilities with the same system of global arms exports from the number of people,” he said. ustralian technology company current 0.3 per cent to more than “We are absolutely engaged with Electro Optic Systems has 2.3 per cent. technology and industry to think officially launched its new Speaking outside LAND FORCES about how we can use that in new A remote weapons station the R150 at 2018 with Chief of Army Lieutenant and creative ways. Let’s focus on LAND FORCES 2018. General Rick Burr, Mr Pyne said he exploring that tech – that’s where the The company was also named first attended LAND FORCES two future is.” as the supplier of remote weapon years ago and it is now 50 per cent LTGEN Burr said there was stations for the Army’s Boxer bigger. Twenty-six countries are no doubt the ethical and legal Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles represented and 15 regional army challenges from artificial intelligence (CRVs). chiefs are attending. (AI) and various robotic systems Minister for Defence Christopher “What we are seeing in the last were being considered around the Pyne made the announcement at two years is a dramatic change, an world and would be discussed at this Electro Optic Systems’ stand in the improvement, a growth in people’s conference. LAND FORCES 2018 conference in interest in defence and defence “That is why people need to be at Adelaide on Tuesday. The R150 is an upgrade of Electro Optic Systems’ existing Show Daily Editorial Team Land Forces 2018 Show Printed in Adelaide by R400. It was developed as part of Andrew McLaughlin, Max Daily is published by: Newstyle Print a Commonwealth Priority Industry Blenkin, Jordan Chong, Louise Harry, Simon Hollway, Felix Advantage © Felix Advantage 2018. All Capability Innovation Proposal Gerard Frawley. PO Box 7166 Warringah Mall material published in Land and recently concluded its testing BROOKVALE NSW 2100 Forces Show Daily 2018 is copyright and may not be program that included being fitted Web: adbr.com.au used without the express onto the Army’s Bushmaster Email: [email protected] permission of the publisher. Phone: +61 (0)2 6232 7474 Protected Mobility Vehicle and Twitter: @DefenceBusiness Hawkei Light Protected Vehicle. Facebook: @ADBRonline It is expected to enter production DAY TWO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 3 LAND FORCES 2018 SHOW DAILY project. That’s been a couple of years in the making,” Pyne said. “On two fronts EOS has a lot to celebrate today so congratulations to EOS, congratulations to the Department of Defence for working so well with industry. “Let’s hope we have many more of these good success stories to announce over the coming months and years.” Greene was also full-throated in his praise of Mr Pyne’s previous work as Minister for Defence Industry. “Minister Pyne is very well known to all of us as an outstanding Minister for Defence Industry,” Greene said. “You really changed the outlook for Australian defence industry.” Lockheed Martin partners with Deakin Uni on exoskeleton ockheed Martin and Deakin University have partnered on a L12-month development program to extend the capability of Lockheed Lockheed Martin and Deakin University have partnered to extend the capability of Lockheed Martin’s Martin’s Fortis exoskeleton. Fortis unpowered exoskeleton. The Fortis is an unpowered exoskeleton designed to make before the end of calendar 2018. I get to do an opening or a launch of a tools weighing up to 16.3 kilograms Electro Optic Systems group chief company that doesn’t have Australia feel weightless, thus reducing user executive Ben Greene said the R150 at the end of the title,” Mr Pyne said. fatigue and improving worker safety. was half the weight of any 12.7mm “EOS is not EOS Australia. It is EOS The company says the exoskeleton machine gun system in the world because it is an Australian company can make tasks between two and 17 today with better accuracy. led by an Australian team and with times more efficient depending on Those characteristics would Australian shareholders providing the tools used and the tasks. “change the whole mobility capability to our Australian Defence “Lockheed Martin has a proud spectrum” for potential clients. Force.” history of successfully developing “I’m very pleased that we have a Pyne said the R150 showed the and demonstrating exoskeleton product that falls right into the DNA company was “still at the cutting applications that take the work out of of our company, which is lethality edge of new technologies”. many demanding, repetitive tasks,” and mobility,” Greene said. Meanwhile, the Minister said Lockheed Martin Australia business “We move fast and we strike Electro Optic Systems had won development senior manager, James hard.” the right to supply the remote Heading said. The company said there was weapons system for the Army “Originating from Lockheed already a significant amount of Boxer CRV. Martin’s exoskeleton research international interest on the R150. “I’m absolutely delighted that to assist soldiers to carry heavy Minister Pyne said Electro Optic a home-grown company like EOS equipment over long distances, the Systems was an Australian export will be able to add to the Australian same principles of how the body success story. industry content of the Boxer, of works and expends energy were “It’s always a great pleasure when the combat reconnaissance vehicle applied to exoskeleton development 4 SHOW DAILY LAND FORCES 2018 Pinpoint accuracy always at hand Green Dragon Medium-range tactical weapon system Rotem Light VTOL, portable recoverable munition IAI’s loitering munitions family. Meet us at LAND FORCES Search like a UAS. Strike like a missile. Hall 3 - Booth G13 • Backed by over 30 years of combat experience in leading armed forces • Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) integral assault capability for the modern warfighter • Man-in-the-Loop, intuitive target acquisition and strike • Minimum collateral damage and abort capability • Exceptional versatility www.iai.co.il • [email protected] NASAMS Air Defence System • Selected by 7 countries • Protecting Washington DC • Network Centric Architecture • Unmatched Fire Power • Designed for Growth • Dual use AMRAAM missile www.kongsberg.com FOR DEFENCE NEWS VISIT ADBR.COM.AU for use in industrial settings. “The technology supporting the exoskeleton may look simple but developing technologies that are a help and not a hindrance is a NASAMS deceptively difficult engineering task,” Heading added. “No two people are the same, Air Defence System so the exoskeleton needs to be designed to adjust and fit any sized person and accommodate different anthropometry. “I think everyone has seen the ambitions to get to the Iron Man suit at some stage, this is a Rotary Wing Aeromedical Course participants unload a simulated casualty from the rear door of a 5th journey, and this is where we’re Aviation Regiment MRH-90 helicopter last month.
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