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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 because there are 2018, defence export permits worth huge opportunities here,” he said. $1 billion were approved. “They are looking to export and

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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 and the UK. Australia sits “The opportunity for robotics and behind , Belarus, autonomous systems, manned and hard with and . 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 – 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, 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

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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

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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. defence starting out. Deakin is doing some research tasks, supporting us on the exoskeleton.” technologies through the Defence Surveillance, Reconnaissance, • Selected by 7 countries Using motion capture obtained Innovation Hub. Electronic Warfare, Space and from sensors on the arms and “The Government’s approach Cyber; Key Enablers; and Land • Protecting Washington DC shoulders of exoskeleton operators to innovation in Defence is driven Combat, Amphibious Warfare and and analysed by signal processing by its Defence Strategy, ensuring Special Operations. • Network Centric Architecture techniques, Deakin’s Institute innovation investment is linked to The latest priorities are a for Intelligent Systems Research our capability priorities,” he said. continuation from the previous • Unmatched Fire Power and Innovation (IISRI) used “The Defence Innovation Hub financial year which focused on biomechanics to test the ergonomic has made significant progress ISREW enabling Joint Decision • Designed for Growth effects of using power tools on the since its launch in December 2016, Support, Cyber and Joint Integration human body. receiving over 510 proposals and Effects and the addition of Social • Dual use AMRAAM missile “From a research perspective, signing 59 innovation contracts Media Exploitation, Automated we have used human biomechanics with a combined value of more than Dynamic Use of Spectrum software and the concept of $77.9 million,” he added. “Around 85 Monitoring and Switching, Proximity integrated design and rapid per cent of the proposals align to Electronic Support/Electronic prototyping, virtual prototyping, the top three investment priorities Attack (including development of EW and virtual testing,” Professor Saeid I first announced at the 2016 LAND Open Architectures) and Artificial Nahavandi, Pro Vice-Chancellor FORCES conference. Intelligence. (Defence Technologies) at Deakin “Transparency and clarity on University said. innovation investment priorities provides greater certainty to industry, and allows industry and research organisations to plan Sims allowing their research and development high level MINDEF investments.” announces Investment priorities are reviewed collective on an annual basis, and the Defence training Defence Innovation Hub is seeking proposals efence has energetically aligned with the six capability Innovation Hub embraced simulation, with streams identified in the 2016 pilots of helicopters and jets, priorities Defence Integrated Investment D tank crews and many others training inister for Defence Program: intelligence, surveillance, on ultra-realistic simulations. Christopher Pyne has reconnaissance, electronic warfare, But how about linking up all announced the Government’s space and cyber; key enablers; M those simulators dotted around the 2018-19 investment priorities for the land combat, amphibious warfare countryside and adding the ability Defence Innovation Hub. and special operations; air and sea to link in real flying aircraft and for Minister Pyne said the lift; maritime and anti-submarine system operators to add simulated Government would invest warfare; and strike and air combat. enemy or friendly aircraft. $1.6 billion in defence industry and Within these six capability “You have a live, a virtual and innovation over the next decade, streams, the top three priorities for a constructive environment and including $640 million to support investment in the 2018–19 financial that’s where the future is going. the development of innovative year in priority order are: Intelligence, www.kongsberg.com continued on page 11 DAY TWO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 7 LAND FORCES 2018 SHOW DAILY

Drone literate he Army is proceeding with its rollout of low-cost drones Tin an innovative experiment to assess just what use different units could make of this fast-moving technology. From a somewhat late start, the Army is wholeheartedly embracing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with the state-of-the-art Black Hornet and Wasp issued to frontline infantry units and special forces. But what use could soldiers in a warehouse, a training unit or Military Police find for UAS? They could soon find out as Black Hornet is a tiny sparrow-sized helicopter UAS able to peer over a compound wall, through a units receive Chinese-made DJI window or into a treeline. defence Phantom 4 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in order to conduct their own tests and experiments. A total of 350 its own trial program in search of more than 2,000 tonnes of cargo to will be distributed across the Army. suitable UAS to operate from new remote bases. “This technology will better enable warships. The next use of such UAVs could Army to gather airborne imagery Although more complex and with be to evacuate battle casualties. of training to assist with improving less endurance than a fixed-wing Then there’s the use of a UAV as training methods, conduct site UAS such as Shadow, S-100 can what’s termed a pseudo-satellite, surveys for the placement of camps carry a large payload and needs replacing capabilities provided by and other temporary facilities, neither a catapult to launch or orbiting satellites which could be assess damage to buildings, as runway to land. knocked out early in a conflict. well as assist with environmental The Army is keeping a watchful Flying high over a battlefield, protection in the field,” said COL eye on other emerging capabilities. the UAS could provide absent Gabby Follet, acting commander of One is loitering munitions – UAS navigation, surveillance, data and the 17th Combat Service Support systems equipped with day/night communications services. Brigade. cameras and a datalink to conduct One such UAV is already The DJI Phantom 4 is a high end surveillance missions, as well as an undergoing trials. That’s the Airbus commercial UAV which sells for explosive warhead to attack targets Zephyr which holds the world UAV around $2,000 each, not cheap but of opportunity. endurance record, staying aloft for a bargain procurement by military Another is the resupply UAV. That more than 336 hours in 2010. standards. capability was demonstrated in Airbus has chosen Wyndham, The Army first operated its own Afghanistan with a pair of US Marine Western Australia, for further trials UAVs in Afghanistan in 2011. That was Corps operated Kaman K-MAX of Zephyr this year. the US AAI RQ-7 Shadow which flew unmanned helicopters delivering Max Blenkin 10,000 hours in support of Australian and coalition operations. The Schiebel S-100 can carry a large payload and needs neither a catapult to launch or runway to Shadow has proved a reliable and land. defence versatile UAS but it’s now past its prime. In that time payload capability has improved enormously. LAND 129 Phase 3 aims to deliver a replacement for Shadow from 2022-23. There is an abundance of UAS able to meet the requirements and the Army is spoiled for choice. There are some 16 candidate systems, both fixed and rotary-wing. To narrow its choices, the Army is conducting its own trials with Schiebel S-100 Camcopters rented from the Navy which is conducting

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And that’s where you are going to save all the dollars on training,” said Jim Walker, Asia-Pacific Vice- President and Managing Director for Rockwell Collins. Rockwell Collins is now rolling out its JTAC simulators at eight Defence locations and is working with Thales to integrate the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) into a joint training environment. JTACs – Joint Terminal Attack Controllers – are soldiers especially trained to call in artillery or air strikes on particular targets. These may not always be Australian fires. Australia has adopted the US memorandum of agreement on JTAC competencies The Australian Army’s SHORAD system, which includes the RBS 70 missile launcher and Giraffe AMB which requires that they be trained radar, is being upgraded. saab australia to a very high standard in order to use US capabilities. Mr Walker said the JTAC sim was deploying to the field. the Australian Army’s SHORAD home grown Australian technology He said parts of this were in system supplied by Saab are being which drew on the best of US service. ARH sims were in use in upgraded, the RBS 70 missile technology. Darwin And Oakey. ASLAV simulators launcher, Giraffe AMB radar, and “The Saudis are very interested. were in service across four sites. the Tactical Command and Control We have just won a contract with “They are all capable being System (TaCCS). them for the JTAC, similar to LAND 17, networked,” he said. TaCCS was developed in Australia and they are very interested in the by Saab to analyse tracks from the simulator. We have been talking with radar, allocate threats to one or more the Japanese, the Koreans and the RBS 70s and provide queueing of the Singaporeans.” RBS 70 to the track, while the Giraffe “In a digital and integrated world, Army air AMB radar provides 3D surveillance things happen so quickly. You have to defence makes and C3 functionality with early make sure you are putting the cross warning against multiple air threats, Bold new vision hairs on the right spot. You don’t the grade including incoming rocket, artillery want a blue on blue.” aab Australia’s Mode 5 IFF and mortar rounds. Thales showed off a simulated upgrade to the Australian Certification activities involved collective training activity based on SArmy’s Short Range Air co-operation between the AIR 90 for your missions. an amphibious landing at Shoalwater Defence (SHORAD) has received US Project Office, the Combat Systems Bay. certification, which means Army’s SPO, Saab Australia and Saab “What this is demonstrating RBS 70 missile system can be safely Dynamics AB. Across the battlespace, Rockwell Collins is fusing technologies to TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION is the ability, particularly Thales deployed on operations with US and It was the first time Mode 5 give defence forces new, digital advantages for their missions. AND INTEGRATION and Rockwell in this case to work coalition forces. IFF work has been undertaken in We’re integrating technologies such as mixed reality to enable collaboratively with their bespoke The Mode 5 upgrade provides Australia, and the first time a Short > A broad system portfolio for ground, softwares and terrain products,” a more secure way of identifying Range Air Defence system has been off-site, joint-fires support with real-time 3D situational awareness air and sea said Thales’ Greg Hooper. Australian, US and coalition combat certified outside of the US. of the battle environment. We apply proven technical expertise, “We can actually bring in all key units to avoid the chance of ‘blue-on- deep domain knowledge and strategic vision to transform what’s > Custom technology integration platforms of armoured fighting blue’ fratricide incidents, Saab says. for mission effectiveness vehicles, helicopters, landing craft “IFF Mode 5 ensures Australian possible for commanders and warfighters. Come see what we can for amphibious landings, as well as ground-based air defence crews do for you. > Asia-Pacific-based engineering working with virtual battlespace can participate in allied missions Leidos wins and program management so the first shooter, the infantry, operating in shared airspaces LAND 2110 Visit us at Land Forces 2018, stand 2M22. can also be incorporated into the confidently,” says Trevor Bate, collective training activity. project manager, Saab Australia. Phase 3 CBRND Mr Hooper said this all allowed “Mode 5 is critical for knowing eidos Australia has Defence to conduct fairly high level who is a friend and who isn’t in signed a contract with the collective training in a simulated complex operational environments.” LCommonwealth for the provision rockwellcollins.com/landforces environment before actually The three key components of of chemical, biological, radiological, © 2018 Rockwell Collins. All rights reserved.

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an enhanced capability to cross wet and dry gaps during combat operations. Further, under LAND 155 WFEL is also supplying Army with new double-storey, link-reinforced MGB Medium Girder systems. “Both bridge types now provide the ADF with rapidly-deployable temporary infrastructures which can be used both in combat situations and in the event of natural disasters,” WFEL says. “The capability allows the ADF to quickly cross complex physical terrain including rivers, ravines and Deliveries of rapidly-deployable DSB Dry Support to the Australian Army are nearly complete. man-made gaps as efficiently as possible under a wide variety of operational scenarios.” nuclear defence (CBRND) for Project delivery and support of cutting edge To date, WFEL has supplied LAND 2110 Phase 1B. technology to protect our soldiers almost 200 DSB and over 500 MGB The contract, valued at on the battlefield as they encounter bridging systems to armed forces $243.5 million, is for the acquisition these evolving threats,” he said. around the world. and initial support phase over five “The contracts will supply “We are extremely proud to have years, and will see Leidos deliver approximately 70,000 equipment supplied our Australian customer critical CBRND capability to Defence. items to support Defence’s with a world-leading set of bridging The company says the primary capability to detect and protect systems and we look forward to objective of the joint CBRND itself from toxic industrial chemicals developing further our ongoing capability is to provide force and weaponised chemical, biological, relationship,” WFEL Managing protection to deployed ADF radiological and nuclear agents. This Director Ian Anderton said during personnel against extant and investment will provide an integrated a visit to his company’s facilities emerging CBRN threats including and layered chemical, biological, by Capability Acquisition and environmental hazards. Additional radiological and nuclear defence Sustainment Group officials in June. objectives of the ADF’s CBRND capability which replaces ageing capabilities are to enhance support equipment reaching the end of its to other government agencies in service life.” domestic CBRN incidents, and to assist integration in a coordinated Start-up whole of government effort. targets target The project will deliver and sustain capabilities in Detection, New bridging market Identification and Monitoring, technologies risbane-based start-up GAARD Warning and Reporting, Physical span the gap Tech Targets has launched a Protection, Hazard Management and Bnew range of fixed and mobile Medical Support. eliveries of rapidly-deployable targets designed to improve training “Leidos has a long heritage of DSB Dry Support Bridges to for ground and air gunnery. delivering complex logistics and Dthe Australian Army are nearly The company, run by former Army CBRND capability globally, and we complete. tank troop leader Steen Bisgaard are delighted to be chosen to deliver Supplied by UK company WFEL and former RAAF member Stefan this critical capability to the ADF,” under the LAND 155 Enhanced Gap Rossetto, is offering 2D and 3D fixed Leidos Australia Chief Executive Crossing Capability Project, the and mobile full-sized vehicle targets Christine Zeitz said. Dry Support Bridges are launched complete with realistic thermal and Minister for Defence Christopher from the ADF’s new fully-armoured electromagnetic signatures. The Pyne said global events in this year Rheinmetall MAN 45m 10 x 10 thermal signatures are produced alone have demonstrated that chassis. Deployed by a team of eight by the company’s patented active chemical, biological, radiological and in under 90 minutes the DSB can thermal cells, while the electronic nuclear threats are contemporary support loads of over 120 tonnes warfare elements can emulate 4G, hazards throughout the world. and span 49 metres (or up to 76 3G, GSM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, VHF, UHF, “Leidos Australia will be a key metres with additional specialist and passive radar signatures to capability partner of the ADF for the equipment), providing Army with provide high-fidelity targets for live

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fire training. of 2018. sleeping dragon of simulation within “GAARD Tech was designed to The timeline for the minor project Defence.” solve a training problem I identified that aims to strengthen Army’s “We are very lucky because unlike when I was a tank troop leader,” said simulation capability was included in our Air Force and Navy brethren who Bisgaard. “I found targets sets and a presentation from Army director have been fairly platform-centric, live enemy forces were not able to general platforms Colonel Spencer Army has been people-centric up replicate what we were being told we Norris and Army acting director land until now.” were likely to encounter. simulation Lieutenant Colonel Jason “We have a whole bunch of new “From there we created the 2D Mildon’s at LAND FORCES 2018 in kit under this modernisation period range which is designed for your Adelaide on Tuesday. that will be coming down range to basic direct fire targetry training. “At this point in time we are support us. With this new kit comes You can have a bespoke vehicle working the business case through the opportunity for new simulation designed for any enemy force you the approval process,” LTCOL Jason systems.” anticipate coming up against, and Mildon said. Meanwhile, LTCOL Mildon said that enable AFV identification, active “We are looking to do the industry augmented reality, which blends thermal signature, it’s easy to set up open day in October. the real-world environment with on the range, and it has a movement “We are looking to release the RFI computer-generated information, system that allows it to do turret to industry by the end of this year.” was still some time away based on drills behind a hill. LTCOL Mildon said the trial periods the development of the technology “The next line is the 3D,” he added. were expected to occur in the by the United States military. “3D comes in full-size static vehicles, second or third quarters of 2019, He said it was about two years and full-size robotic vehicles. Static before getting ready for a “Gate Two before the US would have a single- is great for when you’re trying to submission in Q4 2019 or potential lane augmented reality range that achieve live-fire battle runs where Q1 of 2020”. they would be comfortable to put you’re looking at what you’re actually “What we would like to do is by at soldiers down, with another two or going to be seeing, formational least March 2020 have the LS Core three years of development after outlays, how they’re laid out, and 2.0 projects set and implemented.” that required. what assets are key to strike.” LS Core 2.0 looks to connect “The next level being robotic is the Army’s digital terminal control when you have a live enemy force systems (DTCS) trainers to its Land which is commanded by someone Simulation Network (LSN). This was who knows what an enemy force is expected to offer advantages to the New TAE going to do, and they can manoeuvre Army’s training program. facility to against you and create problems you LTCOL Norris said there was an wouldn’t anticipate.” “increased appetite out there in the support F-35, Bisgaard says there has already force” for simulation. Abrams engine been considerable interest in the “That’s driving a lot of the targets from local and overseas simulation stuff that we are maintenance operators, and that they have currently doing,” LTCOL Norris said. AE Aerospace has announced submitted a number of quotes “2018 and 2019 from here is really it has purchased a site at already. The company is also a where the rubber is going to hit the TBundamba near Ipswich in finalist for the LAND FORCES 2018 road for simulation I think within Queensland which will become its Innovation Awards. Army.” primary engine maintenance, repair, GAARD Tech has a full-scale Further, LTCOL Norris said the overall and upgrade (MRO&U) facility 2D target and a quarter-scale 3D recapitalisation of the Army in the for the F-35A Lightning II’s P&W robotic target on display at LAND period ahead represented a great F135 and other engines in Australia FORCES 2018 on its stand in Hall 4. opportunity within the simulation and the region. area beyond just training. The company says the former “Training has really been our hardware warehouse will become a focus and it will continue to be a state-of-the-art aerospace facility, very strong part of interaction with purpose-designed to optimise Army the simulation,” LTCOL Norris said. program outcomes for its Defence “sleeping “We are also trying to broaden customer and give the company that out to support the operations, further room to grow. dragon” of so decision making in an operational “Buying an existing building rather simulation environment but also informing than starting with a block of land has capability development as well, so saved us six months of development he Australian Army expects to through modelling, experimentation time, and with the building already issue a request for information and that sort of thing.” designed and finished to a high (RFI) on its Land Simulation T LTCOL Mildon added: “Army is the standard it stood out as the best (LS) Core 2.0 project before the end

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option for us and our customer,” TAE and AGT1500 (M1A1 Abrams) engine “As well as being together in one Aerospace CEO Andrew Sanderson programs. building, the Bundamba location is said. “We have conducted time and great for us. We are close to Ipswich “We have just signed an motion studies and designed the where many of our people live, it agreement with a local builder now footprint to optimise everything from brings us closer to the Brisbane CBD we are ready to start transforming production throughput, to the flow as well as the port for deliveries, this building into the most advanced of goods and movement of parts, and there is good access to public military engine MRO&U facility in the to the technology requirements,” transport.” Southern Hemisphere.” Mr Sanderson added. Minister for Defence, Christopher The building is planned to be “We have operated from the RAAF Pyne said the new facility is a ready to start accepting F135s by base since 2000 and achieved testament to the strength of mid-2019, and will be expanded to great outcomes there, but we have Australia’s defence industry and the provide space to accommodate the outgrown it now and having our contribution Australia makes to the company’s F404 (classic Hornet), workforce spread over multiple global F-35 program. F414 (Super Hornet and Growler) buildings is not ideal for productivity. “TAE Aerospace’s new facility will support MRO&U activities for not Victorinox says its Rescue Tool Swiss army knife only Australian F135 engines but also is an indispensable tool to break windows or cut seatbelts in emergencies. The Swiss-made pocket engines from around the Asia Pacific knife includes a seatbelt cutter, disc saw for region and the world,” he said. shatterproof glass and window breaker. “TAE Aerospace is 100 per cent Australian-owned with 237 employees at several sites across Australia. The addition of the F135 engine MRO&U activities will add a minimum of 15 aerospace technician jobs to its workforce and up to 85 additional jobs as part of the future F-35 Global Support Solution.”

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a three-year contract to boost which is designed to meet the ADF’s Smith will succeed founding Australia’s cyber security capability. immediate requirement to secure general manager Phil Jarratt Announcing the award at LAND its networks and mission systems in the role, as the company FORCES 2018 on September 4, that are fundamental to current seeks to expand its footprint to Minister for Defence Christopher operations in a world where the other Australian industries and Pyne said that Elbit Systems of threat to such systems continues to locations. Australia will provide an interim cyber increase. “I am immensely proud of what has range, network design and build, The Accelerated Defensive Cyber been achieved by LES over the last cyber range training, and teaching Training program was created by 19 years, and Warren’s appointment materials. Defence to meet the 2016 Defence as GM will ensure the future of LES “The Australian Government is White Paper’s directive for more for years to come,” Jarratt, who will committed to strengthening its trained personnel and enhanced maintain a director’s role with LES, cyber capabilities to protect Defence capability in the cyber domain well said. and other critical Government ahead of its planned implementation LES is a consulting and systems from malicious cyber period. professional service provider intrusion and disruption,” he said. specialising in the development “The Cyber Training range will and delivery of integrated logistics be used by Defence personnel support services and training. for training on cyber-terrain and The company offers a network of associated systems that our cyber New GM experienced project managers, workforce is responsible to defend.” for Logistic engineers, logistic analysts, Forty-nine cyber warfare programmers, trainers and technical specialists who have graduated Engineering personnel. from the ADF inaugural Accelerated Services Smith joined LES in 2015 as Defensive Cyber Training program Business Development Manager, and ogistic Engineering Services will use the new cyber training range previously was operations manager (LES) has announced the to develop and maintain their skills. at Elbit Systems of Australia, and the appointment of Warren Smith The Cyber Training range is an L land program/operations manager at to the position of General Manager, integral aspect of the program Nova Systems. effective October 1.

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The veteran-owned systems engineering company s the ADF acquires new for which Eclips has the Australian transported inside a 20 or 40-foot capabilities, it requires the licence. SPCs are made in Melbourne shipping container. Seven CROWS, 26 FEBRUARY - 3 MARCH Ameans to store and transport and are designed to fit snugly inside each with five solar panels go inside a all the associated stores, spares a JMIC case. 20-foot container. GEELONG, AUSTRALIA and support equipment, an under- One of the company’s These can be quickly deployed to appreciated but essential enabling fundamental objectives is to come produce instant power – more than requirement. up with storage systems which 15 kilowatts per 20-foot container, Canberra company Eclips means no-one, whether soldier or and more than 30 kilowatts per 40- Engineering has come up with a civilian, will ever need to enter the foot container. In fact, Moore said, range of innovative solutions for ADF confines of a shipping container to in their demonstration in Canberra requirements, based on its expertise stack or retrieve stores. earlier this year it took longer to at doing clever stuff with shipping Taking the JMILS concept further, remove the container from the containers. Eclips was contracted through transport truck than it did to deploy Eclips managing director Shaun the former Rapid Prototyping, the panels. Moore said his company’s JMILS Development and Evaluation (RPDE) This system has obvious (Joint Modular Intermodal Logistics program to develop a system to applications for deployed forces System) was set to be the logistics store and transport 155mm gun and remote bases, reducing the workhorse of defence forces, and it’s projectiles and charge bags inside a requirement for diesel fuel and not just the ADF that is interested. JMIC container. noisy generators. But it also has “We are currently in discussions “We developed a system that substantial civil application for with the UK MoD who say they have sits inside that box to host the emergency services and disaster a real need now, and we’re able to ammunition and the charge bags,” relief, or even to earn revenue for a say, ‘this is ready to go now’,” he told Moore said. local council with some unused open ADBR recently. Originally called Sea Box space. JMILS stemmed from a International, the company changed As with Defence requirements for requirement for Project LAND 121 Phase 3B – the project to replace the Army’s fleet of Mack heavy trucks and Unimog medium trucks with AVALON 2019 MEANS BUSINESS! a fleet of 2,500 new medium and Engage with customers, suppliers and partners at Australia’s own signature industry event, the heavy vehicles, 3,858 modules, and most comprehensive aviation, aerospace and defence exposition in the Southern Hemisphere. 1,753 trailers. That deal was won by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia, AVALON 2017 HIGHLIGHTS for which Eclips designed and delivered 2,157 ISO 1C flat racks, a 33,000 664 158 steel platform on which vehicles and its name in 2017 and is wholly large modular facilities, demand for other stores can be fixed for easy Australian-owned by its three facilities for the resources sector Trade Visitors Participating Exhibitors Official Delegations transport on another vehicle. Australian partners. has diminished as it transitions from Eclips delivered all 2,157 units on “We are a veteran-owned systems the development to the production 41 634 44 budget and ahead of schedule. “We engineering company,” Moore said. phase. But with the government International Air Chiefs Aircraft Conferences & Symposia finished that project and are very “We actually had a partnership with modernising much of the defence proud. It’s probably the best in the Sea Box Inc where we would market force equipment, Moore sees Present or Represented world because of Defence’s rigorous each other’s products,” he added. considerable opportunities within design processes,” Moore said. But “the perception of being Australia. The flat rack is just the first perceived as an American company There’s the next phase of Project element of JMILS. The system also outweighed the benefits of the LAND 121 to provide sustainment and includes what’s called a container association.” facilities for the new vehicle fleet, rollout platform (CROP), slightly Eclips recently unveiled its and for LAND 400 to acquire the new smaller than a flat rack, which is deployable Container Roll Out Solar combat reconnaissance and infantry transportable inside a standard ISO System (CROSS), with the Australian fighting vehicles. shipping container. Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) “We don’t think they have For further information contact the sales team:- With the aid of a forklift, CROP can providing $289,725 for design, anywhere near what they need, and simply be rolled out for easy access manufacture and testing. This for every new capability that comes PO Box 4095, Geelong, Victoria 3200 Australia to other elements of the system, system is a series of solar panels in, they have a logistics problem of T: +61 (0)3 5282 0500 E: [email protected] such as a joint modular intermodal mounted on the company’s ECLIPS’s how they move their stuff,” Moore www.airshow.com.au container (JMIC) or stackable plastic Container Roll-Out Warehousing said. case (SPC). JMIC is a US concept System (CROWS), stored and Max Blenkin

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