So let's assume that Indonesian socialist leader Sukarno was more competent in terms of economic (or at least listened to better advisor) and managed to avoid the economy crisis that led to his downfall in OTL 1966. He remained relatively popular and in power; Indonesia remained socialistic and...
1970s
1980s
alternate history
angkatan laut republik indonesia
angkatan udara republik indonesia
australianarmy
cold war
commonwealth of australia
indian ocean
indonesian air force
indonesian army
indonesian navy
late 1960s
nuclear powered vessels
pacific ocean
republic of indonesia
royal australian air force
royal australian navy
soviet union
tentara republik indonesia - angkatan darat
Admin suggestion: if there is an appropriate existing thread, please combine.
The RAN has had a very spotty track record after 1945 with regards to actually landing forces on any of the islands in its neighborhood outside of existing port facilities.
This first post is to establish what...
alternate history
amphibious warfare vessel
australianarmy
british commonwealth
cold war
commonwealth of australia
pacific ocean
post-world war ii
royal australian engineers
royal australian navy
vietnam war
2016
ardr 16 / 0054
australianarmyaustralian department of defence
british commonwealth
cold war ii
commonwealth of australia
computing
cybernetics
defence science and technology group (australia)
land division (dstg)
late 2010s
robotics
unmanned aerial vehicle
unmanned ground vehicle
Anyone interested in Australian attitudes to getting nuclear weapons should start with this thread that explains how difficult it is and the US role.
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uk-thermonuclear-warheads.10419/post-98670
The UK experience with the US would be similar for Australia.
australianarmyaustralian defence force
british commonwealth
cabinet defence committee (australia)
cold war
cold war ii
commonwealth of australia
department of air (australia)
department of the army (australia)
department of the navy (australia)
nuclear
nuclear battlefield
nuclear power
post-cold war
royal australian air force
royal australian navy
southeast asia treaty organization
tactical nuke
australianarmy
evelyn owen
freddie kunzler
john lysaght (australia) pty ltd
korean war
owen gun
owen machine carbine
vietnam war
vincent wardell
world war ii
This is the Australian Army approximately $10-15 billion project to replace the ageing M113 APCs, with an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and APC. Up until yesterday, there were 4 contenders:
Rheinmetall's Lynx KF41
BAE Systems CV90 MkIV IFV
Hanwha Defense Systems AS21 Redback
General...
Another ridiculous, embarrassing and costly cock-up by Australian Defence acquisition process:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/spanish-shipbuilders-landing-craft-sank-under-australian-tanks/news-story/ff05c1bfa4339bebb1564a1198b7e530
Regards
Pioneer :-[
"Avalon 2015: Bell touts AH-1Z as maritime attack platform for Australia"
by Gareth Jennings, Melbourne - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
25 February 2015
Source:
http://www.janes.com/article/49417/avalon-2015-bell-touts-ah-1z-as-maritime-attack-platform-for-australia
A model of the Bell AH-1Z...
so i have some questions it seams that there is no topic about the Tiger in here
yes there are some topics about the Tiger for instance :
PAH-2: alternatives to and evolution of the Tiger attack helicopterhttp://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,207.0/all.htmlFrench Attack...
G'day gents
I have been reading a book 'On Weapons Decisions: How Australia Chooses to Arm Itself (1963-1996)' by John Bruni (again!)
Under Part 2, Chapter 5 Patterms of Procurement 1983-1992, it talks about the early 1980's plans to replace the Australian Army's M113A1 APC fleet with an...
At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Ship_Medium_Mk_II there is an article on an abortive Australian landing ship project. It says nothing however about the dimensions etc. of the ship as well as it contains no images.
Does anyone here know more on this project? Any info, esp. regarding the...
amphibious warfare vessel
australianarmy
british commonwealth
cold war
commonwealth of australia
early 1970s
great britain
heavy landing ship
landing craft
late 1960s
royal australian engineers
royal australian navy
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