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  1. Grey Havoc

    Challenger 650s for Australian ISR?

    It is unclear if they are being leased out to the RAAF or another government agency, though on reflection, the wording makes it seem more like the company itself will providing ISR coverage under contract/s?: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/bombardier-challenger-australia Interesting...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • australia cold war ii commonwealth of australia isr strategic reconnaissance
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Military
  2. Dilandu

    Sukarno stays in power - what would Australia do?

    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...
    • Dilandu
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    • 1970s 1980s alternate history angkatan laut republik indonesia angkatan udara republik indonesia australian army 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
    • Replies: 457
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  3. BlackBat242

    Alternate post-WW2 RAN amphibious fleet

    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...
    • BlackBat242
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    • alternate history amphibious warfare vessel australian army british commonwealth cold war commonwealth of australia pacific ocean post-world war ii royal australian engineers royal australian navy vietnam war
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  4. H

    Chinese warships spotted 150 nautical miles from Sydney

    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chinese-warships-spotted-150-nautical-miles-from-sydney-20250219-p5ldkq.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/australia-says-chinese-navy-ships-220131368.html Pretty serious situation even though Govt says no issue. Regards,
    • Halcyon66
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    • 2025 cold war ii commonwealth of australia people's liberation army navy people's republic of china
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: The Bar
  5. R

    Alternative RAAF fleets.

    A comment in another thread abut how Australia should have transferred RAN A4s to the RAAF instead of selling them to New Zealand reminded me of a bunch of other Australian decisions. Meteor for Korean War service when we were building Nene-Vampires. Authorising 30 F104s in early 57, cancelling...
    • Rule of cool
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    • alternate history anti-submarine warfare close air support cold war commonwealth of australia electronic warfare fighters royal australian air force royal australian navy strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance
    • Replies: 302
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  6. aim9xray

    Superstar engineer John Hart-Smith skewered Boeing’s strategy | Obituary

    embedded links: Hart-Smith paper on Boeing Outsourcing 2003 reaction to Hart-Smith Paper
    • aim9xray
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    • aerospace industry boeing cold war commonwealth of australia douglas aircraft company early 21st century late 20th century mcdonnell douglas post-cold war united states
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Bar
  7. H

    ADF Recruiting

    Australian Defence Force to recruit Five Eyes personnel Are we going freelance................... Regards,
    • Halcyon66
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    • 2020s australian defence force cold war ii commonwealth of australia
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Bar
  8. Grey Havoc

    Ansett Australia

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqcc2ActCCU
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 20th century air new zealand ansett airlines of australia ansett airways ansett transport industries ansett-ana british commonwealth british empire civil aviation cold war commonwealth of australia early 21st century interwar period late 1930s new zealand pacific ocean theater post-cold war sir reginald myles ansett kbe united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. Grey Havoc

    SEA 1180 OPV (Royal Australian Navy)

    (Last post extract was from July 2013) It seems that SEA 1180 was later reactivated in 2015, with a contract awarded to Luerssen Australia and Civmec Limited in 2018, but things are apparently not going well at all...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2010s arafura-class offshore patrol vessel asc shipbuilding australian department of defence civmec limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia early 2020s early 21st century late 2000s luerssen australia naval vessels lürssen offshore patrol combatant offshore patrol craft offshore patrol vessel opv post-cold war royal australian navy sea 1180 phase 1 war on terror
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  10. Grey Havoc

    Automated and Autonomous Systems for Combat Service Support: Scoping Study and Technology Prioritisation

    https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1024203.pdf
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2016 ardr 16 / 0054 australian army australian 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
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  11. P

    EF88 commercial variant could bump up civilian familiarity, says industry expert

    Ok, WTF? is all I can say about this brain fart of an idea! Is Australian Defence really so desperate for enticing recruits for it's headlong war against China to come up with such a pathetic metaphoric carrot, and is Thales so desperate for sales of their product? Seriously, the last thing the...
    • Pioneer
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    • cold war ii commonwealth of australia
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  12. M

    Tufi airfield in New Guinea?

    I am reading an article on the LW/AW radar set designed in Australia. It states the first production unit went into full operation at Tufi in November 1942. When I google Tufi airfield, all I find is this web page, which claims it was built in the 1960s...
    • Maury Markowitz
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    • allies australian new guinea administrative unit british commonwealth commonwealth of australia new guinea campaign new guinea force oro province pacific ocean theater radar royal australian air force territory of papua united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Military
  13. GTX

    Fiji takes delivery of patrol boat

    https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/fiji-takes-delivery-of-patrol-boat/
    • GTX
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    • 2024 austal limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia fijian navy guardian-class patrol boat pacific maritime security program pacific patrol boat replacement program republic of fiji republic of fiji military forces
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Bar
  14. R

    RAAF F-104A in 1957?

    In late 1956-early 1957 the RAAF received Cabinet approval to acquire 30 F104A to equip a single sqn, this was announced publicly, but in mid 1957 this order (or approval) was cancelled and instead the RAAF ordered 40 Australian built CAC Avon Sabres. It is important to note that this order, if...
  15. GTX

    Australian general purpose frigate program

    https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/naval/13646-australia-commits-to-modern-and-lethal-general-purpose-frigates
    • GTX
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    • 2020s cold war ii commonwealth of australia enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet frigate royal australian navy sea 3000 tier 2 general purpose frigate (ran)
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Military
  16. GTX

    MC-55A Peregrine

    View: https://twitter.com/sr_planespotter/status/1701290701605003416?s=51&t=WcFuJ85g5OrePshaUNn-8g
    • GTX
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    • cold war ii commonwealth of australia electronic warfare l3harris royal australian air force united states
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  17. J

    CA-12 Boomerang Evolution

    In July 1940 the hounded British government warns the Australians of an imminent embargo of any aviation materials. On 10 December 1941 the capital ships of the Royal Navy H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse are sunk by Japanese airplanes. On 21 December of the same month, the firm...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • british commonwealth british empire commonwealth aircraft corporation commonwealth of australia curtiss-wright corporation general electric pacific ocean theater post-world war ii pratt & whitney rolls-royce royal australian air force world war ii wright aeronautical corporation
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  18. GTX

    Australian UGV/UGCVs (unmanned ground combat/vehicles) developments

    https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/rico
    • GTX
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    • australian army commonwealth of australia robotics
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  19. GTX

    Gilmour Space

    https://www.gspace.com/
  20. GTX

    Australian Laser Weapon Developments

    https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/qinetiq-to-manufacture-high-power-defence-lasers...
    • GTX
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    • cold war ii commonwealth of australia
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Military
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