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FORBIN

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Nice, Yet ofc an Spanish CH-47 of Army not navalized and with non-retractable blades, so he comes in height or not to disassemble.
But very/too long for combat operations impossible. Talking above to be easily used obviously.

Canberra/Juan Carlos ships are big but not as Wasp and America which host the CH-53E ( 4 for a MEU ) and carry 55 troops.
 
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navyreco

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Japan struggles to woo Australia in bid for 22.73 billion pound submarine contract
ADELAIDE, Australia (Reuters) - Japan's effort to charm Australian politicians and the public over its bid for a A$50 billion (22.73 billion pound ) submarine project appeared to stumble on Wednesday, with officials from Tokyo resisting pressure to commit to building the vessels in Australia.
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Once seen as the frontrunner to win the contract, the Japanese bid has since come under scrutiny over whether Tokyo would build any of the submarines in Australia, where manufacturing jobs are a hot-button political issue.
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Adelaide undertakes final sea trials

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related, obviously :)
NUSHIP Adelaide Wraps Up Final Sea Trials
NUSHIP Adelaide, Australia’s second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, is successfully completing her second and final sea trials in Port Phillip Bay.

The 27,800 tonne warship will return to BAE Systems’ Williamstown shipyard later today where she will then be prepared for delivery to the Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

The main focus of the final sea trials was on testing the ship’s combat and communications systems. They were undertaken over a 10 day period throughout the ship’s journey from Williamstown to Jervis Bay, NSW and the return voyage. These areas were chosen to provide maximum flexibility and proximity to the Australian Defence Force assets being used.

The Royal Australian Navy will have the opportunity to perform various routine alongside exercises as it continues to build its capability for crewing the vessel while the ship compartments and systems are progressively handed over to the NUSHIP Adelaide crew as part of the overall ship delivery process.

The crew has already been trained for its role on the RAN’s second LHD ship. BAE Systems Australia trained all 700 crew serving on NUSHIP Adelaide and HMAS Canberra at the Company’s state-of-the-art training facility at Mascot, Sydney.
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Japan struggles to woo Australia in bid for 22.73 billion pound submarine contract

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I'll pick up this quote:
"We would have thought the Japanese ... would have liked to have talked to the unions," he said.
"he" being
assistant national secretary of the powerful Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.

I would have thought things would have been different if a Navy Yard had been involved :)
 

SouthernSky

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HMAS Canberra on exercise.

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Jeff Head

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Those are pics right off the Australian Military image page:

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The caption for them is:

Australian Defense said:
HMAS Canberra off the north Queensland coast with 5 MRH 90 aircraft on deck and her four Landing Craft deployed. The Australian Amphibious Landing Force based on the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR from the 3rd Combat Brigade in Townsville) and MRH-90 helicopters from the 5th Aviation Regiment, also from Townsville, combine with the Navy's HMAS Canberra and embarked MRH-90 flight from 808 Squadron, and Royal Australian Air Force assets to conduct a series of amphibious training activities in North Queensland.

They are VERY clean pics...meaning no real to life operations, with all of the personnel necessary to launch/recover or board those helos, or in the LCCs. However, they are nice pics.

Here's some higher resolution pics of the photos:

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TerraN_EmpirE

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Australia to Acquire New Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher
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The Government today announces the signing of a multi-million dollar acquisition and support contract for a Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher capability for the Australian Defence Force.

This contract, between Defence and Australian company Nioa Pty Ltd, has an estimated value of $47 million.

As part of project Land 40 Phase 2, the acquisition of this new Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher represents a key step in modernization of the ADF’s lethality and capability.

Nioa Pty Ltd is based in Brisbane and will oversee the delivery and support of the Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher to the ADF.

The company currently employs approximately 50 staff and three new jobs will be created, as well as opportunities for other Australian companies to provide ongoing support and maintenance services.

Under this contract more than 200 Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher systems will be delivered to the ADF from the third quarter of 2016 until mid-2017.
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Naval Today said:
Cape York, the final of eight Cape Class Patrol Boats built by Austal, has been delivered to the Australian Border Force.

Commenting on this $330 million design, build and in-service support contract, Austal Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bellamy said:

Austal has delivered one Cape Class Patrol vessel approximately every 10 weeks over 2014-2015; which has significantly increased Australian Border Force’s capability to reliably deliver on the Border Protection obligations it undertakes for the Commonwealth of Australia.

This latest acquisition ensures the operational availability of the Australian Border Force fleet around the country.
 
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