Lightforce Group’s defence arm Force Ordnance has been selected to provide its Nightforce precision rifle scopes to the ADF as part of the Sniper Systems component of Land 159 Lethality Systems Project (LAND 159) Tranche 1. The development paves the way for Force Ordnance’s M663 MIL-SPEC ATACR 7-35x56F1 scope to bring ADF sniper capability up to Five Eyes nation standards.Force Ordnance’s scope...
RAN announces contract to acquire five Bluebottle USVs – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Ocius announced it has signed a contract with RAN to acquire for the navy to acquire five Bluebottle USVs in this financial year. RADM Pete Quinn made the announcement, saying “Over five years as HNC it has been fantastic being involved with Ocius and seeing Australian technology at the forefront. Systems like Ocius Bluebottles are really important to our strategy. We have vast areas we need to...
'Quite a challenge': UK restaurants and pubs face staffing crisis after … – The Guardian
Venues aim to recruit after Covid but face lack of supply of skilled people from the EUThe hospitality industry is facing a staffing crisis as restaurants and pubs say that up to a quarter of those employed before the Covid-19 pandemic will not return.The UK’s largest listed pub group, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), has lost 9,000 of its 39,000 staff since last year; D&D, the owner of...
The 7 Best PVE Linear Fusion Rifles in Destiny 2 (January 2023) – Fanbyte
Collin MacGregor, JANUARY 20, 2023TwitterFacebookLinear fusion rifles are one of the strongest weapon archetypes in Destiny 2. Quickly gaining in popularity when the Witch Queen expansion launched, these firearms have proven to be some of the best boss-killers in the game. However, there are a lot of linear fusion rifles, so it can be difficult to know which ones to hunt for. Fear not Guardian...
La Marine Allemande commande 31 hélicoptères de lutte anti-sous … – Meta-Defense.fr
Meta-Defense.fr Plus que l'actualité DéfenseMalgré ses débuts difficiles, l’hélicoptère européen NH90, conçu et fabriqué conjointement par le franco-allemand Airbus Helicopters, l’italien Leonardo et le néerlandais Fokker, s’impose aujourd’hui comme une machine à la fois fiable et performante, aussi bien dans le domaine du transport tactique, avec la version Tactical...
Japan, Australia Ink Security Pact With Eye on China – The Defense Post
Australia and Japan agreed to share sensitive intelligence and deepen defense cooperation Saturday, signing a security pact to counter China’s military rise.Prime ministers Fumio Kishida and Anthony Albanese inked the accord in the Western Australian city of Perth, revamping a dusty 15-year-old statement drafted when terrorism and weapons proliferation were the overriding concerns.The text...
Bluebottle debuts in Operation Resolute – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
The Ocius Bluebottle uncrewed surveillance vessel has participated in Army’s Operation Resolute for the first time, conducting surveillance and reconnaissance on and around remote islands off north Western Australia for foreign fishing vessels and evidence of illegal activities.The Ocius Bluebottle is a 6.8 metre uncrewed vessel that can carry payloads of up to 600kg. Using solar, wind and wave...
NBL news: Brisbane Bullets defeat Adelaide 36ers in round 16 – Code
Despite welcoming back an MVP candidate, the Taipans’ six-game winning streak came crashing to a halt against the JackJumpers and Jack McVeigh. Catch up with all the round 16 NBL23 action.With the playoffs just around the corner, things are heating up in the NBL.Catch up with all the round 16 NBL23 action. – Jake Garland The Taipans welcomed back an MVP candidate but it was the visiting...
Real incomes shrink as wages growth of 0.7% in March quarter falls … – The Guardian
Labor says figures released by the ABS show gap between wage growth and cost of living increases in Australia is now the largest in more than two decades Australian wage growth barely budged in the March quarter, with salaries increasing at less than half the headline inflation rate, stoking concerns pay packets continue to shrink in real terms.During the first three months of 2022, the...
Arianespace's first Vega C mission to complete Pléiades Neo for … – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 10:47 pm local time (01:47 am (UTC) on Friday, November 25), Arianespace’s first Vega C mission will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, with the 30cm resolution satellites Pléiades Neo 5 and 6. This first commercial flight follows the success, July 13, of Vega C inaugural launch operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).After liftoff from...
