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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment fire 9mm pistols during a combat shooting serial at Mount Stuart Training Area Townsville, Queensland. PHOTO: TPR Dana Millington

Defence and security in safer hands with Labor

Under the Albanese government, army will be transformed from a legacy force with a maximum weapon range of 40km to a littoral manoeuvre force capable of land and maritime strike to 1000km.

Pat Conroy

DEFENCE REPORTSpecial reports

It’s time to build our weapons capacity

The time to build stockpiles of weapons and Australian industrial capacity is now.

Pat Conroy

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(L-R) Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, AO, DSC; Regimental Sergeant Major-Army, Warrant Officer Kim Felmingham, NSC, OAM; Commander Aviation Command, Major General Stephen Jobson, AM, CSC; Command Sergeant Major Aviation Command, Warrant Officer Class One Michael Clarke, OAM, salute at the commemoration service for the one year anniversary of the MRH90 Taipan incident at Swartz Barracks, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** The Australian Army has commemorated the four aircrew lost in the 2023 Lindeman Island MRH90 Taipan incident, on the first anniversary of the crash.On 28 July 2023, an Australian Army MRH90 Taipan helicopter impacted waters near Lindeman Island, Queensland, during a night-time training activity as part of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2023.Tragically, Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Phillip Laycock, and Corporal Alexander Naggs from the 6th Aviation Regiment were killed in the incident.Commemorations included a military service at Swartz Barracks in Oakey, on 26 July, followed by a private, on-water memorial for the families of the aircrew at the site of the incident on 28 July.

In Labor’s Defence, we’re speeding up capability delivery

Former chief of army Peter Leahy served with distinction, but his position on defence ignores the significant actions the Albanese government has taken to accelerate capability delivery.

Pat Conroy

DEFENCE RESEARCH SPECIAL REPORTSpecial reports

AI testing signals leading-edge capabilities in robotic vehicles

Never before has a strong and sovereign innovation, science and technology sector been so important to our national security.

Pat Conroy

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