AllFormer NZ patrol ships sold to Irish Naval Service
Photo: Defence Connect The Royal New Zealand Navy has made transport arrangements for two former inshore patrol vessels sold to the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Defence for $42 million. The two vessels, Rotoiti and Pukaki, will be loaded aboard a large sealift vessel by crane at Captain Cook Wharf in Auckland this month and then sent […]
UNSW accelerator program launched for defence start-ups
Photo: Defence Connect Six local start-ups in the defence industry will be developed under a new Defence 10x accelerator program launched by the University of New South Wales Founders Program. Entrepreneurial experience, $350,000 each in seed investment, research and development capabilities, and access to expert networks will be supplied to Australia’s next generation of defence innovations. […]
ADF Chinook completes ‘fat cow’ refuelling of Abrams tanks
Photo: Defence Connect The Australian Defence Force has conducted a tactical refuelling of three M1 Abrams tanks by CH-47 Chinook in a manoeuvre hilariously named “fat cow”. It was the first time in five years that the ADF has been able to refuel the 2nd Cavalry Regiment vehicles with the 5th Aviation Regiment aircraft, […]