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Birdon Welcomes New Additions to its U.S. Board

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Saturday, September 2, 2023
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"Kevin and Ron will provide invaluable insight and guidance to our management team as Birdon continues to grow and deliver major programs to its customers," said Birdon CEO and Owner, Jamie Bruce.

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  • "Kevin and Ron will provide invaluable insight and guidance to our management team as Birdon continues to grow and deliver major programs to its customers," said Birdon CEO and Owner, Jamie Bruce.
  • Kevin Mooney has over 37 years of leadership and management experience in both private industry and the U.S. Navy.
  • "I welcome the opportunity to work more closely with the Birdon team during this exciting time for the company."
  • Birdon is successfully delivering on major projects for the Australian Navy, Australian Army, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy.

Australia is not giving Ukraine the military support it needs – sending our retired jets would be a start

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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This week, Australia announced its latest package of military and humanitarian support for Ukraine, totalling approximately A$110 million.

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  • This week, Australia announced its latest package of military and humanitarian support for Ukraine, totalling approximately A$110 million.
  • The package comprises 70 military vehicles, which include 28 M113 armoured personnel carriers and other support vehicles (trucks, trailers and “special operations vehicles”).

Why has this latest package been criticised?

    • The primary issue with the package is the supply of the M113 armoured personnel carriers.
    • The M113 armoured personnel carriers that Australia is sending to Ukraine date back to the Vietnam War.
    • Australia is in the process of retiring them in favour of a new, modern design of armoured personnel carrier.

Why are we not giving the Ukrainians what they want

    • As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said this week:
      On Hawkei, I know that has been raised, the advice is that would not be the best way to provide assistance to Ukraine.
    • On Hawkei, I know that has been raised, the advice is that would not be the best way to provide assistance to Ukraine.
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      Why can't the West agree on how much military support to send to Ukraine?

We have other hardware we could offer

    • Ukraine’s air force currently utilises old Soviet-era fighters, predominantly MiG-29s and Sukhoi Su-27s, which have been jerry-rigged to deploy Western munitions.
    • After dragging its feet for months, the US recently announced it will approve allied exports of F-16 jets to Ukraine.
    • First, it would require export approval from the US, which is required for all US military hardware to be resold or re-exported.
    • However, this will be an issue for the F-16, or any other Western fighter jet sent to Ukraine’s air force.

Why Australia should do more

    • The European Union, for instance, just announced it will increase its military aid fund to Ukraine by a further €3.5 billion (A$5.7 billion).
    • But as Matthew Sussex, one of Australia’s leading Russia experts, has pointed out, Russia is a strategic competitor to Australia that will increasingly pivot its attention to the Indo-Pacific region.
    • As such, our geographic distance is no excuse for weak support to a state attempting to counter an illegal and devastating invasion by Russia.

MAK Technologies Selected to Provide Common Simulation Software System for the Australian Army's Land Simulation (LS) Core 2.0 Program

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MAK Technologies (MAK), a company of ST Engineering North America, today announced that the MAK ONE suite of products has been selected to provide the common simulation software system for the Australian Army's Land Systems (LS) Core 2.0 Program.

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  • MAK Technologies (MAK), a company of ST Engineering North America, today announced that the MAK ONE suite of products has been selected to provide the common simulation software system for the Australian Army's Land Systems (LS) Core 2.0 Program.
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MAK Technologies (MAK), a company of ST Engineering North America, today announced that the MAK ONE suite of products has been selected to provide the common simulation software system for the Australian Army's Land Systems (LS) Core 2.0 Program.
  • MAK teamed with Australian company Applied Virtual Simulation (AVS) to offer a solution for LS Core 2.0 that maximizes Australian content while delivering a suite of mature COTS products.
  • The CSS comprises three packages: Common Virtual Simulation, Common Constructive Tool Set, and Common Image Generator.

Droneshield Releases Upgraded Capabilities Via Firmware Across Its C-UAS Devices For Quicker And More Effective Detection

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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The instruments improved include the RfPatrolTM, RfOneTM and DroneSentry-XTM drone detection and tracking platforms.

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  • The instruments improved include the RfPatrolTM, RfOneTM and DroneSentry-XTM drone detection and tracking platforms.
  • DroneShield capabilities are used to protect Military, Government, Law Enforcement, Critical Infrastructure, Commercial and VIPs throughout the world.
  • Key products such as the DroneGun TacticalTM, RfPatrolTM, DroneGun MKIIITM, DroneSentry-XTM, RfOne MKIITM and software like DroneSentry-C2TM are used to detect and eliminate unmanned threats.
  • Improved AI-Model: The AI model has been trained specifically for weaker or obstructed signals, greatly increasing the detection range performance of all devices.

Cubic Defence Australia Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Australian Defence Contract to Support Combat Training Centre

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Cubic Defence Australia announced today that it has been awarded up to 14-year contract to support the Australian Armys Combat Training Centre Live Instrumentation Simulation, Range Instrumentation, and Information System (CTC-LIS).

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  • Cubic Defence Australia announced today that it has been awarded up to 14-year contract to support the Australian Armys Combat Training Centre Live Instrumentation Simulation, Range Instrumentation, and Information System (CTC-LIS).
  • The system is based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville and deploys regularly around the country to training events, including in some of the most remote training areas in Australia.
  • The CTC-LIS was originally designed and delivered by our Cubic team in New Zealand and since that time, the system has continually evolved.
  • Today, the CTC-LIS is almost entirely sovereign Australian capability, said Miles Macdonald, director of operations Oceania, Cubic Defence Australia.