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BC · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:59 pm

Very sad. His father Joel was one of Labor's better pollies. He did support the ADF and stuck to his guns for the coal industry in the Hunter.

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:51 pm

Ditto that man... [-o<

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:48 am

An interesting bonus for Ukraine :captain:

with Sweden joining NATO... $\:D/$

:type:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA7hzre8kVk :omg1:

Sweden and Netherlands will provide 13 CB90 fast assault crafts to Ukraine in 2024 (10 Sweden and 3 Netherlands).

The CB90 is an extremely fast and agile boat capable of carrying and deploying a half platoon of amphibious infantry
(18 men) fully equipped. It is equipped with twin water jets that allow it to operate in shallow coastal waters at
speeds of up to 40 knots (74 km/h) and to slow down from top speed to a complete stop in 2.5 boat lengths. :omg1:

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:46 pm

Having been witness to a number of the (seems) never ending funding loss/movement of funding due to "instruction" from Canberra, this hits home.

If there is $400 million more additional funding for Ghost Bat, is this funding from outside the current Defence budget or are you robbing from other areas within Defence for it to "appear".

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Program — New Funding & Absorbed Measures

youtube.com/watch?v=ILNEVBM9I4A

BC · **Posted:** Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:51 pm

Brian, you need to copy the full URL address for the link to work properly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILNEVBM9I4A

BC · **Posted:** Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:00 pm

Typical "Yes Minister" comments!

Duck shoving and telling us nothing. :brick-wall:

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:31 am

BC wrote:

Brian, you need to copy the full URL address for the link to work properly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILNEVBM9I4A

Thanks Brian. I had this vague memory of being told not to do that but, maybe, it was to do that.

Stroppy Chippie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:36 am

I can remember the level of accounting effort by our senior personnel in the Program having to rearrange the deck chairs and work out what was going to lose funding when there were "decisions" made on other platforms or projects. So much effort with no positive outcome by those senior staff. I can well understand why so many competent people suffered burn out and so many serving personnel (on platforms) were always short changed.

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:44 pm

The latest fortnightly edition of :salute1:

NAVY News :captain:

is now available in the post below :down:

for your reading pleasure... :news:

Hippy Chippy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:46 pm

The latest fortnightly edition of :salute1:

NAVY News :captain:

is now available below :down:

for your reading pleasure... :news:

Click on the image of 'The Steel Cat' :cat1:

above,

or the cover of the current edition below, :down:

to access...

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Items of interest in this edition include:

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........................................ • INSPIRING INCLUSION: International Women’s Day – Page 6

........................................ • FUTURE FORCE: Path to success with new culture strategy – Page 11

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