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The

Melbourne. The production was stopped in 1943, a total of 238 cars were built. The Rover entered service with the Australian Army

in April 1942. It never saw combat and was used mostly for crews training. A long narrow opening at the top of the hull earned the vehicle a nickname "mobile slit trench".

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The
Australian Defence Industries (ADI), in Lithgow, New South Wales, and has been sold to the armed forces of Australia and New Zealand
among other countries.

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Equipment 3

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HMAS Manoora

The
Blackhawks. Both ships were also able to mount two Army
landing craft on the forward flight deck, which could be winched on and off by a 70 tonne crane. Each vessel had the capacity to transport up to 450 soldiers and their associated equipment into a combat area. They were sold in 2013 and scrapped.

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Equipment 4

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An Australian 2 pounder anti-tank gun carrier

The
2 pounder
anti-tank gun mounted on a platform at the rear and its engine was moved to the front left of the vehicle. Stowage was provided for 112 rounds of 2pdr ammunition. 200 were produced and used for training.

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Equipment 5

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A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing Wedgetail

The
Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The Royal Australian Air Force ordered six Wedgetails, with the first airframes arriving in November 2009. The RAAF's first operational sortie with the aircraft came in 2014 and the following year the aircraft fleet achieved final operational capability. The aircraft has also been purchased by several other air forces around the world, including the Turkish Air Force
, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

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Equipment 6

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An Australian Austen MK I

The
Lithgow Small Arms Factory. Approximately 45,000 Austens were produced from 1942 to 1944. They remained in service as a standard weapon of the Australian Army
until 1966.

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The
Australia's Armoured Divisions had been equipped by that time with British and American
tanks.

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Equipment 8

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The CAC Boomerang was an Australian-designed and manufactured fighter aircraft of World War II. Development of the Boomerang began in late 1941 following the start of the Pacific War and the first prototype flew on 29 May 1942. Boomerangs began to enter service with RAAF fighter squadrons from April 1943 but were not successful in this role due to the aircraft's mediocre performance. The Boomerang did, however, prove to be a successful close air support aircraft and saw action in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Borneo.

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Equipment 9

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2 pounder Mk IX gun
and a coaxial .303 inch Vickers machine gun.

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The
famous Australian rivers
. Currently four vessels of the class are active, while the other two have been laid up in reserve.

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The
Victoria. A total of 62 aircraft were built and the first entered service with No. 1 Basic Flight Training School at Uranquiny (near Wagga Wagga
). The aircraft remained in service with the RAAF until 1977 before being removed from service; examples of the aircraft remain in flying condition in private hands as well as museums around the country.

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Equipment 12

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A Short 25 Pounder in New Guinea in 1944 (AWM 075609).

The
Ordnance QF 25 pounder and was first produced in 1943. This gun was a shortened version of the standard 25 Pounder and was intended for jungle warfare and was used in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, during World War II
. The gun could be towed by a light vehicle or broken down into 13 sections.

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Equipment 13

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A M113A1 FSV

The
M113 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) was an Australian variant of the United States M113 armoured personnel carrier fitted with the turret from Alvis Saladin armoured cars. The FSV was introduced into Australian Army
units in the mid-1960s following the withdrawal of the Saladins and was armed with a 76mm gun, a .30 calibre coaxial machine gun and a .30 calibre machine gun mounted on the roof of the vehicle's turret. The M113 FSV was an interim vehicle and was replaced by the M113 Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle in the late 1970s.

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The
T-6 Texan training aircraft. During World War II, the emergency fighter CAC Boomerang was based on the Wirraway. The Wirraway was also operated by the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm and the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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The
Balikpapan class LCH (Landing Craft, Heavy) were a class of Australian designed and built landing craft which first entered service in the early 1970s. Eight Balikpapan-class ships served with the Royal Australian Navy from the early 1970s. Two of these were transferred to Papua New Guinea Defence Force in the mid-1970s. The remaining six were paid off from RAN service between 2010 and 2014. Of these, one was later transferred to the PNGDF and five have been gifted to the Philippines. The Balikpapan-class LCHs were capable of carrying up to 180 tons of cargo which can include up to 13 M-113
armoured personnel carriers or 400 soldiers.

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Equipment 16

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The
fighter plane designed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) during World War II. During 1943, following the success of CAC in designing the small, makeshift Boomerang fighter, development began on a full-fledged interceptor and escort fighter. The prototype was handed over to the RAAF
for testing and on 25 May 1948 and achieved a speed of 502.2 mph. The Kangaroo never entered service.

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An Ikara missile on its launcher

The
guided missile destroyers. It was also operated by the Brazilian Navy, Chilean Navy, Royal Navy, and Royal New Zealand Navy
. The Ikara was phased out in the early 1990s.

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The
Tenix Defence Systems
. Up to now, the network has cost approximately $A1.8 billion.

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Equipment 19

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A F-111C in 2006

The
USAF
F-111As were refitted to F-111Cs and delivered to Australia as attrition replacements. The F-111Cs were continuously upgraded and remained operational until December 2010 when they were retired from Australian service.

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The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV), is an Australian version of the Mowag Piranha. It is a highly mobile, eight wheeled amphibious armoured vehicle used for reconnaissance and surveillance operations. The ASLAV has a range of 600 km with a top road speed of 100 km/h. ASLAVs have seen operational service with the Australian Army in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Equipment 21

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The
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles

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Equipment 22

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The
Owen Gun, which as known officially as the Owen Machine Carbine, was an Australian submachine gun designed by Evelyn (Evo) Owen in 1939. It was the main submachine gun used by the Australian Army during World War II. The Owen Gun was later used in the Malayan Emergency, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The Owen became very popular due to its reliability, this led to its use by Britain, New Zealand and the United States
. It was retired in 1960, in total 50,000 were built.

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The
Oberon class submarines in the Australian fleet. In total 6 vessels have been constructed and all have been named after a distinguished former member of the RAN, some of whom have died for their country. The submarines are based at HMAS Stirling in Rockingham, Western Australia
.

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A pre-production Bushmaster IMV

The
C-17 Globemaster
aircraft.

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Equipment 25

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The
Puckapunyal, Victoria, and at the Melbourne Tank Museum in Narre Warren
.

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Equipment 26

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The
Cairns, Darwin and Dampier, and conduct border security and fishing patrols of Australia's northern waters. The ships may also be used to support the Army's Regional Surveillance Units and special forces
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The
Bren light machine gun
and Mk19 wireless. The vehicle's weight restricted its off road mobility and the front axle could be bent when travelling over rough terrain. A lighter version with only 10 mm of armour and an open top was proposed at the end of 1942 but not proceeded with as armoured cars could now be imported from overseas. All 245 vehicles produced were disposed of in 1945.

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The CAC Wackett trainer was the first in house designed aircraft from the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation of Australia. The name was derived from its designer Lawrence Wackett. It entered service in March 1941 with 200 being delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force by 1942. It was a tandem seat monoplane training aircraft of steel tube and fabric construction with a Warner Scarab radial engine and a Hamilton two bladed propeller.

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The Bathurst-class corvettes were a class of minesweepers produced in Australia during World War II. 56 in total were commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy, and 4 by the Indian Navy. The Bathurst class ships performed a wide range of tasks during the war, including escorting convoys, sweeping minefields, hydrographic surveys, transporting troops and bombarding enemy positions. The ships displaced up to 1,025 tons and had a top speed of 15 knots.

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Second World War.The vehicle was based on a Ford F15 4x2 chassis (a single 4x4 vehicle was built). The open-topped armoured hull was similar to that of the M3 Scout Car. The armament consisted of one .50 inch heavy machine gun and two .30 inch machine guns on a skate rails, operated by the crew of five. About 40 vehicles were produced by Ford Australia
.

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The two competing designs: an Arleigh Burke class destroyer (front) with a F100 class frigate (rear)

The
Aegis combat system
and other sophisticated weapons and electronic systems. The lead ship, Hobart was commissioned in September 2017. This was followed by Brisbane in October 2018. The final ship is expected to be commissioned in late 2019.

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HMAS Leeuwin

The
Cairns, Queensland
, and entered service in 2000. The ships are equipped with advanced surveying technology, have a helicopter flight deck and hangar and carry three 9-tonne survey motor boats.

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HMAS Advance

The Attack-class patrol boats were small coastal defence vessels built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and operated between 1967 and 1985. Twenty boats were ordered by the Department of Defence in 1965 at a cost of around $AUD 800,000 each from two Queensland shipyards, Evans Deakin in Brisbane and Walkers in Maryborough. The Attack-class ships had a displacement of 146 tons, a crew of up to 25 and were armed with a 40-mm gun, an 81-mm mortar and two 0.50 calibre machine guns. The Attack class was replaced in RAN service by the larger and more capable Fremantle-class patrol boats. Many Attack-class patrol boats were donated to the defence forces of Pacific nations.

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HMAS Torrens

The
Acheron-class
vessels, but transferred to the RAN before completion and replaced by three new orders for the RN. Australian yards produced the remaining three ships.

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