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[Fish&Chips]

No idea if it is to be taken at face value, but this website claims there has been "red AUSCAM" cloth for opposing forces during exercises.

 

[Gaz]

I zoned out a little and thought this thread was a specific RAAF one rather than an ADF one - that's why I answered about red aircraft.

 

[Fish&Chips]

Nothing wrong there, mate.

 

[TheKiwi]

Just out of curiosity, did the Australians ever experiment with the colour red in their camouflage patterns?

I've seen pictures of their Leopard I's with a sort of pinkish red in part of the cammo pattern.

 

[BravoZulu]

Just out of curiosity, did the Australians ever experiment with the colour red in their camouflage patterns?

The closest we have come to red would be the ochre colour of the outback areas called "Pilbara Brown" used by Norforce/Pilbara Regiment vehicles

 

[muck]

Thanks y'all, that's very interesting.

 

[BravoZulu]

An image by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from HMAS Parramatta deploying Counter Measure Dispense System flares during a training flight in South East Asia.

 

[digrar]

Just out of curiosity, did the Australians ever experiment with the colour red in their camouflage patterns?

All covered above, but the red enemy desert cams from the mid to late 90s and some of the Northern vehicle cams had some rich red brown colours in them.

 

[BravoZulu]

Army to get EW attack capability for Thales Bushmaster armoured vehicles.
The Australian army is planning the acquisition of a force-level Early Warning system that includes an attack component will be undertaken under Tranche 2 of Australia’s LAND 555 Phase 6 program starting this year.

The new Early Warning systems will be fitted to Thales Bushmaster 4x4 armored vehicles and will be interoperable with EW systems acquired by the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy and other members of the five eyes community. A contract is expected to be in 2021, with delivery completed by 2023. Tranche 2 secured first pass approval in 2018 with the release of an invitation to tender.

The EW system will include electronic attack capable of jamming techniques, electronic support for detection, and C2 for networking and communication at the tactical, operational and strategic levels, and with battle management capabilities.

Under Tranche 1, the construction of facilities to support 72 EW Squadron, part of the Army’s 7th Signals Regiment at Borneo Barracks in Queensland, are due to commence in July for completion by year’s end. It will procure an additional six army EW systems beyond those purchased under the earlier LAND 500 Phase 1 contract. The new systems procured under Tranche 1 are required to be suitable for fitment to the Protected Mobility Electronic Platform variant Bushmaster, a trailer, or other in-service protected mobility options.

 

[BravoZulu]

HMAS Adelaide LHD01

 

[BravoZulu]

The third and final Air Warfare Destroyer has been commissioned. HMAS Sydney joins the fleet

HMAS Sydney and HMAS Adelaide

 

[BravoZulu]

2RAR, Royal Australian Regiment

 

[BravoZulu]

HMAS Perth (DDG38), a Charles F Adams class gets some air time!

 

[BravoZulu]

25th May 2020, Garden Island NSW
HMAS Adelaide (Canberra-class), behind the DDGs
HMAS Sydney (Hobart-class)
HMAS Brisbane (Hobart-class)
HMAS Stuart (Anzac-class)
HMAS Hobart (Hobart-class)
HMAS Parramatta (Anzac-class)

 

[BravoZulu]

HMAS Dechaineux entering Port Adelaide on May 25, 2020

 

[BravoZulu]

RAN Clearance Diver with TAG (East) at Exercise Talisman Saber 2013.

 

[BravoZulu]

1RAR training in Hawaii during RIMPAC 2012

 

[santana]

Australian Defense Forces

 

[gafkiwi]

Australian Defense Forces

Does anyone know what the white/grey bar on the Sgt's rank slide and red on the 1st Lt's slide denote. Is it OCS, Cadet forces, course rank or something else?

 

[Fish&Chips]

Does anyone know what the white/grey bar on the Sgt's rank slide and red on the 1st Lt's slide denote OCS, Cadet forces, course rank or something else?

I think the Sgt is an officer cadet but I have no idea about the red border on the Lt's insignia.