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How DroneShield protected Brazil’s president

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DroneShield’s CEO tells Defence Connect editor Liam Garman how his drone guns have made global headlines Tensions were already high on 1 January in Brasilia. Just days before Lula’s inauguration, a Brazilian man was arrested following a bomb threat that authorities suspect was calculated to sow trouble in the nation’s capital. At the same time,

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What to expect at Avalon 2023

The Australian International Airshow returns for the first time since 2019 For the first time since the pandemic, Avalon Airshow is making a triumphant return. Also known as the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition, Avalon is the largest airshow in the country, reaching over 171,000 attendees when it was last held before

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How F-35s neutralise cruise missiles

Lockheed Martin’s Chris Widerstrom tells Defence Connect editor Liam Garman how the fifth-generation fighter can operate as a missile detector in the skies Beyond its lethal capabilities, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has been marketed by Lockheed Martin as an essential device in the Australian Defence Force’s situational awareness toolkit. In fact, the

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Pinstripe | There’s a skills shortage, so why didn’t I get the role?

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Kirsty Ferguson discusses what you should do if you don’t get the job you wanted and what are the proactive next steps to take.

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The Last 747 and where to get your jumbo jet fix

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The Boeing 747 is among the oldest commercial airframes still in production after completing its very first flight in 1968 — or perhaps I should now say, it was.

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Single pilot operations = single point of failure

“The best safety device in any aircraft is a well-trained crew.” Albert Lee Ueltschi, the father of modern flight training and founder of FlightSafety International, coined the company’s motto in 1951. The company he founded still espouses the motto as an ethos, in delivering pilot training to commercial airlines, militaries, and charter/corporate operators. Single pilot

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