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

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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.

SME 2023 Additive Manufacturing Industry Awards Recognize Innovative Leaders in Commercializing Advanced Technology

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SME, the nonprofit association committed to advancing the widespread adoption of manufacturing technologies and developing North America’s talent and capabilities, today announced the winners of its Additive Manufacturing Industry Awards at RAPID + TCT 2023, North America’s largest and most influential additive manufacturing (AM) event, which runs May 2-4 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

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  • SME, the nonprofit association committed to advancing the widespread adoption of manufacturing technologies and developing North America’s talent and capabilities, today announced the winners of its Additive Manufacturing Industry Awards at RAPID + TCT 2023, North America’s largest and most influential additive manufacturing (AM) event, which runs May 2-4 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230504006066/en/
    The awards ceremony represents more than two decades of SME recognition of notable, innovative leaders in the field of additive manufacturing.
  • All of the awards, which are traditionally presented at RAPID + TCT, focus on applying AM technology to production, not just research and development.
  • The Digital Manufacturing Challenge Award has three categories for 2023: high school, undergraduate and graduate teams.

Global Aircraft Engine Forging Market Worth $3.26B by 2028 - Huge Demand for Air Travel for Both Military and Commercial Purposes - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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The global aviation industry is experiencing huge demand for air travel for both military and commercial purposes.

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  • The global aviation industry is experiencing huge demand for air travel for both military and commercial purposes.
  • This is leading the aircraft manufacturers to procure the latest aircraft models, and models and adopt new and robust technologies.
  • The trend is predicted to pitch over the period, leading to huge opportunities for the proliferation of aircraft component forging players.
  • The global aircraft engine forging market has been segmented into five major regions - North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East & Africa, and South America.