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Australia awards Aquaterro up to $160 million combat helmet contract to strengthen ADF protection and local defence support - Defence Industry Europe
Why it matters
This contract signals continued ADF modernisation investment in soldier protection systems and sustains a domestic defence-manufacturing capability pipeline. While modest in scale relative to major platform acquisitions, it reinforces Australia's industrial base for defence production and local supply-chain resilience.
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