SADJ 7#3
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SADJ 7#3

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SHOW COVERAGE Land Forces By Kyle Shea Australia, known as the land down under, is hard for Americans not to think of it without the image of Crocodile Dundee appearing in your mind or the famous song from Men at Work, Land Down Under, whispering in your ear. You probably think about it when you go to a Zoo or watch a wildlife documentary and see a kangaroo or a koala bear or a platypus. You think of the famous accent or the words Wombat or Vegemite. And of course we think of the cartoon Tasmanian devil, Taz, a native of the island that bares its name, Tasmania. But the real Australia is far from the stereotyped image. There are modern cities here as well as old; famous cities like Sydney, with its Opera house and Melbourne, Darwin, Perth, and the new capital Canberra. And then there is Brisbane. Between Sept 22 and 25, Land Forces 2014 was held at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. It is considered the leading land defense forum for Australia, Asia, and the Pacific, with over two hundred vendors throughout its hall. Though not as large as IWA, Eurosatory, or MSPO, it is still quite impressive. Among the most prominent vendors there were Boeing, H&K, and General Dynamics. Mercedes-Benz was present with some new armored vehicles for the armed forces. Even the government of Queensland had a large booth, containing small companies from that state. The show had no shortage of vehicles, both miniatures and real life. Most were armored personnel carriers and large trucks to carry heavy loads. At the entrance was a 155mm Lightweight Howitzer as well as a few other vehicles on loan from the Australian armed forces. Both Boeing and General Dynamics had their own infantry personnel carriers. There were also Above: H&K 5.56x45mm rifles (top to bottom): HK416 rifle with 40x46mm underbarrel grenade module; HK416A5 with 11-inch barrel; HK416A5 with 14.5-inch barrel and Flat Dark Earth color; HK416A5 with 11-inch barrel and suppressor. 86 SADEFENSEJOURNAL.COM

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Part of Defence Australia display.<br />

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