SAS Australia

SAS Aust is a no shite reality show.

What it takes to get a show on the road.
Course facts for 2023:

• SAS Australia teamed up with the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Jordanian Royal Air Force, who provided the production with military personnel, military-grade weapons, and military vehicles for various tasks.
• Jordanian Royal Air Force Blackhawks were flown for over 25 hours throughout the series facilitating the tasks.
• Over 4,000 rounds of AK-47 blank ammunition were fired during the series.
• The recruits fired over 2,500 paintball pellets.
• 76 smoke grenades were used during tasks both on and off the base.
• Over 25kg of C4 was detonated during the series, resulting in some of the show’s massive explosions.
• 48 flash bangs (stun grenades) were used to stun and disorient the recruits during tasks.
• 17 venomous Lionfish were spotted during tasks filmed in the Gulf of Aqaba.
• SAS Australia worked closely alongside and was escorted by the local Bedouin people, who are the custodians of the Wadi Rum Desert.
• The recruits are filmed 24/7 with fixed-rig cameras in the barracks and handheld cameras outside. Sixty rigged cameras were utilised on the
base to capture every move made by the recruits. Off-rig crew consisted of a team of up to seven “running” cameras.
• 2 drones and one racer drone were used to film the series. The racer drone was meticulously constructed and employed to follow recruits through tactical-based tasks.
• 18 tonnes of lighting equipment was shipped to Jordan and employed to illuminate the base, mess hall, dormitories, parade square and mirror room.
• 12 tonnes of technical equipment was transported to Jordan and used to set up the base.
• 10km of fibre cable was
used to transmit footage from the base to the control room. This fibre cable enabled the control room crew to manage all aspects of the base, including cameras, audio and lighting.
• Over 200 hours of on-rig footage was recorded on set.
• The recruits had no access to hot water on the base.
• Recruits were only provided with a ‘short drop’ toilet, 06 which they were responsible for cleaning and maintaining. There were no toilet stops
when travelling to each task, the recruits had to “go bush.”
• A recruit can quit by Voluntary Withdrawal, or VW. Four recruits left the course within the first two days.
• The temperature ranged from -2oC in windchill to 40oC.
• The commute to Wadi Rum, Jordan, took 36 hours from Sydney, Australia.