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Defenders of Humanity Australia: Skin Check Champions
Skin Check Champions launched Project Check Mate over a decade ago to detect skin cancer across Australia. It’s carried out 25,000 skin checks for people in remote locations and identified more than 600 potential melanomas and 1,800 non‑melanoma skin cancers. The charity uses AI technology to help regional clinic nurses detect skin cancers early, as well as setting up local healthcare networks to train doctors in high‑risk communities. Defender will be used as the primary tow vehicle for the charity’s mobile clinic, helping the team reach more communities and take on tough rural roads, while funding will support the charity operations for the next two years.

Defenders of the Sea France: PolluSub
PolluSub captures underwater waste at ports, tackling invisible pollution before it settles at the bottom of the ocean through the Blue Odyssey Initiative. The eco‑friendly, discreet net transforms port entrances and exits into environmental filters, while also helping raise awareness among port users and communities about this type of pollution. The project aims to establish a model that can be replicated both in France and internationally, contributing to the evolution of environmental standards at ports. Defender will help transport equipment for the pilot project installations and operate as a mobile base for team members.

South Africa: The Litterboom Project

The Litterboom Project protects ocean and marine life by deploying teams to manage plastic barriers (known as Litterbooms) in the Tongaat, Umhlanga, Umgeni and Umbilo rivers. By installing these barriers, an estimated five tonnes of waste per month is stopped from reaching the ocean and harming fish, birds and other marine wildlife. Defender will help teams access remote and overlooked river systems to identify new suitable sites for protection.

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- This video coverage around the Land Rover Defender team has been outstanding. It gives a genuine behind-the-scenes insight into the challenges, teamwork, and atmosphere of the project, and is honestly more engaging than the competition footage itself. Really well shot, well told, and a joy to watch — keep the content coming.

- I've been waiting for someone to do a film like this for months, THANK YOU for getting access and making it! I amateur-rallied a L405 Range Rover in Morocco in April and broke it several times, I really appreciate what they've done to this car to toughen it up. L405 (and all D7u cars) have amazing off road capability but there are a number of reliability / durability compromises that start to show when you push in harsh terrain... air suspension, plastic parts in the cooling system, suspension knuckles, not enough tyre sidewall depth... I would love to do it again with some D7X-R inspired modifications but the software complexity is probably the biggest inhibitor!

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