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THIS MONTH
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DEFENCE BUSINESS
DST is charting the way ahead when it comes to S&T and STEM challenges. See P22 and 26.
From the Source
Head of Navy Capability Rear Admiral Peter Quinn
“ We have a whole of government approach to growing and sustaining the required workforce and key initiatives like the new Naval Shipbuilding College will be central
to this effort.”
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Contents
VOLUME 27 NO 10 | OCTOBER 2019
The Collins class have increased their availability and reliability hugely since the last Pacific show.
REGULAR NEWS AND REPORTS
Editorial 6 News Review 8 Innovation Insights 20 Defence Industry 142 Events 150 Books 152 The View from Canberra 154 From the Source 166
NEWS
Navy on Hunter class 8
New equipment funding boost for Special Forces 8
HMAS Hobart in first
local missile firing 10
RAN to get seven anti-mine underwater drones 10
Airbus offers ‘cost effective’ Tiger replacement 12
First upgraded KC-30 returns to Australia 12
Boeing completes ASW upgrade on Kiwi Orions 14
Birdon secures US contracts worth $575 million 14
Final VIP aircraft arrives 16
Lockheed consolidates Sikorsky operations in Nowra 16
Developing careers
for Australians 18
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Answering the STEM challenge 22
DST aiming at STaRshots 26
PACIFIC 2019
Where to for Navy
given the forecast? 30
Mission Control:
we have Ship Zero 36
Introducing ANI 44 The warship is dead 48
A quiet Hunter – Navy’s Future Frigate 58
Attack class plan of action 70
What will it take to trust autonomous systems? 82
The importance of submarines to Australia’s national security
Corporate profiles
90 96
DEFENCE IN THE NORTH
Northern matters 134
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