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From the Source
Rob Nioa
Managing director of NIOA
“ I’d say that we’ve definitely established ourselves as
a trusted prime contractor
to Defence.”
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DEFENCE BUSINESS
ADM Congress 2019 sets the tone for the year. P16
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Contents
VOLUME 27 NO 3 | MARCH 2019
ON THE COVER: Australian Army soldier, Private Thomas Reid, a member from Task Group Taji-7 Force Protection at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq.
REGULAR NEWS AND REPORTS
Editorial 6 News Review 8 Events 61 The View from Canberra 62 Books 63 From the Source 66
US carrier gets first
3D printed metal part 10
Future Submarine SPA signed in Canberra 12
Canada confirms
selection of Type 26
Frigate 12
Local suppressors
on offer 14
New surveillance
standard compliance 14
DEFENCE BUSINESS
ADM Congress 2019 highlights 16
What next for joint
Aus-US heavyweight torpedo development? 20
LAND WARFARE 2019
Land 400 Phase 3 bids
in the box 26
Defence’s Lethality
program takes aim 40
GCPD: Sights set
on Defence 46
NEWS HOMELAND
Greece shows interest
in buying RAN FFGs 8
Local F-35s begin
flying operations 8
Litening pods for
RAAF C-130Js? 10
SECURITY AND
BORDER PROTECTION
Cape Class applies
lessons learned 52
Australia’s new
intelligence realm 56
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