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AIR AFFAIRS AUST - ROB POWER
FEBRUARY 2020 | WWW.AUSTRALIANDEFENCE.COM.AU
CONTENTS 3 6 42
36
FOCUS ON
TIGERS + H145MS
40
route. 18 Growler upgrade contract 6 AIRPOWER 2020 Two SMEs to supply CBRN
defence equipment 6 Land 400 Phase 3 roadshow
to start in March 8 St Hilliers completes Navy
training centre expansion 6 Airbus goes live with
classified LO program 10 Dr Brendan Nelson to lead
Boeing Australia 10
CONTENTS
VOLUME 28 NO 2 | FEBRUARY 2020
REGULAR NEWS
AND REPORTS
Editorial 4 News Review 6 SMEs in focus 16 Events 47 Books 46 Defence Industry 45 The View from Canberra 44 From the Source 50
US State Department approves FMS for RAN warships 12
Air Affairs provides crucial bushfire reconnaissance 14
MQ-9B Sky Guardian
chosen over Reaper 14
AIRPOWER 2020
Airbus proposes
Smart Buyer solutions
for Land 4503 18
Tiger and Pegasus
at an end 24
Tiger in combat – French Army experience in Africa and the Middle East 26
One of the most capable
air forces in the world? 32
2OCU makes the move
from Hornets to Lightning 36
RAAF plans workforce changes as unmanned platforms come online 40
Chinook sustainment –
an Army perspective 42
ON THE COVER: Air Affairs Australia Learjet 35A in formation with three Joint Strike Fighter F-35A’s during a recent exercise.
FROM THE
SOURCE
Chris Deeble Chief Executive Northrop
Grumman Australia
“WE ALSO THINK THERE’S A GOOD ARGUMENT FOR A SEVENTH TRITON, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE WHITE PAPER.”
Airbus goes down the NEWS
unsolicited proposal Northrop Grumman wins
What does a fifth
generation air force look
like in practice? 32 Future Sub program 12
ANAO releases report into