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Contents
VOLUME 26 NO 9 | SEPTEMBER 2018
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ON THE COVER: An M–777 in action for indirect fire support.
REGULAR NEWS AND REPORTS
Editorial 4 News Review 6 SIA column 50 The View from Canberra 44 Events 186 Books 48 Corporate profiles 148 From the Source 198
NEWS
Now easier to contract
with Defence than primes 6
Trinidad and Tobago but two Austal patrol boats 12
Defence invests in new space surveillance capabilities 14
Tasmanian SME
partners with DMTC on manufacturing 14
Marand marks F-35 milestone 18
Space agency kicks off industry roadshow 18
Accenture opens digital
tech hub in Canberra 20
Future Submarine yard milestone 20
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Women in Defence Awards recognises outstanding success in Defence community 22
Boeing/CASG and EM Solutions/CASG/RAN
for the win 38
LAND FORCES
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Energy Security:
Is there a problem? 118
Enhanced ranges to
support ADF and
Singapore training 140
Indigenous lead for
Garden Island refurb 144
Larrakeyah's $495 million upgrade approved 146
EX Pitch Black takes off
Brisbane delivered to the fleet
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Chemring and Quickstep
to develop F-35 countermeasures 12
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DEFENCE BUSINESS
Australia needs to look at how it can transform its energy industry into a 5th gen capability. P118
From the Source
Chief of Army LTGEN Rick Burr
“ Good old Aussie ingenuity and innovation has allowed us to take what we’ve got
and make it work.”
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DEFENCE