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Contents
VOLUME 26 NO 7 | JULY 2018
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ON THE COVER: Army has come a long way in short time when it comes to the use of small tactical UASs.
REGULAR NEWS AND REPORTS
Editorial 4 News Review 6 SIA column 14 The View from Canberra 40 Events 44 Books 42 From the Source 50
Third and final Air Warfare Destroyer launched 8
Austal launches first
patrol boat in WA 10
UNSW satellite set for September launch 10
Export success for Australian load
handling system 12
WA to host Zephyr
pseudo satellite trials 12
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Seeking an unfair advantage: EDTAS
examines human biotechnologies 16
The Israeli space
experience 18
Preparing for Pitch Black 20
SURVEILLANCE IN
THE LAND DOMAIN
Changing the game:
Army explores UAS capabilities 22
WEAPONS
MMP vs Spike for ADF 26 Who is killing Tiger? 32
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
Building export success
on the GSC foundation 36
NEWS
300th F-35 rolls off
the line 6
Full steam ahead for Osborne shipyard rebuild 6
UniSA wins $450 million dollar grant from Siemens 8
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DEFENCE BUSINESS
What can we learn from the Israeli space experience? P18
From the Source
Mark Sander
President of Submarine Institute of Australia
“We’re here to promote submarines, not necessarily to pursue a specific political
agenda.”
P50
DEFENCE