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Contents
VOLUME 26 NO 10 | OCTOBER 2018
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ON THE COVER: NORFORCE Patrolman Private Leonard Lamilami from Croker Island takes in the surrounding countryside near the indigenous community of Oenpelli in the Northern Territory during a break from driver training activities
Tenders open for
Land 400 Phase 3 8
PM Morrison finalises Defence ministerial reshuffle 8
Army targets drone
literacy with Phantom delivery 10
Boxer contract for
Land 400 Phase 2 signed 12
New F-35 maintenance facility for Queensland 12
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Land Forces 2018
highlights 16
DEFENCE IN
THE NORTH
Thunder over the Top
End: Exercise Pitch Black 26
Keeping the Armidales afloat 32
SUSTAINMENT
AND MRO
Managing the asset:
Future LHD sustainment 34
G-wagon sustainment:
A tale of integration 38
REGULAR NEWS AND REPORTS
Editorial 4 News Review 6 SIA column 14 The View from Canberra 48 Events 42 Books 43
NEWS
UK moves closer
to Wedgetail buy 6
ADF takes delivery of new howitzer ammunition 6
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THIS MONTH
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LAND FORCES
There were a number of SME success stories on show at Land Forces 2018. P16
DEFENCE IN THE NORTH
A multinational force was on show during EX Pitch Black. P26
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