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VOLUME 30 NO 04 | MAY 2022
FOCUS ON
DEFENCE OF THE NORTH
Australia’s northern approaches are increasingly threatened by the proliferation of nuclear- powered submarines in
the region. P44
VIEW FROM CANBERRA
On 16 September, the government announced the scrapping of the Attack- class submarine program
in favour of an unspecified nuclear-powered design P114
REGULAR NEWS
AND REPORTS
Editorial 06 News Review 08 The View from Canberra 114 Books 118 From the Source 120
NEWS
Boeing details MQ-28A payload ground test phase 08
Henderson large vessel dry-dock announced 10
Space Command begins operations 12
Constructions starts on
NZ’s first P-8A 14
Regional Outlook 22 DEFENCE BUSINESS
Building a resilient
supply chain 26
Value adding –
Army’s Plan Corella 30
ICT as a core capability – MilCIS 2021 36
DEFENCE IN THE NORTH The regional submarine threat 44
ON THE COVER: HMAS Brisbane sails in waters off the coast of NSW following
Upgrade announced for RAAF Curtin
ELSA completes IT and security overhaul
Ronson Gears awarded six contracts with Lockheed Martin
First Cape-class patrol boat formally accepted
Insitu Pacific wins contract for Land 129 Phase 3
Kongsberg, Hanwha partner on Land 8116
East coast nuclear submarine base announced
SEAPOWER
Who killed the Attack–class? Aegis, beyond Baseline 8
Maritime capability in support of the community
Ship to shore connectors
Enhancing regional maritime interoperability
On the record – Hunter– class update
A toolbox approach to mine countermeasures
Security in the Pacific
52 an SM-2 standard missile- firing serial
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68 FROM THE SOURCE
Underpinning maritime combat effectiveness
74 Vice Admiral Michael
80 Noonan
“IT’S NO GOOD HAVING
THE CAPABILITY IF WE DON’T HAVE THE TRAINED
time for a new approach? 106
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96 PEOPLE” P120 9LV Combat System 100
Brain of the Anzacs – Saab’s 21st Century sea control –
US NAVY RUSSIAN MoD
DEFENCE