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CONTENTS
VOLUME 30 NO 2 | FEBRUARY 2022
FOCUS ON
REGULAR NEWS
AND REPORTS
Editorial 04 News Review 06 The View from Canberra 56 Books 58 From the Source 60
NEWS
Tank upgrade finally confirmed 06
Gilmour tests largest
rocket engine 06
World-first observatory opens in SA 08
Australia, Japan sign
access agreement 08
Army dumps Taipans 10 NASAMS achieves new
production milestone 10 First OPV launched 12
Self-propelled howitzer contract signed 14
ADF to acquire more
Hellfi e missiles 16
RMC Northeast announced 16
Beca and iDiC form
strategic partnership 17
Change of leadership
at BAE Systems Australia 17
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Women In Defence
Awards winners 20
Regional Outlook 30 Supporting the
warfighter – DEBSS 32
GUIDED WEAPONS Striking with precision 36
Defence’s guided
weapons aspirations 40
COMMUNICATIONS
& C4ISR
A holistic approach to Defence’s MILSATCOM requirements 44
Safeguarding Defence data 48 Connecting the
Battlefi ld of Things 50
Electronic Warfare
in a regional context 52
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Over 300 delegates attended DEBSS 2021. P32
VIEW FROM CANBERRA
ON THE COVER: NASAMS firing during trials in Norway.
FROM THE
SOURCE
Michael Ward Managing Director Raytheon
Australia
“WE NEED TO ASSIST DEFENCE TO PLAN, DELIVER AND REALISE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES THEY ACQUIRE” P60
The AGM-142 was acquired as a long-range stand-off weapon for the RAAF’s F-111Cs. P56
NIGEL PITTAWAY NIGEL PITTAWAY
RAYTHEON