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CONTENTS
VOLUME 29 NO 1 | DECEMBER 2020 – JANUARY 2021
FOCUS ON
REGULAR NEWS AND REPORTS
Editorial 4 News Review 6 Defence Industry 32 The View from Canberra 34 Events 110 Books 112 From the Source 116
NEWS
Lendlease to deliver Air 555 project at RAAF Edinburgh 6
PMB chosen for Swedish
sub batteries 6
ANAO releases annual
major projects report 7
First Indigenous supplier signs onto Hunter class program 7
Gilmour Space signs orbital agreement with Momentus 10
Boeing completes
teaming flights 10
Lockheed Martin announces SME contracts for Air 6500 12
Javelin vs Spike for ADF 12 NZDF taps BECA and EY
for estate regeneration 14
EOS completes EM
Solutions integration 15
Northrop Grumman
to supply training 16
DEFENCE BUSINESS
2020 Women in Defence Award winners 18
Northern Australia Defence Summit goes virtual 28
Submarines here for
the long haul 30
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Submarines will continue to play an important role for the ADF. P30
FROM THE SOURCE
The ADF is being asked to deliver more than ever. P116
TOP 40 SURVEY
Coronacoaster delivers more ups than downs for Defence Industry
Top 40 survey results Top 20 SME survey
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ON THE COVER: An artist’s impression of the new K-9 self propelled gun and ammunition vehicles in Auscam.
FROM THE
SOURCE
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price.
“OVER THE PAST NEARLY 18 MONTHS I’VE MADE IT NO SECRET THAT MY PRIORITY HAS BEEN TO ENSURE WE’RE BACKING OUR SMES IN OUR DEFENCE INDUSTRY.
results 81 PROJECT REVIEW/
PREVIEW
The year that was
in the land domain 94
Shipbuilding plan
full steam ahead 98
The sky is the limit
for air programs 104
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