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VOLUME 30 NO 05 | JUNE 2022
FOCUS ON
DEFENCE BUSINESS
Reflections - an interview with Gabby Costigan. P32
VIEW FROM CANBERRA
What is the government’s ‘red line’ in the Solomons? P58
REGULAR NEWS
AND REPORTS
Editorial 04 News Review 08 The View from Canberra 58 Books 59 From the Source 60
Ventia to manage
Henderson CUF 16
Allectum wins RAAF
support contract 16
Regional Outlook 18 DEFENCE BUSINESS
Indo Pacific - largest
NEWS maritime exhibition yet 20
Defence orders seven additional Ghost Bats 08
Thomas Global to deliver Abrams training system 08
New Australian airshow announced 10
Army selects HIMARS 10 BAE Systems secures
ESSM sub-assembly work 12 XTEK receives $56.3
million in new orders 12 Australian armoured
vehicles head to Ukraine 14
Defence quietly acquires Pacific Support Vessel 14
Reflections – an interview with Gabby Costigan 32
Northern Australia
Defence Summit 36
FEDERAL BUDGET ANALYSIS
Post-election forecast 42
SMALL TO MEDIUM
ENTERPRISE
Supporting the Defence
SME sector 48
Aussie SME success – DefendTex 54
ON THE COVER: An Australian Government-donated Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle bound
for Ukraine is loaded onto an Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft
FROM THE
SOURCE
Warren McDonald
“MY FOCUS IS MAKING SURE WE GROW AND MATURE AT THE RIGHT PACE TO DELIVER AND SUSTAIN WITH EXCELLENCE.” P60
DEFENCE
