There is a distinct submarine flavour to this edition of DWP with news that Lockheed Martin, Thales and Saab have opened a new combat systems lab in Adelaide, Indonesia is to buy Russian Kilo class boats and some clarification on what the CEP is actually covering.
By the time this edition of DWP hits your desktop, our new Defence Minister should be in her new digs at Parliament House no doubt reading over all the work already done on the White Paper and surrounding documents. I do wonder how much the document will change under her guidance. Keep in mind, Senator Payne is the third MINDEF this paper has seen . . . We'll let you know more as we do.
And the ADM team is looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at Pacific 2015 next week in Sydney. Feel free to stop by our stand #2DI for a chat or a well earned rest.
Katherine Ziesing
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Submarine combat system lab in Adelaide from Lockheed Martin, Thales and Saab
Lockheed Martin Australia will open a submarine combat system laboratory at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide, to support Lockheed Martin’s target of providing the combat system for the SEA 1000 future submarine. more»
Submarine CEP 101
With all the ‘news’ around the Future Submarine program floating about online and in the media, I would like to provide a few key facts in the mix. more»
Exercise Northern Shield Concludes
Drawing to a close on September 25, Exercise Northern Shield has tested the ADF’s short-notice security response arrangements. more»
Indonesia to buy Kilo submarines from Russia
Despite proposals to cut its defence budget by more than 6 per cent next year, the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) revealed to The Jakarta Post last week that it intended to purchase two Kilo class submarines from Russia to prop up its ageing submarine fleet. more»
Crowdfunding saves CSIRO galaxy mapping program
Australian space scientists have raised nearly $80,000 through a crowdfunding website to complete a galaxy mapping project threatened by CSIRO budget cuts. more»
US and Aus JSF program managers meet
Representatives from the Joint Strike Fighter Division, the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF), US based F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and JSF prime contractor Lockheed Martin have met in Canberra for the a JSF Site Activation Task Force (SATAF) planning session. more»
Thomas Global Systems supporting Collins class submarine with Saab
Thomas Global Systems has completed delivery of key components for the Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring System (ISCMMS) Remediation Project for the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines more»
Defence Week Premium 368 PDF version
The full version of Defence Week Premium no.368 of 1 Oct 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here. more»
