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This week opens with the US Government Accountability Office's scathing review into the US shipbuilding program, which has found immense shortfalls in cost, reliability, and performance across the US fleet (including total losses of electrical power and 'catastrophic' propulsion failures). The review holds sobering lessons for Australia as the national shipbuilding plan gets underway.
In other news, Canada buys eight more Hornets from the RAAF, Australia and Japan strengthen defence ties, Army gains more unmanned ground vehicles, Rockwell is selected to support Chinooks, Craig International forms a joint venture, and a USV protects a NATO ship from a swarm attack.
I'm at ASPI's Space conference this week so keep on eye on ADM's Twitter feed for all things space related.
Ewen Levick
Online Editor
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The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has submitted a scathing report to Congress on the poor performance of the US shipbuilding industry.
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Canada has increased the number of F/A-18 A/B ‘classic’ Hornet fighters it wants to buy from Australia from 18 to 25, a Senate Estimates hearing has been told.
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Security cooperation between Australia and Japan has been strengthened in recent weeks following the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore and the delivery of four more Bushmasters to the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF).
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The Army will purchase an additional four unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and accessories from Queensland company Praesidium Global for $2 million.
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Queensland-based Craig International Ballistics has signed a joint venture agreement with the United Kingdom’s Cooneen Protection Limited, paving the way to export success.
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The Army has selected Rockwell Collins to provide extended avionics support for its fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters through a performance-based logistics (PBL) contract.
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An unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been used to successfully counter a swarm attack in a demonstration exercise carried out by Rafael for NATO forces.
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The full version of Defence Week can be downloaded here as a PDF, plus a separate PDF of the weekly tenders.
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Australian Defence Magazine - Current Edition
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In our June 2018 edition, ADM covers the Budget and ongoing efforts to enhance the ADF’s combat capability. We talk with DMTC CEO Mark Hodge in From the Source.
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Following the official launch of the new ASDEFCON Technical Data/ Intellectual Property (TD/IP) framework on 11 April, roadshows have been scheduled around the country from May to July 2018.
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Eurosatory, the international land and air Defence and Security exhibition, takes place every two years in order to gather the whole offer and demand of the domains. TDA EOIs will open a few months prior to the event.
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The conference will bring together distinguished international and Australian experts for two days of debate on Australia’s long-term strategic plan to grow its burgeoning space industry.
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