The growing number of voices calling on the government to make a decision on the way forward on the Future Submarine is getting louder. Both the Submarine Institute of Australia and Raytheon MD Michael Ward have raised the issue in the community this week.
For all of those not consumed by all things submarine-related, we have coverage on the growing FMS market, a little BAMS history plus a continuation of our international shipbuilding comparison series with a focus on Denmark.
It’s less than a month now until ADM2015 so head to the website to get the latest speaker info and registration details.
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Katherine Ziesing
Editor
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Was our $15m investment in BAMS worthwhile?
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Steve Richards has replaced Greg Hodge as Managing Director of Serco Defence. more»
Defence Week Premium 332 PDF version
The full version of Defence Week Premium no.332 of 22 January 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here. more»
