September 17, 2015

For Defence, time can only tell what may come as the dust settles after a tumultuous week in Canberra. Will Kevin Andrews stay on as Minister?

Otherwise it's business as usual as our editor Katherine Ziesing reads between the lines on what the DCNS leadership had to say about the Future Submarine Program – is a hybrid build their preferred option?

Deputy Editor Nigel Pittaway looks at the UK example of facilitating improved Defence infrastructure planning and delivery. ADM will be hosting its fourth annual Defence Estate and Base Services Summit in Canberra next week on 22 September.

Korean shipbuilders are certainly bidding hard for antipodean fleet tanker replacements, with the Kiwis requesting final offers from both Daewoo and Hyundai on the HMNZS Endeavour successor.

Lockheed Martin is kicking up a stink after they missed out on potentially $US30 billion in contracts for US Army vehicles, and FREMM frigate shipbuilders DCNS and Fincantieri start talking about how they can mutually benefit from some collaboration.

Watch this space as we analyse the fallout from the Canberra shakeup on all of our channels including facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and Katherine Ziesing and myself always look forward to hearing from you at news@australiandefence.com.au,

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For Defence, time can only tell what may come as the dust settles after a tumultuous week in Canberra. Will Kevin Andrews stay on as Minister? Otherwise it's business as usual as our editor Katherine Ziesing reads between the lines on what the DCNS leadership had to say about the Future Submarine Program – is a hybrid build their preferred option? more»

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