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SUBSCRIBER EDITION NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE NATIONAL NEWS MH-60R Nowra facility underway . . . 1 New Chief of Joint Operations announced ...... 3 Levett Engineering lands F-35 contract 4 Defence interest in handheld IED detector ...... 4 Birdon aims to prioritise US expansion 5 Government supports job creating Defence Materials Technology Centre . 6 BAES continues support for Wedgetail EW systems ...... 6 DRS wins Anzac-class comms support . 7 No ordinary ATVs these ...... 8 Northrop Grumman to sponsor the 2014 UAV Outback Challenge ...... 9 An artist’s impression of what the MRO facility ADM Online: Weekly Summary . . . 10 will look like. (MHSCo) interNATIONAL NEWS Containerised ASW for regional OPVs 11. MH-60R Nowra facility underway LCS mission modules – a disappointing program for Oz ...... 11 Julian Kerr | Nowra P-8 performs first missions in Korea . 12 Rolls-Royce supports USMC KC-130Js 13 Work on a $30 million throughlife support facility for the FORTHCOMING EVENTS . . . .14 RAN’s 24 new Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin MH-60R combat Publishing contacts helicopters officially got underway March 26 with a ground ACTING EDITOR breaking ceremony at the aviation technology park alongside Nigel Pittaway Tel: 0418 596 131 HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Email: [email protected] The facility is being funded by the Maritime Helicopter Support Editor Katherine Ziesing is on maternity leave Company (MHSCo), a joint venture between Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin that is represented in Australia by Sikorsky Helitech SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Tom Muir, and Lockheed Martin Australia. Tel: 02 6291 0126 Although the support contract for the RAN’s MH-60Rs is still under Email: [email protected] negotiation via the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel, it’s SENIOR CORRESPONDENT understood to involve MHSCo in all aspects of MH-60R throughlife Julian Kerr, Email: [email protected] sustainment with the exception of routine line maintenance which will be carried out by RAN technicians. PUBLISHING ASSISTANT Erin Pittman, Referring to MHSCo’s performance-based logistics support to Tel: 02 6203 9535 the US Navy’s (USN’s) fleet of more than 500 Seahawk helicopters, Email: [email protected] company president Rod Skotty said MHSCo repairs or replaces up to MANAGING EDITOR 1,300 parts per helicopter as required, earning a fixed price for every Judy Hinz, Tel: 07 3348 6966 hour the helicopters are flown. Email: [email protected] However, the scope of activity in Australia would far exceed what SUBSCRIPTIONS was being provided to the USN, and the new facility represented “a Martin Phillpott, Toll Free 1800 807 760 sustainment capability of strategic consequence” Email: [email protected] Rear Admiral Tony Dalton, Head Helicopter Systems Division
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at the DMO, noted that some 200 submarines were in service in Australia’s area of interest. “That makes this program vital to the defence of the nation and a high profile program within Defence itself”. Sustaining the aircraft in service was a bespoke program which would be watched very carefully, he added. When completed early next year, the Nowra operation will involve about 120 MH-60R support staff, including representatives from the USN, RAN, Sikorsky and Sikorsky Helitech, Lockheed Martin and Lockheed Martin Australia, and General Electric. Thirty staff are already on-site. Framed by a hangar window, members of The new facility will comprise two the Flight Deck Team standby after securing separate buildings; one a 3,300 a MH-60R Seahawk from Helicopter Strike square metre warehouse and offices, Squadron Seven Seven of the US Navy to the other an 8,300 square metre the flight deck of HMAS Sydney. maintenance block which will include five hangar maintenance bays, avionics and structures shops, and non-destructive and hydraulic test capabilities. Six MH-60Rs will be transported to HMAS Albatross by RAAF-C-17 at the end of this year. All 24 will be in Australia by 2016
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New Chief of Joint Operations
announced The Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley, has announced Rear Admiral David Johnston will succeed Lieutenant General Ash Power as the Chief of Joint Operations Command. Rear Admiral Johnston will be promoted to Vice Admiral April 4 and will commence his appointment May 20, 2014. Currently posted to Navy Headquarters, Rear Admiral Johnston deployed to Operation Slipper in 2010 as the Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633. On his return to Australia, Rear Admiral Johnston was appointed Deputy Commander Rear Admiral David Johnston will Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 followed commence his appointment by postings as Deputy Commander Joint May 20, 2014 Operations and Commander Border Protection Command. General Hurley congratulated Rear Admiral Johnston on his appointment and thanked outgoing Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Ash Power. “Lieutenant General Power has done an outstanding job commanding all ADF operations over the past three years. He has overseen the end of Australian operations in Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands, and most notably, the transition to Afghan National Security Forces in Uruzgan followed by the withdrawal of ADF personnel and equipment from the province,” he said. During Lieutenant General Power’s tenure the ADF also deployed humanitarian and disaster relief on Operation Yasi Assist, Queensland Flood Assist I and II, Christchurch Assist and Philippines Assist. Most recently, Lieutenant General Power has overseen Operation Southern Indian Ocean, the ADF’s contribution to the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft.
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Levett Engineering lands F-35 contract
Pratt & Whitney has awarded a contract to Levett Engineering to manufacture components that will be installed into F135 engines. The F135 engine is the propulsion system for the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Levett Engineering, located in Elizabeth, South Australia, was previously awarded contract work to manufacture second and third-stage turbine vane tubes and covers for the F135 engine. This latest award for bearing housings, covers, and related mechanical system components has a potential value of approximately $200 million over the life of the F-35 program. The F-35 will replace Australia’s aging fourth-generation aircraft with an affordable, sustainable, and highly capable fifth-generation aircraft. The F-35 program includes partners from nine countries – Australia, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, UK, and US – as well as three foreign military sales customers – Israel, Japan, and South Korea. Defence interest in handheld IED detector Defence’s Capability Development Group (CDG) last month awarded a contract to NIITEK, a Chemring company, teamed with Minelab Australia, for the Rapid Prototyping, Development & Evaluation (RPDE) of the Groundshark handheld dual sensor, under CDG’s Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) handheld device detector prototype program. The Groundshark Dual Sensor Handheld Detector combines NIITEK’s ground penetrating radar (GPR) and Minelab Electronics’ advanced metal detector for the identification and visualisation of subsurface metallic and non-metallic objects. The system is derived from the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), currently fielded by the US Army and US Marine Corps, Canadian, Australian, Spanish, Italian, and Turkish Armies. Coupling GPR technology with Minelab’s metal detection systems has yielded a technically sound and user-friendly dual sensor handheld detector.
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Birdon aims to prioritise US expansion
Tom Muir
Further to our previous report on Port Macquarie marine engineer Birdon being awarded a $285 million US Army contract to supply 374 specialised bridge erection boats in the face of strong competition (including from General Dynamics), managing director Jamie Bruce said the company may prioritise expansion in the US over Australia because it is easier for small businesses to participate in defence contracts in the US, and the cost of labour is substantially cheaper. Bruce said the cost of doing business in Australia is significantly higher than the US. A good employee in Denver, where Birdon is on an $US8 million expansion and is recruiting 40 staff, costs $22 an hour, compared with $32 in Australia and that was without all the extra Australian regulation required, such as compulsory superannuation. Annual leave and workers’ compensation obligations were a lot less in the US, Bruce says. In his experience, it was also easier to fire underperforming staff in the US. “The US is focusing more and more on this to make itself competitive. That’s a real struggle for us in Australia. It’s one of the reasons [the Australian] government itself is acquiring offshore,” he said. Birdon expected to add 90 staff in the US – including about 10 at its recently acquired subsidiary North American Marine Jet – if the US defence contract went to full-scale production. Denver had offered tax credits for new jobs created by Birdon. Bruce says the Australian government could learn a lot from the way the US manages defence procurement, in particular the way it engaged smaller contractors. In Australia, bidding for defence work became a no-win scenario. Big multinational companies either dropped their prices to below those of small suppliers to win contracts, or the government accused small suppliers of being too cheap and high risk. In the US, the government sets a quota stipulating that even if a big defence contractor wins a chunk of work, it must sub-contract out a certain percentage to small suppliers. - TM/BRW
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Government supports job creating Defence Materials Technology Centre
Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert has announced an extension of funding for the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC). Robert said the DMTC is a member of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Association and is funded in part by the Federal Government through the Defence Future Capability Technology Centre Program, in collaboration with the Victorian, New South Wales and Queensland State Governments and industry partners. “I am pleased to announce the Government has recently agreed to secure funding for the DMTC for an additional three years. This will enable the DMTC to continue to drive the creation of Australian industry capability and Australian jobs in advanced manufacturing and associated technologies,” Robert said. “Technology that was researched and developed through DMTC has been commercialised through the Defence Materiel Organisation’s Priority Industry Capability Innovation Program. “Simply put, this means the men and women of the Australian Defence Force, whether on operations or humanitarian missions, will continue to benefit from the technological advancements available to improve their safety and security on the job.” The DMTC assists Australian defence industry to develop world leading technology, which provides Australian industry with the potential to compete in the global defence marketplace. The Centre ensures that Defence has a source of expert manufacturing practices across a broad range of industrial sectors, as well as advice on the potential for new materials, products or concepts to meet Defence capability requirements. BAES continues support for Wedgetail EW systems
BAE Systems last week signed an AU $77 million, five-year contract extension with Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) to continue support for the electronic warfare sub-systems aboard the RAAF’s Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft. The Wedgetail EW system, comprises integrated Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and EW Self-Protection (EWSP) subsystems, developed by BAE Systems Australia
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This extends the existing support contract until at least mid-2019 and retains 35 high skilled positions in South Australia. It also keeps BAE Systems at the forefront of Australia’s electronic warfare capability. The extension follows the recently announced signing of a five-year extension to the Wedgetail support prime contract between BDA and the Commonwealth. BAE Systems has provided engineering, maintenance and spares support for the Wedgetail electronic warfare suite under subcontract to Boeing for the past two and a half years. The advanced equipment is operated by on-board sensor specialists to locate and identify radar emitters and to protect the aircraft and its crew from potential missile threats.
DRS wins Anzac- class comms support DRS Technologies Canada has been awarded a subcontract by Selex to provide communications systems in support of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac- class vessels. Under the contract, DRS will provide all internal tactical and secure voice switching systems and terminals, including the SHINCOM 3100 central switching unit, wideband audio network data switching system, console dual screen terminals, outdoor terminals, jackboxes and ancillaries for installation on to the Anzac-class vessels. DRS TCL will supply a total of eight ship-sets and two shore systems as part of the subcontract. The SHINCOM 3100 is the next-generation of shipboard communications switch technology designed to provide navy operators with reliable, red/black secure tactical communications. DRS Technologies Canada vice-president and general manager Steve Zuber said the SHINCOM 3100 system leverages the existing installed base with the Royal Canadian Navy and the US Navy allowing these navies to share key interoperability, technology and applications. Additional features of the Anzac vessels include Thales Defence Sceptre A radar warner, Raytheon SPS-49(V)8 ANZ radar, operating at C/D band, and Saab (formerly Ericsson) Sea Giraffe G/H-band radar.
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No ordinary ATVs
these Tom Muir
With the ADF’s fleet of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) moving towards the end of their life-of-type, Defence is seeking replacements in the form of 25 deployable 4WD ATVs for use by the Army and other Defence units for a variety of training and operational roles within varying environments, both geographically and climatically. Honda ATVs were used in East Timor by the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) and commercially available ATV’s have been popular amongst western Armies since the end of the Vietnam war. In particular, Special Forces units such as the SASR, British Special Air Service (SAS) and US Army Rangers for their small size, high mobility, flexibility and toughness. Another user of these popular types of vehicles was the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) the then Airborne Battalion of the Australian Army. Civilian ATVs in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have been in use with the Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Army in East Timor, Iraq, Solomon Islands and Afghanistan. Polaris is currently the biggest supplier of ATVs to the special operations community; and 2013 saw both a five year contract with US SOCOM for MRZR2 and MRZR4 side- by-sides and a separate 5-year contract to deliver MV850 single-rider ATVs. Even with these contracts in place, demand for Polaris’ vehicles by the DOD is declining due to the drawdown of US forces, but this is a minor concern for Polaris – they also recently won a large contract to supply the German military with their mil- spec off-road vehicles, joining a list of customers that includes Israel, Canada, Norway, and Singapore. The MV850 is the bread-and-butter of Polaris’ military contract, built to spec with a powerful 850cc V-twin, 600 lb. capacity rack, active descent control, and both blackout and IR lighting functions. The MV850 is also equipped with innovative new non-pneumatic tires (NPTs) The ATV now sought by Defence for the ADF must be suited to operations by troops equipped with MBITR radios, PRC-152 radios, IRIDIUM radio equipment, TACSAT antenna systems, and IFF systems. It will need to be equipped with a weapon mount for the in-service General Purpose Machine gun (GPMG). The ATV also needs to be capable of transporting a casualty on an in-service litter or the Talon tactical littler. Defence would also like a protection system for the handlebars, controls and dashboard.
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Northrop Grumman to sponsor the 2014 UAV Outback Challenge
As part of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s effort to increase innovative thinking in engineering and technology among today’s youth, the company is sponsoring the 2014 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Outback Challenge competition in Australia. Students participating in the UAV Challenge are required to design, build and fly a UAV capable of conducting search and rescue operations or delivering life-saving supplies to a fictitious lost or injured individual, known asO utback Joe. The company is also continuing a partnership with Dickson College to mentor students in developing their own UAV to participate in the competition. “Australia is a country of innovators and we see UAV applications in areas of environmental monitoring, humanitarian relief, search and rescue and disaster relief operation, not just defence,” Ian Irving, chief executive for Australia, Northrop Grumman Corporation said. “By sponsoring and mentoring our youth in better understanding UAV technologies, we’re helping motivate them to be the country’s future engineers, scientists and technicians.” Northrop Grumman participates in a number of educational programs in countries around the world that are aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. “We are delighted to have the ongoing support of Northrop Grumman through a formal partnership with the College,” Kerrie Heath, principal of Dickson College said. “Industry Education Partnerships are very important as they enable us to provide hands-on and cutting-edge programs with access to industry mentors.”
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Northrop Grumman and Northrop Grumman Foundation are committed to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs preschool through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle school students and teachers. Northrop Grumman employees actively volunteer in support of many STEM organisations in their communities and internationally. In 2013, Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation continued outreach efforts by contributing approximately $23 million to diverse STEM-related groups such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation International (ECO Classroom), the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics) and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.
ADM Online: Weekly Summary A summary of the latest news and views in the defence industry, locally and overseas. Check out our webpage for daily news updates on the ADM home page and make sure you bookmark/RSS this for a regular visit. This week, Austal hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the sixth Cape Class Patrol Boat being manufactured at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. Melbourne-based Marand celebrated delivery of the first ship of Australian made F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter vertical tails. And, the $54.8 million Replacement Chinook Facilities Project was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works.
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International Containerised ASW for regional OPVs German naval systems company Atlas Elektronik is showing a containerised anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission module to offshore patrol vessel (OPV) operators in the Asia-Pacific region. At the recent OPV Asia Pacific 2014 conference in Singapore, the company exhibited the TAS M module, which consists of an air-conditioned 20 feet (6.1 m) container with a built-in operator console and a winch system for launch and recovery of towed array units. The container is designed to operate as a standalone module on the deck of a vessel, but is configured to integrate with the vessel’s combat management systems. The TAS M module draws power from the host ship’s supply. - IHS Janes
LCS mission modules – a disappointing program for Oz
Tom Muir
Reports that the US Defense Department has estimated that the US Navy’s effort to develop and acquire mission packages for the Littoral Combat Ship will cost some $7.2 billion – a 120 percent increase above a 2007 estimate, emphasises what a disappointment this aspect of the LCS program has been to Australian industry, which had high hopes from the LCS mission modules program. This was in part encouraged by the RAN/USN Surface Warfare Statement of Principles, which aimed to promote cooperation between the two Navies in all aspects of maritime surface warfare, including the air, surface and undersea environments. As a result the two Navies were expected to communicate and transfer information, helping to ensure they could work better together through compatible technologies. Included in the statement was a commitment to facilitate Australian industry involvement in USN programs such as the Littoral Combat Ship and its associated mission modules. Initial plans were for modules to be developed for three stated missions: shallow- water mine warfare (MIW); anti-submarine warfare against advanced diesel submarines (ASW); and anti-surface warfare against the threat from swarming small boats (ASuW). Other primary missions include Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Homeland Defence/Maritime Intercept, Special Operation Forces support, and Logistic Support.
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But aside from the modules, the Littoral Combat Ship required core systems for all mission configurations with capabilities to: • detect, identify, track, and protect itself against anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) and threat aircraft • conduct precise littoral navigation to avoid previously identified minefields, and enable the employment of off- or on-board sensors to perform mine avoidance along the LCS’ intended track • detect and classify threat torpedoes at sufficient range to permit initiation of effective countermeasure and/or manoeuvre action to defeat the threat • conduct multi-sensor search, detection, classification, localization and tracking of surface contacts in its assigned area of responsibility, and • protect itself against small boat attacks, including the use of speed and manoeuvrability, and have the core capability to conduct warning and disabling fire. At the time Australian companies therefore focussed much of their interest in bidding for these core system requirements to the various consortia. While most were reluctant to telegraph their proposals (this is an international program) we believe CEA Technologies, had offered a range a number of its radar and communications technologies, including the CEA-FAR scalable phased array radar, already in US Government service, the CEA-SCOPE submarine mast detection system, the CEA-MAST track management system, the CEA-SCS ship classification system, and the company’s internal and external communications system. But how CEA’s radar will fare against the three consortia’s own radar offerings remains to be seen! Thales Underwater Systems (TUS) was understood to have offered the Petrel UMS 5424 mine and obstacle avoidance sonar (MOAS) and the Albatross UMS 5430 torpedo detection system, both of which were in RAN service and both particularly optimal as core systems sought for the Littoral Manoeuvre and Underwater threat self-protection roles. We thought that Nautronix had surely offered its through water communication systems, its deployable ranges and U/W control systems, some already in USN service and we assumed that electronic ballistic expert Metal Storm has offered its Repeatable Access Denial System (RADS) which is intended for very close-in defence and can be utilised against small, lethal, rapidly moving hostile threats, either on land or at sea. ADI Limited had proposed its AMASS minesweeping system which has already been acquired by the US Navy. While Austal succeeded in providing one of the actual ship designs the LCS mission module program was a disappointment.
P-8 performs first missions in Korea The US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft conducted its first training missions in the Republic of Korea (ROK) March 27-31 in support of exercise Foal Eagle 2014.
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During the combined US and ROK armed forces training events, flight crew members from Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 operated with P-3 Orion maritime patrol crews from the ROK navy. The exercise gave the pilots, mission planners and flight crews from both the US and ROK navies the opportunity to train together and exchange ideas and concepts. “This was a great opportunity to strengthen relationships and show what operational capabilities this aircraft brings to the Pacific and to our allies,” Lt. Cmdr. Dwight Brungard, the P-8 mission commander said. “Everyone was discussing the similarities and differences between the P-8 and the P-3 and how we can operate efficiently in the operational environment. It’s so important for us to understand each other and continue to work seamlessly together.” Exercise Foal Eagle in an umbrella of regularly scheduled, annual exercises between U.S. and ROK armed forces in 7th Fleet. The naval portion of these bi-lateral exercises test skills in a variety of warfare disciplines including maritime patrol.
Rolls-Royce supports USMC KC-130Js
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to support the US Marines Corps fleet of KC-130J air-to-air refuelling tankers, worth more than $50 million. The MissionCare contract covers sustainment services for more than 200 Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as propellers and other propulsion system repairs for the KC-130J fleet.T he one-year contract also covers the deployment of Rolls-Royce Field Service Representatives at multiple bases. In addition to support for 47 Marine Corps aircraft, three KC-130Js for Kuwait will be supported via the US Foreign Military Sales program.
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The Submarine Choice: ASPI’s International Conference Date: 8 - 10 April, 2014, Canberra Enquiries: Lynne Gozzard, Ph: 02 6270 5109; Email:[email protected] ADM will Join distinguished international and Australian speakers for two be in attendance days of debate on Australia’s Future Submarine choice. Topics include: The Strategic Context; the Navy’s Perspective; Regional Perspectives; Design Options; Industry and Economics; Project Management; Lessons from Abroad. 3rd annual ADM Cyber Security Summit Date: 19 - 20 June, 2014, Canberra Enquiries: ADM Events - Adam Wiltshire, Ph: 02 9080 4342; Email: [email protected] ADM will Web: www.admevents.com.au be in Over the last 2 years, the summit has gathered 150+ senior attendance Defence, National Security and Industry executives to address current and emerging cyber threats to Australia’s security.
Defence and Industry (D+I) conference 2014 Date: 29 - 30 July, 2014, Adelaide Enquiries: Defence Materiel Organisation ADM will Email: [email protected] be in The Conference is an opportunity for Industry to discuss with attendance Defence officials acquisition and sustainment investment opportunities.
SimTect 2014 Date: 25 August, 2014, Adelaide Enquiries: Web: http://www.simtect.com.au/ ADM will SimTecT is the annual Simulation Technology and Training be in Conference held by Simulation Australia. Since its inception in attendance 1996, SimTecT has grown to become Australasia’s premier simulation conference for industry, government and academia.
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Northern Australia Defence Summit
Date: 15-16 October 2014, Darwin Convention Centre Enquiries: ADM Events - Adam Wiltshire, Ph: 02 9080 4342; ADM will Email: [email protected] be in attendance Web: www.admevents.com.au Bringing together key figures from the NT Government, senior military figures, and senior industry representatives, this conference is all about the continuing development and support of Defence in the Top End. Hear about the current and new initiatives offered by Government and what industry can bring to support Defence’s strategic objectives
New Zealand Defence Industry Association Forum (NZDIA Forum) Date: 21-22 October 2014, New Zealand In association with New Zealand Industry, Ministry of Defence and NZ Defence Forces. More details to come.
Land Forces Conference 2014 Date: 22 - 26 September, 2014, Brisbane ADM will The Land Forces Conference is a major event for users, be in providers, academics, designers and manufacturers to meet, attendance present, share and exchange new and visionary ideas on Land Systems. More details to come.
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