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(Photo: KMW) Editor Darren Lake [email protected] Deputy Editor Tim Fish [email protected] North America Editor Scott R Gourley [email protected] Tel: +1 (707) 822 7204 European Editor Ian Kemp 3 EDITORIAL COMMENT [email protected] Malian malaise Staf Reporters 17 Beth Stevenson Jonathan Tringham 4 NEWS Deence Analyst Joyce de Thouars • RAAF operational with MRTT Contributors • Dewey Electronics to expand military generator Claire Apthorp, Angus Batey, Christopher F Foss, Richard Scott, oerings Matthew Smith • Aghan Air Force welcomes cancellation o Production Manager C-27 contract David Hurst [email protected] Sub-editor 6 END OF THE LINE? Adam Wakeling To ensure that vehicles remain in service and Commercial Manager Jackie Hall operational, militaries must provide an extensive [email protected] support network, comprising specialist MRO Tel: +44 (0)1753 727009 companies, OEMs and logistics units, nds Advertising Sales Executive Brian Millan Tim Fish. [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1753 727005 21 THE LONG JOURNEY Editor-in-Chie 11 BELOW DECKS Oten the unsung hero o the logistics chain, pallets Tony Skinner Logistics systems or some classes o naval vessel and cases are vital or the sae transportation o Managing Director Darren Lake are becoming more automated to drive down equipment.Claire Apthorp explores the latest Chairman costs, but others rely on legacy systems or products that ensure items are undamaged when Nick Prest traditional methods to keep ship stores moving, they reach the theatre o operations. Subscriptions Beth Stevenson discovers. CDS Global, Tower House, Lathkill St, 26 UPS AND DOWNS Sovereign Park, Market Harborough, Leics LE16 9EF, UK 14 BUMPY ROAD AHEAD Recent operational experiences have led to a Paid subscription contacts: Contemporary threats have driven the ‘simple’ booming demand or climate control systems that Tel: +44 1858 438879 truck rom modern military operations. 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