March 2006 Issue
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Heavy airlift capability spells opportunity for industry
Government has selected the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in a $2.2 billion project to acquire a fleet of up to four aircraft.
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Unmanned eyes in the sky are on their way
Government has granted first pass approval for the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) to purchase the tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), I-View, under Joint Project 129 (JP129).
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Industry Profile – Northern Territory
Each Australian State and Territory offers a variety of defence industry resources and potential. Starting with this edition On Target will proceed to explore these differences providing a unique Australian defence industry profile over the next eight months.
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Relationship Management for Sustainment:
View from the F-111
DMO Officer Commanding, Strike Reconnaissance Systems Program Office, Group Captain Adrian Morrison offers
On Target readers a unique insight into the impact the Defence Reform Program has had on the deeper maintenance and logisitics support of the F-111.
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Tank project making tracks
On February 16 the Australian Army took another step in the acquisition of its 59 Abrams M1A1 tanks under Project Land 907 Phase one, with the first five rolling off the production line in the United States (US).
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 News Bites |
Defence Capability Development Manual 2006
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New Long Range Missiles for F/A-18 Hornet
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Large calibre gun approved for Army
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Ship networks to improve
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National security downloaded to your iPod
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JSF milestone for Aussie company
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JSF Pilot Suit
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 Remember When? |
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We Built the XF4 Truck?
In the mid-1960s the Mackay Committee reviewed the Australian Army’s general service (GS) truck requirements and recommended that the three quarter ton capacity vehicles be replaced with a one ton vehicle.
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 Innovations |
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Underwater first
In a world first, Neptune Marine has successfully painted sections of a Collins Class Submarine without dry docking the platform, making innovative use of their underwater welding housing to create a dry environment to paint below water.
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 Small to Medium Enterprises |
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Filling the gap
Aerostructures Australia, a privately owned small to medium enterprise has been working with the Australian Defence Force for the past decade providing structural integrity engineering services to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Army and Navy.
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 Upcoming Events |
| 2006
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| March |
Tue
14 -15 |
ADM 2006 Congress
Hyatt Hotel Canberra
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Wed
29 -30 |
UV Asia-Pacific 2006 Sydney
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| June |
Mon
19 -21 |
Defence and Industry Conference
National Convention Centre, Canberra |
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