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F-111 operational to the end
By Nigel Pittaway

Now in the final months of a 37-year career as the tip of Australia's offensive spear, the RAAF's mighty F-111 will bow out of service this December. Fittingly, Air Force plans to retire the F-111 in style but it will be a sad day when the skies of Southern Queensland are empty of the charismatic jet.
Defence Today - December 2009
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This edition of DefenceToday covers maritime power in Australia and introduces the Pacific 2010 International Maritime Conference to be held in Sydney in January 2010. The ambitious Air Warfare Destroyer project is on target, according to Defence, to deliver the first vessel in December 2014. Nigel Pittaway provides an update on the multi-billion dollar program.
Contents of this edition:

Pacific Maritime Conference 2010
Sea Power towards 2030
Air Warfare Destroyer update
P-8A 'Poseidon' maritime surveillance capability
Large amphibious ships - One size fits all?
Case for a third LHD
Replacing Australia's naval helicopters
MRH 90 training takes off
Maritime strike capability for the F-35 JSF
UAVs in maritime operations
Evolving naval anti-ship weapons threat
Identification with towed array sensor
Autonomous undersea vehicles
Shipboard air and missile defence systems
Littoral swarm tactics
Kiwi ANZAC frigate upgrades
Decision time for LAND 121
MILTECH: Modern laser-guided bombs

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