News in brief: Saab and Australia celebrate 20 years; a UK shipbuilding company dangles a carrot for Australia's Border Protection Command; Raytheon Australia announces a teaming agreement; and Boeing has a big week, getting the thumbs up for its Wedgetail, and announcing a Phantom Works branch in Australia.

Air Force will take delivery of Australia's third and fourth Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft early this year.

CEA has successfully achieved the required performance with its CEAFAR Active Phased Array Radar during demonstrations for the ANZAC Anti Ship Missile Defence Upgrade Program.

An ITR for Super Hornet Training System Support closes on 5 February 2008.

A suite of aircrew and ground training devices for the Army's new Tiger helicopter was recently handed over at the Army Aviation Training Centre, Oakey.

The first  of 46 MRH90 Multi-Role Helicopters have been accepted into service by the Australian Defence Force.

The DMO has taken an unusual step in terminating General Dynamics Canada's prime systems integrator (PSI) contract for Joint Project 2072. Further delay now seems inevitable, but the ADF need an NCW capability quickly. What happens now?

By Gregor Ferguson The December-January edition of ADM is traditionally a time when we reflect on the year just past, look to the year ahead and congratulate companies whose performance and growth has propelled them up our annual ranking of the Top 40 Australian defence contractors and Top 20 Australian SMEs.

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