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Contents | JANUARY 2009
5 Editorial comment
Editor David Foxwell
In service but ill-prepared for action
Publishing Assistant Nicola Stuart
Design/Production Manager Sandy Defraine
6-11 News
Advertisement Manager Donna McGrath
6-11 News
Advertisement Production Manager Stephen Bell
Marketing Manager Adelaide Proctor
Publisher Mark J Staunton-Lambert
12-46 Features
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Feature 1 Advanced hullforms
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12-14 L-Cat design brings variable geometry
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18 Austal to design Joint High Speed Vessel
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Feature 2 Propulsion & power generation
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20-24 Power and propulsion Sub-Alliance formed
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Feature 3 Aircraft carriers
26-28 Visual Landing Aids mature for Future
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Feature 4 Classification
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36-38 Li-ion batteries store up long-term potential
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Feature 6 Amphibious vessels
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39-40 First steel cut for Australia’s LHD
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Feature 7 Nordic navies
41-44 Nordic navies expand scope of ambitions

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Feature 8 Euronaval report
45-46 Euronaval 2008
ISS N 0957-5537
20
Thales UK has signed an Cover: QinetiQ’s VAAC Harrier aircraft was
agreement with Rolls- used for shipborne rolling vertical landing
Royce, Converteam and (SRVL) stabilised Visual Landing Aid (VLA)
L-3 Marine Systems UK for trials aboard HMS Illustrious in November
the integrated power and 2008 (see pages 26-28). A model of the
propulsion system for the F-35B is parked in the foreground (photo:
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The L-Cat is a novel
UK’s CVF aircraft carriers. QinetiQ).
variable-draft landing craft
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