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12-38 Features


Feature 1 Australia & New Zealand 12-19 Australia and New Zealand sail on together


Feature 2 Advanced hullforms


20-21 Air-supported landing craft under development


22-23 Sea Axe hullform attracts growing interest from military users


Feature 3 Frigates, corvettes & destroyers 24–28 High hopes for GCS on export market


Feature 4 Small naval & paramilitary craft 29-30 OCEA patrol boat solutions prove popular


Feature 5 Aircraft carriers


31–33 Key milestones achieved in UK carrier programme


Feature 6 Propulsion


34–36 Study tests potential of air-augmented waterjet


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Feature 7 Exhibition review 37–38 International programmes in focus at DSEi


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