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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Business
Matthew Kelly

Hunter on shortlist to host national defence project

Northrop Grumman's director for strategy and future business Chris Keane and Nova Systems ceo Jim McDowell.

Newcastle could be at the epicentre of one of the biggest strategic defence projects in Australia, potentially creating jobs and injecting millions of dollars into the region.

The federal government's $2.7 billion AIR6500 Phase 1 program will bring together the Australian Defence Force's air and missile defence capability through the development of a Joint Air Battle Management System.

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