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Australian companies bid to win more defence work

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent

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Eleven Australian firms are in the running to win extra work supplying parts to the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft after Turkey was kicked out of the multinational project.

Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price will travel to the US next week to push the case for increased Australian participation, including meeting the Pentagon's senior official in charge of military acquisitions.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com

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