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- ↑ "Project Parakeet 4.3 Secure & Tactical Satellite Earth Station developed for the Australian Army".
- ↑ "Project Review: A stroll down Army's information highway | ADM Dec 2010/Jan 2011". 1 December 2010.
- ↑ Durrant, Patrick (1 November 2017). "Rollout for 2B as JP2072 gathers pace".
- ↑ "Project Data Summary Sheet" (PDF).
- ↑ "From Wagtail, Raven, Pintail to Project Currawong Battlespace Communications System… Boeing Defence Australia's Project Currawong".
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