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Australia’s Coastwatch: A Public-Private Model for Coast Guards and CBP

by | Oct 13, 2016 | Americas - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Domestic Security, Force Structure, Helicopters & Rotary, Issues - Political, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Procurement Innovations, Raytheon, Security Contractor, Specialty Aircraft, Support Functions - Other, UAVs, USA

Keeping watch(click to view full) Australia’s long coast is also its border, and they’ve taken an innovative approach to the problem. Unlike, say, the US Coast Guard, Australia has semi-privatized the coastal patrol function, placing contractors under the...