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From: G <Dizzy@interact.net.au>
Subject: Re: ada in australia, to the mystery emailer
Date: 1999/11/15
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Thanks for that.  I am using an aircraft built by Boeing and Sikorsky to
develop
a model project for a simulation.   Freely available online info on the
Comanche.

I find the concepts fascinating.  These aircraft are no less than works of art.

:-)
-G

> In addition to Robert's reference to JORN. The Combat System on the Collins
> Class sub (you may have heard mention of it in the papers and on the TV?
> :-)) is written in Ada. Most, if not all defence companies in Australia
> have done at least one project using Ada. It has been in use since at least
> the mid-80's here. Most issues of the Australian have at least one
> advertisement with Ada somewhere in it, there is always a cronic shortage
> of experience Ada programmers here (like anywhere else :-)). But it is a
> fairly limited "scene" due to the target audience (defence contractors).
>
> Peter