By the time this edition of ADM hits you, our interviewee will have wound up with DMO. Regardless, ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to David Gould about his time heading up the office that has been under vast amounts of pressure.

Now more than halfway through his contracted period as head of DSTO, Alex Zelinsky is driving a five year strategic plan for the agency that has won bipartisan support and appears to have left DSTO semi-unscathed by the First Principles Review.

There was a time when you mentioned the B word in Defence and heads would hang. Now Boeing can make eye contact thanks to the success that comes from handling some tough programs and winning new work. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to new regional president Maureen Dougherty about where the business has come from and where it’s going now.

While Elbit is best known for its work on the various phases of Land 200, the company has grown in leaps and bounds since entering the Australian market formally in 2010. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to Elbit MD Dan Webster about where the company has come from and where it is headed.

After almost four years in the job, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown will be stepping down later this year. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to him last month about his time in the RAAF’s top job, the changes and challenges the organisation has faced and what is still in store for the youngest ADF service.

Given the claims made by the Minister in From the Source this month on the Future Submarine, a right of reply was sought from Saab.

Northrop Grumman Australia has been growing slowly but surely over the last three years, culminating in the official launch of the Australian business late last year. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to chief executive Ian Irving about where the company has come from and where it’s heading in 2015.

Rheinmetall Australia has been established as part of Rheinmetall’s global defence strategy, firmly planting their feet on Australian soil to see what Australia and the region can offer the German stalwart.

With the withdrawal of the majority of forces in Afghanistan now complete and Plan Beersheba now well underway, ADM’s Acting Editor Nigel Pittaway spoke with LTGEN Morrison to learn more about the transformation and to gain a perception Army’s future direction.

The recent restructure of the global Airbus Group has resulted in the rebranding of former Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace into Airbus Group Australia Pacific.

With the recent acquisition of Qantas Defence Services and M5 Security Network, US defence and aerospace giant Northrop Grumman has become a major player in Australia, through its local subsidiary Northrop Grumman Australia. Acting Editor Nigel Pittaway spoke with Chief Executive Ian Irving recently to find out more about the company and its plans in Australia.

Among its many achievements, Saab Australia is a member of the award-winning Anzac anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) team with its 9LV Combat Management System and has provided Army with the Giraffe AMB radar capability as part of a rapid C-RAM solution. To find out more and to learn how the company intends to expand its presence in Australia, ADM Acting Editor Nigel Pittaway spoke with managing director Dean Rosenfield.

Lockheed Martin Australia has increased its local footprint significantly in recent years and is looking to expand even further in the near-term as products such as the Joint Strike Fighter and MH-60R Seahawk Romeo enter service with the ADF and it awaits the results of tenders lodged for several projects, including AIR 5428 and JP2072.

Five years after becoming President of Boeing Australia and South Pacific, Ian Thomas is moving to Beijing to head the company’s burgeoning China division. Australian Defence Magazine asked Thomas how Boeing Australia had changed during his tenure, and about Australia’s future as a defence and high technology manufacturer.

MBDA is one of the biggest missile companies in the world alongside Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. The European company has recently set up shop in Canberra to help highlight what the company can offer in the Australian context. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to local MD Andy Watson to see what the company is up to.

The Royal Australian Air Force is about half way through a decade of massive transition. Close to their entire fleet is being replaced or upgraded in one way or another. Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown spoke to ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing about what 2014 looks like for the RAAF.