Dr Alex Zelinsky took up his new role in March, bringing with him an international reputation in systems engineering and information technology. He spoke with ADM Senior Correspondent Julian Kerr on the challenging agenda facing DSTO and the importance of collaboration with partner agencies and industry.

Australia has a wide range of really smart SMEs doing high technology work. One of the best known of these is Daronmont Technolgies. ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke Daronmont’s General Manager Ben Norris about the challenges the company faces and some of the bigger issues in the Defence industry space.

CEA Technologies might be best known for its Phased Array Radar (PAR) work as part of the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) program on the ANZACs but the company does so much more. CEA Technologies CEO Rob Forbes spoke to ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing about the future of the company and how he sees the defence industry landscape from a smart SME perspective.

While RMMV Australia is now widely known as the preferred tenderer for Phase 3 Heavy of Land 121 Logistic vehicle program, there is more to the company than simply trucks.  Last month, ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to MD Mike Riley about where the company has come from and where it’s heading.

Last month, ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing spoke to Glenn Brown, Head of Qantas Aviation Services which encompasses six Qantas companies including Qantas Defence Services (QDS). As a brand, Qantas is perhaps best known for its passenger services but their engineering and defence work is also moving ahead.

A naval career spanning 33 years has seen Vice Admiral Ray Griggs...

Much has been made of the issues that the Collins class faces as the Future Submarine program seems stalled at the moment.

Rear Admiral (Ret) Brian Adams, AO, spent 37 years in the RAN...

After almost two and half years in the inaugural job...

The 2009 Defence White Paper heralded significant change and growth in the RAN’s...

Kim Gillis was appointed vice president and managing director of Boeing Defence Australia in June this year...

John Blackburn retired from the RAAF in 2008 after a distinguished career which saw him rise to...

Jason Clare was appointed Minister for Defence Materiel in 2010, succeeding Greg Combet.

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