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Navantia selected to build
Navy’s replenishment ships
Nigel Pittaway | Melbourne
News that Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia has been selected as the
preferred tenderer to build two large replenishment vessels in Spain
was leaked to the media last week and the resulting backlash has forced
Defence Minister Marise Payne to defend the decision before she even
formally announced it.
Under Project Sea 1654 Phase 2, Navantia will build two 19,800-tonne vessels
based on the Spanish Navy’s Cantabria class ships at a total project cost,
according to the newly-released Defence Integrated Investment Program, of
between one and two billion dollars.
Negotiations between the Commonwealth and Navantia will now take place,
with Second Pass likely in mid-2016.
The media reports triggered an outcry of protests from unions, industry, the
Federal Opposition and independent Senator Nick Xenophon, that the vessels
would not be built in Australian (more particularly, South Australian) shipyards,
with the latter describing the government’s decision as a ‘kick in the guts’ for
Australian workers.
The Abbott government had announced a limited tender between Navantia
and South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), which
was pitching a design based upon the Aegir-class AOR, back in 2014. At the time
the government said that the ships would be fabricated in overseas shipyards
due to a perceived lack of capacity in Australian facilities.
Therefore the leaked announcement came as no surprise to anybody, but ADM
suspects the program has been used as an expedient political football in what
is after all an election year.
IN THIS ISSUE
Navantia selected to build
Navy’s replenishment ships��1
The RAAF gets its teeth into
multi-domain integration��2
Dassault eyes VIP fleet replacement��3
Air Power for the win: Williams Foundation fellow��5
Doubling up on Long Range Precision Fires��6
UUV missions without all the fuss��8
Homegrown software developer
boosted by Siemens Venture Capital��9
Forthcoming Events��11
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Forcedtodefendthedecisioneventhoughshehadnotmadeanannouncement,
Minister Payne said that a new ship lift, higher capacity cranes and a new wharf
at the ASC facility in Adelaide would have to be built if the ships were to be
constructed here.
“None of that can actually happen before the third Air Warfare Destroyer is
completed and has undergone testing, so those infrastructure upgrades couldn’t
have started before 2020,” she said.
ADM Comment: This would seem to be another example of the Minister’s
office being caught flat-footed by news of Australian Defence contracts
emanating from overseas and in this instance at least, it has played into the
hands of the government’s political opponents.
The RAAF gets its teeth into
multi-domain integration
Katherine Ziesing | Canberra
Speaking at the 2016 Air Power Conference, Minster for Defence
Senator Marise Payne admitted that the Air Force is “at the centre of a
technologically enhanced ADF”.
She also pointed out that the RAAF is going well with its diversity and gender
programs, with females making up 18.5 per cent of its workforce and the service
on track to meet its 25 per cent target by 2023.
Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies said that he was not concerned
about the platforms, but rather how they would work together both in the RAAF
and wider ADF, echoing the multi-domain focus of the event.
As outlined by the Air Power Development Centre’s Dr Sanu Kainikara, this
multi-domain approach is not about abolishing the individual services or their
journey to the professional mastery of their individual skills.
“Multi-domain integration is an idea that creates the potential for the
integrationofcapabilitiesresidentineachdomainintoaflexiblerecognisable
This could be a sight in
the RAN a few years
from now – Cantabria
refuels Armada ships
including an FFG-7 and
LHD Juan Carlos I.
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“The resulting
backlash has
forced Defence
Minister Marise
Payne to defend
the decision before
she even formally
announced it.”
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whole in such a way as to ensure that the end capability is more than the sum
of its parts, with the guarantee that the force design is tailorable to context.”
When questioned by ADM about the future mix of Triton, P-8s and G550s,
AIRMSHL Davies said concurrency was the biggest driver as the mix will “allow
greater ability to perform in multiple operations in multiple places”. He admitted
that the skills he had while in this part of the RAAF (he initially flew P3-B/Cs early
in his career) have changed from a maritime focus to a land based focus thanks
to operational needs. The new mix will allow operators to be proficient across
both domains as needed by the RAAF, wider ADF and the needs of government.
The recent focus on Freedom of Navigation exercises was also a common
theme at the event.
“There is a lot more we can do to understand our region,” AIRMSHL Davies
said. “How do we retain sovereignty over our defence but also share data and
have an appreciation of what is happening in our region?”
He is happy with the range of formal and informal links between Australia and
China and also with other regional militaries. This event saw chiefs of air forces
or their representatives from 25 nations, with over 1000 delegates in the room.
Dassault eyes VIP fleet replacement
Nigel Pittaway | Singapore
Outside the Defence White Paper and Integrated Investment Plan, the
replacement of the RAAF’s Special Purpose Aircraft (SPA) fleet is also to
be decided this year.
A Commonwealth Request for Proposal (RFP) for the selection of a Managing
Contractor closed on February 19, with optional Request for Tender (RFT) quality
data to be submitted by November 1. The managing contractor is tasked with
providing an ‘innovative’ solution to the SPA requirements and is likely to select
a mix of platforms to fulfil those requirements.
Winning second prize
of the 2016 Art Prize,
presented at the 2016
Airpower Conference,
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Globemaster III”
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A shortlist of two or three candidates is expected in the May timeframe, with
the announcement of a preferred tenderer due around October.
Speaking at the 2016 Singapore Airshow in February, Dassault Falcon’s
president for Asia-Pacific, Jean Michel Jacob, revealed that Dassault is in
discussion with a number of potential managing contractors for a range of its
executive jets, including its flagship 8X.
The Falcon 8X is a long-range, three-engine business jet, capable of carrying
12-16 passengers over 6450 nautical miles (11,945 km) without the need to
refuel. Dassault claims a total cost of ownership of between 20 and 35 per cent
lower than its two nearest competitors, predicting savings of up to US$5 million
(A$6.7 million) over six years.
The aircraft is currently in the final stages of its certification process which is
due to be completed at by the end of June this year, ahead of first delivery to a
customer the following month. Proving flights will be conducted later this month
under real world conditions, including a Singapore-London non-stop flight.
Jacob said that the 8X development is on-track and is performing better than
predicted in terms of performance and reliability.
“We are interested in renewing our relationship with the Air Force (RAAF)
with the 8X and I can say that it’s a great aircraft and doing better than it was
promised to do,” he said.
ADM understands that a mix of aircraft will be selected, roughly mirroring the
current Boeing 737-BBJ/Bombardier CL604 Challenger fleet and is likely also to
include a VIP interior in one or both of the new Airbus KC-30A multi-role tanker
transports (MRTT) undergoing conversion in Spain.
Airfield performance will be an important factor in the selection of at least the
smaller aircraft, as it will be required to operate into and out of a large number
of smaller domestic and regional airstrips.
Dassault said that it is also proposing its smaller Falcon 900LX and 2000LXS
business jets.
The current SPA lease is set to expire in 2017 but ADM understands there is
provision in the contract for two one-year extensions, meaning the existing fleet
could be replaced anywhere between 2017 and 2019.
Dassault’s flagship
8X executive jet
is outperforming
expectations.
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“[The 8X] is a great
aircraft and doing
better than it was
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Jacob said that Dassault could supply aircraft, including the 8X, to a managing
contractor by the 2017 deadline if required.
“We are light enough to go to most places, our aircraft also have excellent ‘hot
and high performance, which will allow us to get into airfields that the previous
aircraft could not do,” he said.
Air Power for the win: Williams
Foundation Fellow
Katherine Ziesing | Canberra
Sir Richard Williams Foundation Fellow and noted military scholar Dr Al
Stephens set the tone on day one of the Air Power conference this week
with the academic version of throwing down the gauntlet to counter
insurgency strategies, referring to them as ‘intellectually unsound’.
“Despite clear and continual evidence that we win in the air and we lose
on the ground, for half a century, the West has repeatedly tried, and failed,
to conduct land-centric campaigns based on the intellectually unsustainable
theory of counter-insurgency warfare. We should be asking why senior military
commanders, including Australia’s, continued for so long to tell ingenuous
politicians that they could fight and win wars ‘amongst the people’.”
Dr Stephens went through a number of conflicts where air power has been
the defining strategic element in winning or achieving the desired outcomes of
commanders both in Australia and in overseas scenarios.
“With due allowance for detail, much the same pattern has been apparent in
Western-led campaigns. That is, brief, overwhelmingly successful air campaigns
have been followed by protracted, disastrous land campaigns.”
He was also eloquent about the need for leading edge technology and the role
that it plays in both how assets are used and the way air power is thought of
as both a single service capability and as part of a larger military strategy.
Dr Alan Stephens, from
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“Against sometimes vehement opposition from the Defence establishment,
the Air Force managed to acquire the F-111, the 707 tanker, Jindalee over-the-
horizon radar, and precision weapons. These were capabilities that challenged
the prevailing mindset, suggesting a defence posture based on information
dominance, precision, strategic reach, and national independence.
“In more recent times the linkage between technology and strategy has been
similarly expressed through the acquisition of Growlers, KC-30s, P-8s, Tritons,
Wedgetails, F-35s, C-17s, G550s, and so on. In combination, those are the kinds
of capabilities that support the full spectrum of 21st century strategies, from
the containment of terrorism at one end to regional self-defence, coercion and
compellence at the other.
“But while advanced air forces have performed admirably in managing to
assemble the hardware, software, and people needed to apply those strategies,
they’ve been less successful in explaining their merits.
“There is a general community awareness of land warfare, not least through
constant exposure to 20th century slogans such as ‘boots on the ground’, ‘win
hearts and minds’, and the ‘three-block war’. In Australia, those kinds of slogans
carry even more populist appeal, and serve as some kind of dimly-perceived
strategic belief system, because of their connection to the national obsession
with the legend of Anzac and the myth of the digger,” Stephens said to the crowd.
Parts of his argument that land forces still had an important role to play were
questioned by the Team Jericho ‘twins’ Group Captains Rob Chipman and Jake
Campbell. Acting head of Capability Development Group AVM Mel Hupfield also
commented that there were probably some ‘bruised green egos in the room’
after the presentation.
ADMComment:TheuseofairpowerintheMiddleEasthasbeenunderpinned
by a small footprint COIN strategy put in place by a Coalition but mainly carried
out by local forces. The long-term success of this approach has yet to be seen
but the era of air power as a key discriminator cannot be underestimated.
There is also an argument that an Air Force brings a different mindset to the
game, compared to Army or Navy. This different mindset was brought sharply
into focus in the small sample of white, blue and green uniforms at the air power
conference this week.
When various Air Force FEG representatives outlined their successes or wins
and the impact of Plan Jericho on the way they did business, a group of green
behind me muttered between themselves, “They’re doing their jobs – why is
that so special?”. That, right there, sums up both services in a nutshell.
Doubling up on Long Range
Precision Fires
Raytheon is developing a long-range missile that will allow the US Army to
field twice as many missiles on its existing launch vehicles. This includes
the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which the US
Marine Corps showed off during Exercise Talisman Sabre recently.
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“[The F-111, the
707 tanker, and
Jindalee over-
the-horizon radar]
were capabilities
that challenged
the prevailing
mindset.”

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A thinner version of the rockets that make up the Multiple Launch Rocket
System Family of Munitions (MFOM), it will fire two missiles from a single
weapons pod, delivering cost savings. The new missile will also have a range up
to 500 kilometres, greater destructive power and a better guidance system than
the current weapon.
“We’re looking to replace a design originally from the 1980s,” said Greg
Haynes, a Raytheon manager leading the company’s campaign for a new long-
range weapon. “Missile technology has come a long way.”
The ability to fit two Long-Range Precision Fires missiles in an existing launcher
is a significant leap over existing tactical missiles.
“Since most of these were produced in the late ‘90s, you run into what we
call ‘end of shelf life,’ where the motors and such are no longer reliable,” said
former US Army colonel John Weinzettle, now a program manager in Raytheon’s
Advanced Missile Systems business.
An upgrade becomes even more urgent considering how quickly threats are
evolving around the world. “Adversaries are already equipped with long-range
weapons that could inflict substantial damage at distances beyond the Army’s
striking power,” Weinzettle said.
Raytheon’s new long-range weapon will engage targets at approximately
500 kilometres. LRPF is primarily meant to attack fixed ground locations, like
helicopter staging areas or hardened bunkers.
Because current missiles have restrictions in size, payload effectiveness
and range, a simple life-extension program cannot address long-term threats,
according to Raytheon.
Marine infantry veteran Allen Horman, now a business development manager
in Raytheon Advanced Missile Systems, explained that life extension doesn’t
add any more capability to the existing inventory.
“You are still stuck with the larger round and you still have single loadouts,”
Horman said. “So the cost to go to a new missile and a new program to double
the loadout is significantly cheaper than what people traditionally say about
new starts.”
A United States Marine
Corps High Mobility
Artillery Rocket System
at the Bradshaw Field
Training Area in the
Northern Territory
during Exercise
Talisman Sabre 2015.
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Despite being a surface-to-surface weapon, LRPF draws innovation from other
Raytheon programs.
“It is very similar to a lot of the missile designs we’ve done in the shipboard
and the air defence roles,” Weinzettle said, citing Standard Missile-3 and
Standard Missile-6 as examples. “We are bringing technology from both of
those programs to bear on LRPF.”
“One system can fire twice as many missiles, twice as fast, and it’s much
cheaper because it uses one launcher with two missiles,” Horman said.
ADMComment:TherecentWhitePaperallowsforalongrangefirescapability
for Army – it was clearly impressed by HIMARS. There is also the intention to
procure a deployable long range strike weapon with an anti-ship capability for the
protection of offshore installations. Though this weapon appears to be primarily
for use against fixed targets, ADM does wonder if the recently proved SM-6
anti-ship capability could lead to development of a similar role for this rocket.
UUV missions without all the fuss
Boeing has introduced Echo Voyager, its latest unmanned, undersea
vehicle (UUV), which can operate autonomously for months at a time
thanks to a hybrid rechargeable power system and modular payload bay.
The 51-foot-long vehicle is not only autonomous while underway, but it can
also be launched and recovered without the support ships that normally assist
UUVs. Echo Voyager is the latest innovation in Boeing’s UUV family, joining the
32-foot Echo Seeker and the 18-foot Echo Ranger, both developed as test beds.
“I consider them test beds because they only operate on their own for two
to three days at a time – they require the surface ship for their launch and
recovery,” Boeing Phantom Works director, Sea Land, Lance Towers said.
“The reason why we had the family was to get the stepping stones necessary
so that we had the confidence, the history and the skillset to do this system.”
Echo Voyager will begin sea trials off the California coast later this summer.
Echo Voyager, Boeing’s
latest unmanned,
undersea vehicle
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autonomously for
months at a time
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to a lot of the
missile designs
we’ve done in the
shipboard and the
air defence roles.”

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“Echo Voyager can collect data while at sea, rise to the surface, and provide
information back to users in a near real-time environment,” Towers said.
Some of the missions it has been designed for include: Surface intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance/information warfare; payload deployment,
critical infrastructure protection, weapons platform; unmanned aerial vehicle
operations; anti-submarine warfare search and barrier; submarine decoy; mine
countermeasures; and battlespace preparation.
“Existing UUVs require a surface ship and crew for day-to-day operations.
Echo Voyager eliminates that need and associated costs.”
Towers described the UUV as a baseline vehicle designed to carry a wide
variety of payloads for a multiple set of customers, and said if he were to use
one word to describe Echo Voyager, it would be “awesome”.
“It represents a unique, game changing approach to the way underwater
autonomous systems will be used in the future, a paradigm shift that allows our
customers to continually do today’s missions and future missions in a far more
cost effective manner,” Towers said.
Homegrown software developer
boosted by Siemens Venture Capital
Australian software developer PHM Technology (PHMT) has announced
a strategic investment from the Venture Capital Unit of Siemens (SVC)
in Germany.
PHMT develops the Maintenance Aware Design environment (MADe), a model
based simulation toolset that integrates reliability, availability, maintainability and
safety (RAMS) and diagnostics analyses for Systems Driven Product Development.
MADe is used to identify and mitigate the technical, operational and financial
risk in complex systems at each stage of the product lifecycle (concept, design,
operations). The toolset is used by aerospace, marine and defence organisations
in Australia, China, UK, Turkey and the US.
Cubic Global Defense appoints
new Asia-Pacific boss
Frank Wiercinski will become
senior vice president and
managing director, Asia-Pacific
region of Cubic Global Defense
(CGD), managing its Pacific
region international customer
base with emphasis on growth
and expansion into new markets
including C4ISR and integrated
training. Prior to joining
Cubic, Wiercinski was the vice
president of Army and Special
Operations Forces programs at
Lockheed Martin Government
Affairs, based in Washington
DC, where he managed high-
level senior engagements as
well as supported both domestic
and international business
development.
Veteran of industry to head
strategy at Textron
Peter Smith has been appointed
as Textron System’s director
of strategy for Australia, Asia
and Oceania of its International
Business Development
department. Smith will be
responsible for setting the
strategic path for Australian
business engagements,
supervising development of
Australian government relations
and overseeing the execution
of customer programs for his
assigned region.
Smith’s appointment comes
after 40 years of experience in
the aerospace and defence indus-
try, more recently as a strategic
advisor to governments, industry
associations, and companies in
Australia and internationally.
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“MADe represents
the next generation
of RAMS analysis.”
MADeanalysesthetechnicaldatathatisusedtosupportkeydefenceactivities
including system design, system acquisition, continuous improvement and life
extension for air, land or naval systems.
“PHM Technology are outstanding in capability and experience and MADe
represents the next generation of RAMS analysis,” Dr Ralf Schnell CEO
SVC said.
“Our capital investment strengthens the collaboration with Siemens and
drives industry leadership improving risk management during engineering and
design processes.”
CEO PHMT Chris Stecki said the investment is a vote of confidence in the
technology by one of the largest engineering companies in the world.
“It provides the company with the funds to extend our global commercialisation
activities, and continue the development of MADe as a comprehensive
engineering decision support tool for RAMS and diagnostics,” he said.
Chris Stecki (L) receives
the inaugural Australian
Maritime Defence SME
Innovation Grant award
for MADe from the
Chairman of Maritime
Australia Limited,
VADM Chris Ritchie
(retd) at Pacific 2013.
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Forthcoming Events
Williams Foundation Seminar – New Thinking on Air-Land
Date 17 March
Location Canberra
Web Register here
Email events@williamsfoundation.org.au
Air forces need to be capable of delivering air and space power effects to
support conventional and special operations in the land domain. Air-Land
integration is one of the most important capabilities for successful joint
operations. The seminar will explore how the ADF can take advantage of Army’s
Plan Beersheba and Air Force’s Plan Jericho to enhance Air-Land integration.
The seminar will be unclassified and a draft overview of proceedings can
be downloaded here.
Land Environment Working Group (LEWG)
Date: 6 April
Location: Canberra
Website: govdex
Email: MAJ Jonathan Engroos
The Land Environment Working Group (LEWG) is a semi-annual symposium
hosted by the Director General Land Development Branch, Capability
Development Group and Industry Co-Chair. The LEWG aims to present the focus
and direction of the Branch within the scope of Capability Development. Using
a series of briefings and discussions the LEWG provides updates on major
projects, emerging trends in the Land Environment while providing industry
an opportunity to meet directly with Land Development officers to discuss the
status of current projects. The LEWG is open to all interested representatives of
small-to-medium enterprise and large corporations, both within Australia and
abroad. The LEWG secretariat maintains a virtual community hosted on Govdex.
The Govdex site is the primary source of information for upcoming events and
aims to facilitate increased communication between representatives from
Land Development and industry. Please contact MAJ Jonathan Engroos to
request access to the LEWG Govdex community. The second meeting will be in
Adelaide in September in conjunction with Land Forces 2016.
ASPI – Defence White Paper: from the page to reality
Date 6-8 April
Location Canberra
Web Register here
The aim of this conference is to discuss the outcomes of the new Defence
White Paper. The conference will bring together senior policy-makers, high-level
military officials and leading industry representatives from Australia and around
the world to discuss key issues surrounding the long-term opportunities and
challenges for Australia’s defence and security. Please note: Early bird ticket
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CIVSEC 2016 – Civil Security and Civil Defence
Date 31 May – 2 June
Location Melbourne
Web www.civsec.com.au
Email Chris MacFarlane
CIVSEC 2016 is a major international showcase of technologies, expertise and
ideas in the fields of civil security and civil defence. It will address the complex
and increasingly important and inter-related challenges of border control, law
and order, terrorism prevention and disaster response and relief management.
Theforumwillbringtogetherexperts,innovatorsandgovernmentprofessionals
from throughout Australia, the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and indeed the world.
DST Group Partnerships Week 2016
Date: 6-10 June
Location: Melbourne
Website: http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/partnerships-week-2016
Email: Meredith Mahoney
ThisisanopportunityfordelegatestobetterunderstandDST’scurrentcapabilities
and future research priorities; to meet and connect with senior researchers; and
to learn about RD funding opportunities. Partnerships Week 2016 will also
provide a platform for networking with representatives from peer organisations
and to learn of opportunities to collaborate with DST in new research programs.
If your registration is successful, you will receive a formal invitation with
further information regarding the event.
ADM’s Defence Cyber Security Summit
Date 21-22 June 2016
Location Hyatt Hotel, Canberra
Organiser Informa with ADM
Website ADM Events – Defence Cyber Security Summit
TheannualCyberSecuritySummitisAustralia’sonlyCanberra-basedannualDefence
conference. This pre-eminent gathering has featured keynote addresses from the
Minister for Defence, the Chief of the Defence Force, Chiefs of both the Army and
Navy, and the Deputy Secretary and First Assistant Secretary from the newly created
Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Budgetary analysis will be provided
by ASPI, and industry perspectives will be delivered by CEOs of the nation’s leading
defence suppliers. Conference Producer Adam Wiltshire is now accepting a call for
papers and sponsorship enquiries – confirmed speakers to date include MAJGEN
Gus McLachlan and Professor Jill Slay. Get in touch to register your interest!

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Land Forces 2016
Date 6-8 September, 2016
Location Adelaide Convention Centre
Organiser Land Defence Australia
Website https://www.landforces.com.au
A broad range of conferences, symposia and forums will be conducted in
conjunction with the Land Forces trade show. See the website for more details
about the various programs and trade show details.
ADM Defence Estate and Base Services Summit
Date 21 September, 2016
Location QT Hotel, Canberra
Organiser informa and ADM
Website ADM Events – Defence Estate and Base Services Summit
The Defence Estate and Base Services Summit produced in conjunction with
the Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group, assesses current and future
opportunities for industry to work with the DEIG to deliver defence services
and to manage and sustain the defence estate.
ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit
Date 19-20 October, 2016
Location Darwin Convention Centre
Organiser informa and ADM
Website ADM Events – Northern Australia Defence Summit
The Northern Australia Defence Summit, is hosted by the Northern Territory
Government. This policy-driven summit features Federal and Territory keynote
sessions outlining future plans for the safeguard of Northern Australia and
looks at the opportunities for prime and SME defence contractors be they local,
national, or international.
2016 AIPM Regional Conference in conjunction with IPMA
Date 16-19 October 2016
Location Sydney
Organiser Australian Institute of Project Management
Website Event page
In October 2016, Sydney’s Hilton Hotel will play host to the inaugural AIPM
Regional Conference in conjunction with IPMA. The conference will be held
from 16-19 October, and there will be a focus on topical issues relevant to
the Asia-Pacific region. The delegate list will include project managers
from across the globe, as the program focuses on the theme of “Project
Management: Delivering Capabilities”.The conference will feature top local
and international industry keynotes, plenary speakers and an active social
calendar including the 2016 National Project Management Achievement
Awards (PMAA) Awards Dinner.

DEFENCE WEEK
PREMIUM EDITION
MilCIS 2016
Date 8-10 November
Location Canberra
Organiser Consec
Phone 02 6251 0675
Email milcis@consec.com.au
Website MilCIS
InNovembereachyear,theDefenceChiefInformationOfficerGroup(CIOG)partners
with the University of New South Wales, Canberra and the Institute of Electronic
and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) to present MilCIS. The conference facilitates a
continuing dialogue between Department of Defence employees, contractors,
industry and researchers to discuss current and developing technological
capabilities, project initiatives, and operational requirements. We are now taking
submissions for Paper Sessions, Update Sessions and Tutorial Sessions.
For Product Sessions, Breakfast Sessions and Lunch Sessions see website.
NZ DIA Annual Forum 2016
Date: 16-17 November
Location: Viaduct Basin Events Centre
Website: NZ DIA
Email: contact@nzdia.co.nz
The NZ Defence Industry Association organises a Forum in November each year
which brings together people from the New Zealand and international defence
and industry communities. Its major emphasis is on networking, and encouraging
the membership to work together on developing joint approaches to defence
projects in NZ and overseas. Details of the 2016 event will be published on the
website as soon as possible.
To list an event in the
magazine or website,
please contact
Patrick Durrant on
02 9213 8249 or
patrickdurrant@
yaffa.com.au
LIST YOUR EVENT
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