defence week
DEFENCE WEEK NEWSPREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
DEFENCE WEEK
IN THIS ISSUE De-mystifying the ‘I’ word�������������������������1 Collaboration partnership for SMEs �������3 Simulation a national critical technology4
Greg Ferguson runs through the basics of getting innovation right.
Quickstep goes into doubletime for profits and growth �������������������������������������5 LRASM canister launch success���������������6 SA building cyber resilience���������������������8 Defence looks to green energy microgrids���������������������������������������������������9 Forthcoming Events���������������������������������10
CONTACT DETAILS © SABRINA FERGUSON, ARION PRODUCTIONS
EDITOR Katherine Ziesing T: 0419 014 308 [email protected] ONLINE EDITOR Patrick Durrant T: 02 9213 8249 [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Phillip Smart M: 0423 050 727 [email protected] PUBLISHER Judy Hinz T: 07 3348 6966 [email protected] STUDIO MANAGER Lauren Esdaile [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS Martin Phillpott Toll Free 1800 807 760 [email protected] PUBLISHED BY Yaffa Media Pty Ltd 17-21 Bellevue St, Surry Hills NSW 2010 T: 02 9281 2333 www.greatmagazines.com.au ADM CANBERRA OFFICE Tel 02 6203 9535 PO Box 4783, Kingston ACT 2604 ADM BRISBANE OFFICE T: 07 3348 6966 PO Box 9165, Wynnum Plaza Qld 4178 www.australiandefence.com.au
SUBSCRIPTIONS GREATMAGAZINES.COM.AU CALL 1800 807 760 EMAIL [email protected] Copyright © 2017
All material appearing in ADM is copyright. Reproduction in whole or in part is not permitted without permission in writing from the publisher. The publishers accept sole responsibility for the contents of this publication, which may in no way be taken to represent the views of the Department of Defence, the Australian Defence Force or any other agency of the Commonwealth of Australia.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
De-mystifying the ‘I’ word Patrick Durrant | Sydney Last week a workshop was held at UTS in Sydney to help industry and research professionals, practitioners, and leaders understand just what innovation as it pertains to the defence market looks like. Innovation 3 4 5 (named for the 12 major points which are grouped into sub-sets of three, four and five) was conducted by Sydney defence industry and innovation analyst Dr Gregor Ferguson (also former editor of ADM) and Peter Milic of AusIndustry’s Entrepreneurs program. The CDIC also participated with D efence Business Improvement Adviser Trent Goldsack giving a presentation. Most of the attendees represented SMEs with also a few flying the academia flag. There was a lot to pack into the two hour session, according to Ferguson; he’d prefer more time to cover such a broad topic but is also very cognisant that SMEs tend to be particularly time poor and sending people away on courses can place a strain on the business. Understanding that innovation begins with the customer is an important starting point, he explained. “You’re either solving a problem or giving the customer an opportunity to do something they weren’t capable of doing before.” Self-awareness is also critical – understanding what you’re doing (as the subject matter expert ideally), why you are doing it, how well www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 1
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
“Innovation is not a black art – there’s practical steps to becoming an innovative organisation.”
ADM ALERT Call for F1 in Schools judges
If you have a background in the following areas your expertise is welcome: Engineering; Project Management; Marketing or Graphic Design; Business Communications; and Education. View here for more information and register here.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS you are doing it, and what you need to change is a also key pillar in the establishment of an innovative culture. This is also determined by situational awareness – you need an external reference which might include anything that affects your customer’s or your own position. “For example in Defence this could be in the form of a new technology, or a new threat, or things such as exchange rate fluctuations or the changing oil price.” Organisational leadership that was committed to innovation is critical, according to Ferguson, with true business mastery occurring when the leadership exercised the right balance of self-awareness, situational awareness and professional mastery appropriate to the particular cycles the business was working in at that time. He stressed that defence industry isn’t as different as it thinks it is. “It’s a bit like the machine tools, or medical instruments industry – it’s a high technology industrial market. If you want to be successful in one, you can learn and apply lessons from those other sectors.” He added, however, that the defence market itself is the point of difference as it is quite like no other. For this reason, Ferguson said that Defence, as a monopoly customer, needs to be as open and accessible as possible, especially with SMEs that will struggle to get the same level of access available to the primes. “Defence needs a bit of innovation training as well. It has such a significant shaping effect on the defence economy and on innovation itself, but it doesn’t really understand how it makes this impact – it needs to understand its own role and responsibility, and how it can be a better customer,” Ferguson said to ADM. The classic model cited by Ferguson was so: A person in uniform says I’ve got a problem, a suit in Canberra says I’ll find a solution and then someone on the factory floor says OK I can do this for you. “It’s all very transactional – the person with the problem doesn’t necessarily meet with the one who builds the solution.” He’s confident Defence is trying to close that gap so that the ADF can better engage with suppliers and vice versa. “If we’re talking about small things with niche capability that could have a disproportionate effect, it’s really important to have that connection between the end user and the innovator.” Ferguson said that innovation is not a black art – there’s practical steps to becoming an innovative organisation. Collaboration is another word tossed about but really it’s all about communicating and be situationally aware, also understanding what organisations like universities, research organisations and other companies can do for you. “SMEs are really crying out for practical tools to help with being more innovative, particularly around R&D, so they found the Entrepreneurs program and CDIC presentation quite useful.” Ferguson is seeking to add further dates both in Sydney and elsewhere in NSW as well as interstate – check our events listings for an update. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 2
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Collaboration partnership for SMEs Katherine Ziesing | Canberra
“The days of funding teams of staff to call suppliers in a search for capacity are limited.”
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Saab announces new local MD
Andy Keough, current CEO Defence SA, will take up the managing director role at Saab Australia on November 13, replacing Dean Rosenfield who steps up to become head of Saab’s market area Asia Pacific from January 1 2018. A former Collins class submarine captain, Keough also worked at ASC where he was responsible for establishing the business improvement capability and managing ASC’s operations in WA.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
© GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
Anywise, a Melbourne based consulting SME, has partnered with BenchOn and Valuechain.
This collaborative partnership will explore ways to use complementary systems to reduce inefficiencies and maximise productivity within individual businesses. Each company has been pursuing innovative ways to strip waste out of the supply chain when it comes to creating and responding to RFTs and RFQs by making the best use of the capabilities available in the collaboration network. The ability to quickly understand where a particular capability resides in a supply chain and then determine if it is available is key to successfully optimising a supply network. Valuechain users are able to quickly analyse where various skillsets and resources are, while integration with BenchOn will also provide access to additional spare personnel capacity. This partnership aims to reinvent how companies manage, allocate and source their suppliers and professional support. “We are very excited to be working collaboratively with these companies and look forward to finding new ways to streamline processes that have traditionally been inefficient and time consuming,” Anywise director Adam Evans said. “The days of funding teams of staff to call suppliers in a search for capacity are limited. Valuechain platforms allow for real time reporting of capability and capacity in any supply network. BenchOn provides a means of accessing capacity outside of the existing network.” Anywise has been partnered with Valuechain since the last Land Forces conference and are currently undertaking trials with industry organisations HunterNet, SA’s Defence Teaming Centre and the Victorian Defence Alliace with iQluster, a collaboration tool that lets members see one another’s excess capacity and skills. The suite of tools will enable partners to cut down on time spent sending emails, searching databases and will allow Defence industry to be truly innovative and collaborative, Evans said to ADM. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 3
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Simulation a national critical technology Philip Smart | Adelaide The growing prominence of simulation in training and equipping Australia’s defence forces will be underlined when Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne opens the 2017 Australian Simulation Congress at Sydney’s International Convention Centre on August 28. Convened by simulation peak body Simulation Australasia, the annual four day congress attracts more than 800 delegates, with around 15 per cent from overseas. According to 2017 convenor Phil Swadling, visitors to this year’s conference will hear updates on the ADF’s position on simulation, and on future developments in both the ADF and industry.
© SIMULATION AUSTRALASIA
NASA astronaut Michael Gernhardt, seen here attached to the Shuttle Endeavour’s robot arm during a spacewalk on the STS-69 mission in 1995, will be a keynote speaker at the Australasian Simulation Congress.
ADM ALERT Call for F1 in Schools judges
If you have a background in the following areas your expertise is welcome: Engineering; Project Management; Marketing or Graphic Design; Business Communications; and Education. View here for more information and register here.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
“We have CDRE Allison Norris, Director General, Australian Defence Simulation and Training Centre, speaking on the joint perspective,” Swadling said. “And then we have a speaker from each of the services, Army, Navy and Air Force, talking about different aspects of the way that they see simulation in terms of preparing defence for its future.” “The theme of the conference is innovation and people, focused on both aspects. If you don’t get the technology focusing on achieving what you need from your people, then it’s not going to be really effective. It’s not just the individual training simulation, it’s also about making capability decisions and selection of equipment. So it’s all about that big picture, where simulation can ensure that defence has the best possible preparation from both those perspectives to deal with whatever contingency they have to operate in.” www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 4
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
“The industry itself is running along in leaps and bounds across the world.”
MOST READ ONLINE www.australiandefence.com.au 1. Architect of Future Submarine campaign leaves under a cloud 2. BAE to establish defence hub at Fishermans Bend 3. Sikorsky Australia to refurbish Black Hawks for firefighting 4. BAE Systems cuts first Type 26 steel 5. ASC West upgrade opened as contract extension announced
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS For Simulation Australasia Chair Dr. Mike Brennan, the 2017 conference comes at a pivotal time in Australia’s development of defence simulation. “Defence has recognised this through its progression of JP9711 as a backbone and there’s significant investment identified in the Defence Investment Plan for simulation as a training tool and enabler,” he told ADM. “So it is recognised that investment and reinvestment in these technologies supporting the preparedness of defence is important at a critical time. “The industry itself is running along in leaps and bounds across the world. This innovation is forged at the nexus of a number of normally disparate groups, including users, buyers, technologists, researcher/academics, policy makers, and not least, the companies that develop, market and sell modelling and simulation products and services. Simulation technology is developing rapidly with a life cycle that presents a challenge for defence industry and Defence as an owner of these technologies.” “In 2007, the US House of Representatives passed House Resolution 487, declaring modelling and simulation a national critical technology. A similar current declaration for modelling and simulation, which covers serious gaming, and the underpinning elements of the digital economy would be a helpful start, consistent with government policy direction.” The Congress agenda includes the SimYouth program, two half-day workshops in which year 10 and 11 STEM students will participate in a design thinking workshop based on problem solving using simulation. Simulation Australasia also confirmed this week that NASA astronaut and renowned expert on the biological effects of air pressure changes, Michael L. Gernhardt, will be a keynote speaker. Gernhardt will detail experiences and insights gained in his initial career as a deep sea diver and later through more than 43 days in space, including four spacewalks. More information on the conference can be found here.
Quickstep goes into doubletime for profits and growth Philip Smart | Adelaide Quickstep Holdings will reduce its workforce by 12, cap research and development investment and freeze executive pay, in a “refocusing” plan announced by new CEO and Managing Director Mark Burgess to accelerate profitability and growth. Burgess, who joined Quickstep in May this year, launched a threemonth strategy and operational review with the executive management team and company board, the results of which were announced to the market on August 1. “We have simplified our senior leadership structure, reducing the number of key management personnel, and have established a functional matrix organisation,” he said. “We have implemented an executive pay freeze and will continue with the freeze on directors’ fees. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 5
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
The OneQuickstep change management program, which we are rolling out, will see the removal of business segments and a strong focus on growth in our target market sectors.” Under the plan Quickstep will cap research and development investment at $2.8 million for financial year 2018, reduce full time employees by 12 across the first half of the year and eventually cease noncore programs such as the glass-fibre products used in the Thales Hawkei vehicle project, to concentrate on the growing Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) aerospace composites market. Quickstep already has a strong presence in aerospace composites, with long term contracts in place with major customers such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The company has created a sales leader role on its executive team and beefed up its marketing and communications functions. Quickstep will focus on rapid commercialisation of its in-house core technologies, such as the Qure fast curing composites technology and Quickstep Production System (QPS), and on market specific technologies and manufacturing partnerships. “The outlook for Quickstep in the future is strong,” Burgess said. “We have solid, long-term contracts in place, continued JSF production growth and a strong defence aerospace ‘build to print’ outlook. “We will be placing an increased focus on the aerospace secondary structures market (control surfaces and closure systems) and will look closely at all customer cost reduction opportunities, using Qure and QPS to address volume production constraints that exist with current technologies.” The announcement came one day after Quickstep confirmed it had delivered its 100th shipset of wing flaps for the C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under its long term contract with Lockheed Martin. © QUICKSTEP
New CEO Mark Burgess has streamlined the business to focus more closely on the aerospace secondary structures market.
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
“We have implemented an executive pay freeze and will continue with the freeze on directors’ fees.” PEOPLE ON THE MOVE New Future Submarine appointment for Naval Group
Jean-Michel Billig has been appointed Naval Group’s executive director to work with the Commonwealth on the Sea 1000 Future Submarine Program. The appointment comes as the architect of the campaign to secure the contract for former DCNS, Marie-Pierre de Bailliencourt, leaves amid controversy over a disagreement with Naval Group president and CEO Hervé Guillou.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
LRASM canister launch success Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first-ever launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant from a topside canister. The flight test, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, proved the missile’s ability to conduct an angled launch from the newly designed topside canister, replicating a ship-launched environment. During the test, the LRASM, its Mk-114 booster and booster adapter ejected cleanly from the topside launcher using the same launch control and launch sequencer software currently employed by the Mk-41 Vertical Launch System (VLS). “This test validates the flexibility and versatility of LRASM, as it proved it can be successfully fired from VLS and non-VLS surface www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 6
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
“This test ... proved it can be successfully fired from VLS and non-VLS surface platforms.”
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS platforms,” Scott Callaway, Subsonic Cruise Missile director (Missiles and Fire Control) said. Lockheed Martin believed the test success will enable the LRASM surface-launch variant to be employed aboard various platforms in the US Navy’s surface fleet, providing the potential for a powerful new anti-ship role under the service’s “Distributed Lethality” concept of operations. The LRASM surface-launch variant is built on the same production line as JASSM, JASSM-ER and LRASM air-launch weapons, delivering the same long-range, precision capability while benefiting from manufacturing efficiencies. According to the company, the air-launched variant provides an early operational capability for the Navy’s offensive anti-surface warfare Increment I requirement and is to be integrated onto the US Air Force’s B-1B in 2018 and on the USN’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 2019. Australia was the first international customer for the JASSM weapon with the first test missiles received in 2007 under Project Air 5418 Phase One (Follow On Stand Off Weapon), but the complex integration program onto the RAAF’s F/A-18A/B Hornets was placed on the Projects of Concern list in 2010. Final Operational Capability was declared in 2014. It was originally intended to integrate JASSM onto the F-35 later in the aircraft’s development; Australia is also considering the Raytheon/Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile as a stand-off weapon for the JSF. The 2016 Defence White Paper signalled the desire to obtain a landbased anti-ship missile capability for the ADF and LRASM may well be a contender for such a program, with the Raytheon/Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile also an option.
© LOCKHEED MARTIN
The LRASM surfacelaunch variant is built on the same production line as JASSM, JASSM-ER and LRASM airlaunch weapons.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 7
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
SA building cyber resilience
© GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
“The forum is aimed at improving the cyber resilience of SA companies bidding for work in the lucrative defence industry.”
A mock cyber attack in Adelaide today will demonstrate the real and present threat to national security, defence, financial and administrative systems. Defence SA and Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) will stage the mock attack as part of its cyber security industry forum aimed at improving the cyber resilience of SA companies bidding for work in the lucrative defence industry. The forum, the third in a series, will include practical demonstrations of cyber-attacks and threats, including phishing emails, malware and computer scams that allow hackers to steal files, access sensitive information and paralyse entire systems. It will also update industry on other new threats and protective cyber initiatives. Minister for Defence Industries Martin Hamilton-Smith said the forums aim to equip South Australian companies with the cyber capabilities necessary to secure work in the supply chain for upcoming defence programs.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE New Defence Mandarin
Greg Moriarty, the PM’s own chief of staff and former Ambassador to Iran and Indonesia has been appointed as Defence Secretary in the wake of Dennis Richardson’s retirement. Moriarty comes with a strong intelligence background, having worked within the Defence Intelligence Organisation from 1986-95. Prior to becoming chief of staff, Moriarty was the international and national security advisor to the PM. His appointment will be effective 4th September.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
“South Australia is home to some of the world’s most complex and sophisticated defence projects, so it is important to ensure that the industries supporting defence are protected against cyber threats.” The forum will include a live demonstration by cyber security companies OpSys and Fire Eye, a presentation on the importance of cyber security for SA businesses working in defence supply chains by Lockheed Martin’s Guy Webber, along with a panel discussion featuring five local cyber-aware companies. Attendees include the RAAF Airwarfare Centre; Cyber Ops; Redarc; Lockheed Martin and the EPA. Earlier this year global technology giant NEC Australia opened its $4.38 million Global Security Intelligence Centre (GSIC) in Adelaide to address growing global demand for cyber security. A 2016 Lloyd’sCambridge Study found that cybercrime is now the seventh biggest global economic threat and will cost Australia an estimated $16 billion over the next decade and US$294 billion globally. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 8
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Defence looks to green energy microgrids Carnegie Clean Energy has commenced construction of an integrated solar and battery storage microgrid at HMAS Stirling, thanks to $28.5 million in combined grant funding provided by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Carnegie are pioneers in the renewable energy industry and their 240kW CETO 5 wave energy units, built and operated on Garden Island between 2012 and 2016, were part of the world’s first commercial-scale wave array to be connected to a grid. The company will now build a 2MW solar PV and battery microgrid at Garden Island, which is located 61 kilometres south of Perth. This facility, in conjunction with the desalination plant already built by Carnegie on the island, will supply power and water to the naval base. Defence Minister Marise Payne said Defence is committed to implementing programs to improve energy efficiency and resilience, reducing costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “This project will integrate with the existing Defence power infrastructure to increase the energy resilience of the base. The potential remains for the microgrid to be connected to a wave energy resource in the future.” She added the Government would watch with interest to see how the project will inform Carnegie’s ability to provide energy security solutions at island locations in the future. Keep an eye out for the September edition of ADM which will have a closer look at deployable micro grids. © CARNEGIE WAVE ENERGY LIMITED CC BY-SA 3.0 VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Carnegie Clean Energy’s 240kW CETO 5 wave energy units were operating off Garden Island between 2012 and 2016.
ADM ALERT Call for F1 in Schools judges
If you have a background in the following areas your expertise is welcome: Engineering; Project Management; Marketing or Graphic Design; Business Communications; and Education. View here for more information and register here.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 9
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Forthcoming Events Naval Group Future Submarine Industry briefing Date Location
10 August 2017 Mouth Waters Conference Room Tasmanian Technopark Innovation Drive, Dowsing Point, Hobart 7000, Australia
Contact
Naval Group
Hunter Defence Conference Date Location Email
23 August 2017 Crowne Plaza, Newcastle StickyTickets
The event theme will be ‘Collaboration with SME’s in Defence’; there will also be a gala dinner on the preceding evening from 6pm.
Australian Simulation Congress Date Location
Monday 28 August – Thursday 31 August 2017 International Convention Centre, Sydney
Simulation Australasia, the national body for those working in simulation in Australasia, will once again bring together the SimHealth and SimTecT streams for the 2017 Australasian Simulation Congress (ASC) with opportunities for a number of joint sessions of mutual interest.
National Security Summit Date Location Website
29-30 August 2017 Canberra Register
This year’s Summit will provide a high level, policy-driven dialogue with a theme and focus on ‘Policy, Coordination & Stability’ and consider the nuanced and often divergent approaches to securing peace and stability within and around Australia.
Darwin RSL 100th Anniversary Date Location Website
from 13 September 2017 Darwin Darwin RSL events
The calendar of events includes a memorial church service at Christ Church Cathedral on 13 September, followed by a cocktail party at RSL Darwin Social Club for current and past members. There will also be a formal dinner on 16 September at Skycity Darwin, with guest speakers and live entertainment. Formal Dinner tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ivvy.com/event/RSL17/.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 10
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
ADM Defence Estate and Base Services Summit Date Location Website
19 September 2017 Hyatt Hotel, Canberra ADM Events
The event will hear from the senior leadership team from the Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group, construction & facilities management contractors and industry experts.
International Astronautical Congress 2017 Date Location Website
25-30 September 2017 Adelaide IAC
The Adelaide congress will be the 68th annual IAC. The Congress is the one time of the year when all space actors come together. Global, multidisciplinary and covering all space sectors and topics, it offers everyone the latest space information, developments and above all, contacts and potential partnerships.
PACIFIC 2017 Date Location Website
03-05 October 2017 Sydney Pacific 2017
PACIFIC 2017 will be a comprehensive showcase of the latest developments in naval, underwater and commercial maritime technology. The International Maritme Conference program can beviewed here.
Future Submarine Industry Briefing Pacific 2017 Date Location Time
04 October 2017 Pacific 2017, Sydney International Convention Centre 1400-1600
Register Step 1 – Register as a PACIFIC 2017 trade visitor. Exhibitors can also attend this event, but will be required to have an exhibitor badge. Step 2 – Register your attendance for the Future Submarine Industry Briefing via Eventbrite
NZDIA Forum Date: Location: Website:
10-11 Octoberr 2017 Wellington, NZ NZDIA
With a broader focus on technology, cybersecurity and major equipment replacement programs, it is a must attend event for information exchange and networking with NZ Ministry of Defence, Defence Forces, National Security Agencies and Industry.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 11
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
AmCham Defence & Aerospace Mission USA Date: Location: Register:
15-20 October 2017 Virginia/Washington DC AmCham events
In October 2017, AmCham will run this inaugural trip, with visits to key US government agencies and defence industry giants with major footprints in Australia. Along the way, delegates will be exposed to how innovative thinking drives success among the major players in Virginia, Washington DC, and Mobile, Alabama. Led by Maureen Dougherty, president Boeing Australia & South Pacific.
ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit Date Location Website
25-26 October 2017 Darwin ADM Events
The event will hear from ministers, defence officials, military commanders, industry leaders, prime contractors, defence SMEs, strategic analysts, academics and consultants on topics and issues concerning Defence in the North. Register now for early bird rates – speaker line up includes former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Counter Non-Traditional Threats Conference and Exhibition (Counter-NTT) Date Location Register
9-10 November 2017 Canberra UNSW Canberra
Counter-NTT is targeted at those who have an interest in countering the non-traditional and improvised threats from chemicals, biological hazards, radiation, nuclear, toxic industrial chemicals and materials, explosives, pandemics and other hazardous materials.
4TH SIA SUBSTEC 2017 Date Location Website
13-16 November 2017 Adelaide Registration
The theme of the conference is: The Australian Submarine Capability – Consolidating Emerging Technologies and Developing the Submarine Workforce. The conference will be preceded by visits to defence industry and academic research laboratories in the greater Adelaide area.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 12
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
MilCIS 2017 Date Location Website
14-16 November 2017 Canberra www.milcis.com.au
In November each year, the Defence Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG) partners with the University of NSW, Canberra and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) to present MilCIS.
4th Int. Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance Date Location Website
28 Nov – 01 Dec, 2017 Melbourne ICSPP
Held every three years, in 2017 there will be a number of interactive forums, including roundtables and think tank discussions that will be held to identify research priorities across the soldiers’ lifecycle.
ADM Congress 2018 Date Location Website
14 February 2018 Canberra ADM Events
This major Defence/Industry Conference has evolved into a pivotal event in the Defence calendar, attracting over 450 delegates each year.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 13
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
DEFENCE WEEK
IN THIS ISSUE De-mystifying the ‘I’ word�������������������������1 Collaboration partnership for SMEs �������3 Simulation a national critical technology4
Greg Ferguson runs through the basics of getting innovation right.
Quickstep goes into doubletime for profits and growth �������������������������������������5 LRASM canister launch success���������������6 SA building cyber resilience���������������������8 Defence looks to green energy microgrids���������������������������������������������������9 Forthcoming Events���������������������������������10
CONTACT DETAILS © SABRINA FERGUSON, ARION PRODUCTIONS
EDITOR Katherine Ziesing T: 0419 014 308 [email protected] ONLINE EDITOR Patrick Durrant T: 02 9213 8249 [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Phillip Smart M: 0423 050 727 [email protected] PUBLISHER Judy Hinz T: 07 3348 6966 [email protected] STUDIO MANAGER Lauren Esdaile [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS Martin Phillpott Toll Free 1800 807 760 [email protected] PUBLISHED BY Yaffa Media Pty Ltd 17-21 Bellevue St, Surry Hills NSW 2010 T: 02 9281 2333 www.greatmagazines.com.au ADM CANBERRA OFFICE Tel 02 6203 9535 PO Box 4783, Kingston ACT 2604 ADM BRISBANE OFFICE T: 07 3348 6966 PO Box 9165, Wynnum Plaza Qld 4178 www.australiandefence.com.au
SUBSCRIPTIONS GREATMAGAZINES.COM.AU CALL 1800 807 760 EMAIL [email protected] Copyright © 2017
All material appearing in ADM is copyright. Reproduction in whole or in part is not permitted without permission in writing from the publisher. The publishers accept sole responsibility for the contents of this publication, which may in no way be taken to represent the views of the Department of Defence, the Australian Defence Force or any other agency of the Commonwealth of Australia.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
De-mystifying the ‘I’ word Patrick Durrant | Sydney Last week a workshop was held at UTS in Sydney to help industry and research professionals, practitioners, and leaders understand just what innovation as it pertains to the defence market looks like. Innovation 3 4 5 (named for the 12 major points which are grouped into sub-sets of three, four and five) was conducted by Sydney defence industry and innovation analyst Dr Gregor Ferguson (also former editor of ADM) and Peter Milic of AusIndustry’s Entrepreneurs program. The CDIC also participated with D efence Business Improvement Adviser Trent Goldsack giving a presentation. Most of the attendees represented SMEs with also a few flying the academia flag. There was a lot to pack into the two hour session, according to Ferguson; he’d prefer more time to cover such a broad topic but is also very cognisant that SMEs tend to be particularly time poor and sending people away on courses can place a strain on the business. Understanding that innovation begins with the customer is an important starting point, he explained. “You’re either solving a problem or giving the customer an opportunity to do something they weren’t capable of doing before.” Self-awareness is also critical – understanding what you’re doing (as the subject matter expert ideally), why you are doing it, how well www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 1
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
“Innovation is not a black art – there’s practical steps to becoming an innovative organisation.”
ADM ALERT Call for F1 in Schools judges
If you have a background in the following areas your expertise is welcome: Engineering; Project Management; Marketing or Graphic Design; Business Communications; and Education. View here for more information and register here.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS you are doing it, and what you need to change is a also key pillar in the establishment of an innovative culture. This is also determined by situational awareness – you need an external reference which might include anything that affects your customer’s or your own position. “For example in Defence this could be in the form of a new technology, or a new threat, or things such as exchange rate fluctuations or the changing oil price.” Organisational leadership that was committed to innovation is critical, according to Ferguson, with true business mastery occurring when the leadership exercised the right balance of self-awareness, situational awareness and professional mastery appropriate to the particular cycles the business was working in at that time. He stressed that defence industry isn’t as different as it thinks it is. “It’s a bit like the machine tools, or medical instruments industry – it’s a high technology industrial market. If you want to be successful in one, you can learn and apply lessons from those other sectors.” He added, however, that the defence market itself is the point of difference as it is quite like no other. For this reason, Ferguson said that Defence, as a monopoly customer, needs to be as open and accessible as possible, especially with SMEs that will struggle to get the same level of access available to the primes. “Defence needs a bit of innovation training as well. It has such a significant shaping effect on the defence economy and on innovation itself, but it doesn’t really understand how it makes this impact – it needs to understand its own role and responsibility, and how it can be a better customer,” Ferguson said to ADM. The classic model cited by Ferguson was so: A person in uniform says I’ve got a problem, a suit in Canberra says I’ll find a solution and then someone on the factory floor says OK I can do this for you. “It’s all very transactional – the person with the problem doesn’t necessarily meet with the one who builds the solution.” He’s confident Defence is trying to close that gap so that the ADF can better engage with suppliers and vice versa. “If we’re talking about small things with niche capability that could have a disproportionate effect, it’s really important to have that connection between the end user and the innovator.” Ferguson said that innovation is not a black art – there’s practical steps to becoming an innovative organisation. Collaboration is another word tossed about but really it’s all about communicating and be situationally aware, also understanding what organisations like universities, research organisations and other companies can do for you. “SMEs are really crying out for practical tools to help with being more innovative, particularly around R&D, so they found the Entrepreneurs program and CDIC presentation quite useful.” Ferguson is seeking to add further dates both in Sydney and elsewhere in NSW as well as interstate – check our events listings for an update. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 2
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Collaboration partnership for SMEs Katherine Ziesing | Canberra
“The days of funding teams of staff to call suppliers in a search for capacity are limited.”
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Saab announces new local MD
Andy Keough, current CEO Defence SA, will take up the managing director role at Saab Australia on November 13, replacing Dean Rosenfield who steps up to become head of Saab’s market area Asia Pacific from January 1 2018. A former Collins class submarine captain, Keough also worked at ASC where he was responsible for establishing the business improvement capability and managing ASC’s operations in WA.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
© GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
Anywise, a Melbourne based consulting SME, has partnered with BenchOn and Valuechain.
This collaborative partnership will explore ways to use complementary systems to reduce inefficiencies and maximise productivity within individual businesses. Each company has been pursuing innovative ways to strip waste out of the supply chain when it comes to creating and responding to RFTs and RFQs by making the best use of the capabilities available in the collaboration network. The ability to quickly understand where a particular capability resides in a supply chain and then determine if it is available is key to successfully optimising a supply network. Valuechain users are able to quickly analyse where various skillsets and resources are, while integration with BenchOn will also provide access to additional spare personnel capacity. This partnership aims to reinvent how companies manage, allocate and source their suppliers and professional support. “We are very excited to be working collaboratively with these companies and look forward to finding new ways to streamline processes that have traditionally been inefficient and time consuming,” Anywise director Adam Evans said. “The days of funding teams of staff to call suppliers in a search for capacity are limited. Valuechain platforms allow for real time reporting of capability and capacity in any supply network. BenchOn provides a means of accessing capacity outside of the existing network.” Anywise has been partnered with Valuechain since the last Land Forces conference and are currently undertaking trials with industry organisations HunterNet, SA’s Defence Teaming Centre and the Victorian Defence Alliace with iQluster, a collaboration tool that lets members see one another’s excess capacity and skills. The suite of tools will enable partners to cut down on time spent sending emails, searching databases and will allow Defence industry to be truly innovative and collaborative, Evans said to ADM. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 3
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Simulation a national critical technology Philip Smart | Adelaide The growing prominence of simulation in training and equipping Australia’s defence forces will be underlined when Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne opens the 2017 Australian Simulation Congress at Sydney’s International Convention Centre on August 28. Convened by simulation peak body Simulation Australasia, the annual four day congress attracts more than 800 delegates, with around 15 per cent from overseas. According to 2017 convenor Phil Swadling, visitors to this year’s conference will hear updates on the ADF’s position on simulation, and on future developments in both the ADF and industry.
© SIMULATION AUSTRALASIA
NASA astronaut Michael Gernhardt, seen here attached to the Shuttle Endeavour’s robot arm during a spacewalk on the STS-69 mission in 1995, will be a keynote speaker at the Australasian Simulation Congress.
ADM ALERT Call for F1 in Schools judges
If you have a background in the following areas your expertise is welcome: Engineering; Project Management; Marketing or Graphic Design; Business Communications; and Education. View here for more information and register here.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
“We have CDRE Allison Norris, Director General, Australian Defence Simulation and Training Centre, speaking on the joint perspective,” Swadling said. “And then we have a speaker from each of the services, Army, Navy and Air Force, talking about different aspects of the way that they see simulation in terms of preparing defence for its future.” “The theme of the conference is innovation and people, focused on both aspects. If you don’t get the technology focusing on achieving what you need from your people, then it’s not going to be really effective. It’s not just the individual training simulation, it’s also about making capability decisions and selection of equipment. So it’s all about that big picture, where simulation can ensure that defence has the best possible preparation from both those perspectives to deal with whatever contingency they have to operate in.” www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 4
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
“The industry itself is running along in leaps and bounds across the world.”
MOST READ ONLINE www.australiandefence.com.au 1. Architect of Future Submarine campaign leaves under a cloud 2. BAE to establish defence hub at Fishermans Bend 3. Sikorsky Australia to refurbish Black Hawks for firefighting 4. BAE Systems cuts first Type 26 steel 5. ASC West upgrade opened as contract extension announced
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS For Simulation Australasia Chair Dr. Mike Brennan, the 2017 conference comes at a pivotal time in Australia’s development of defence simulation. “Defence has recognised this through its progression of JP9711 as a backbone and there’s significant investment identified in the Defence Investment Plan for simulation as a training tool and enabler,” he told ADM. “So it is recognised that investment and reinvestment in these technologies supporting the preparedness of defence is important at a critical time. “The industry itself is running along in leaps and bounds across the world. This innovation is forged at the nexus of a number of normally disparate groups, including users, buyers, technologists, researcher/academics, policy makers, and not least, the companies that develop, market and sell modelling and simulation products and services. Simulation technology is developing rapidly with a life cycle that presents a challenge for defence industry and Defence as an owner of these technologies.” “In 2007, the US House of Representatives passed House Resolution 487, declaring modelling and simulation a national critical technology. A similar current declaration for modelling and simulation, which covers serious gaming, and the underpinning elements of the digital economy would be a helpful start, consistent with government policy direction.” The Congress agenda includes the SimYouth program, two half-day workshops in which year 10 and 11 STEM students will participate in a design thinking workshop based on problem solving using simulation. Simulation Australasia also confirmed this week that NASA astronaut and renowned expert on the biological effects of air pressure changes, Michael L. Gernhardt, will be a keynote speaker. Gernhardt will detail experiences and insights gained in his initial career as a deep sea diver and later through more than 43 days in space, including four spacewalks. More information on the conference can be found here.
Quickstep goes into doubletime for profits and growth Philip Smart | Adelaide Quickstep Holdings will reduce its workforce by 12, cap research and development investment and freeze executive pay, in a “refocusing” plan announced by new CEO and Managing Director Mark Burgess to accelerate profitability and growth. Burgess, who joined Quickstep in May this year, launched a threemonth strategy and operational review with the executive management team and company board, the results of which were announced to the market on August 1. “We have simplified our senior leadership structure, reducing the number of key management personnel, and have established a functional matrix organisation,” he said. “We have implemented an executive pay freeze and will continue with the freeze on directors’ fees. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 5
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
The OneQuickstep change management program, which we are rolling out, will see the removal of business segments and a strong focus on growth in our target market sectors.” Under the plan Quickstep will cap research and development investment at $2.8 million for financial year 2018, reduce full time employees by 12 across the first half of the year and eventually cease noncore programs such as the glass-fibre products used in the Thales Hawkei vehicle project, to concentrate on the growing Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) aerospace composites market. Quickstep already has a strong presence in aerospace composites, with long term contracts in place with major customers such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The company has created a sales leader role on its executive team and beefed up its marketing and communications functions. Quickstep will focus on rapid commercialisation of its in-house core technologies, such as the Qure fast curing composites technology and Quickstep Production System (QPS), and on market specific technologies and manufacturing partnerships. “The outlook for Quickstep in the future is strong,” Burgess said. “We have solid, long-term contracts in place, continued JSF production growth and a strong defence aerospace ‘build to print’ outlook. “We will be placing an increased focus on the aerospace secondary structures market (control surfaces and closure systems) and will look closely at all customer cost reduction opportunities, using Qure and QPS to address volume production constraints that exist with current technologies.” The announcement came one day after Quickstep confirmed it had delivered its 100th shipset of wing flaps for the C-130J Hercules transport aircraft under its long term contract with Lockheed Martin. © QUICKSTEP
New CEO Mark Burgess has streamlined the business to focus more closely on the aerospace secondary structures market.
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
“We have implemented an executive pay freeze and will continue with the freeze on directors’ fees.” PEOPLE ON THE MOVE New Future Submarine appointment for Naval Group
Jean-Michel Billig has been appointed Naval Group’s executive director to work with the Commonwealth on the Sea 1000 Future Submarine Program. The appointment comes as the architect of the campaign to secure the contract for former DCNS, Marie-Pierre de Bailliencourt, leaves amid controversy over a disagreement with Naval Group president and CEO Hervé Guillou.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
LRASM canister launch success Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first-ever launch of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant from a topside canister. The flight test, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, proved the missile’s ability to conduct an angled launch from the newly designed topside canister, replicating a ship-launched environment. During the test, the LRASM, its Mk-114 booster and booster adapter ejected cleanly from the topside launcher using the same launch control and launch sequencer software currently employed by the Mk-41 Vertical Launch System (VLS). “This test validates the flexibility and versatility of LRASM, as it proved it can be successfully fired from VLS and non-VLS surface www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 6
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
“This test ... proved it can be successfully fired from VLS and non-VLS surface platforms.”
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS platforms,” Scott Callaway, Subsonic Cruise Missile director (Missiles and Fire Control) said. Lockheed Martin believed the test success will enable the LRASM surface-launch variant to be employed aboard various platforms in the US Navy’s surface fleet, providing the potential for a powerful new anti-ship role under the service’s “Distributed Lethality” concept of operations. The LRASM surface-launch variant is built on the same production line as JASSM, JASSM-ER and LRASM air-launch weapons, delivering the same long-range, precision capability while benefiting from manufacturing efficiencies. According to the company, the air-launched variant provides an early operational capability for the Navy’s offensive anti-surface warfare Increment I requirement and is to be integrated onto the US Air Force’s B-1B in 2018 and on the USN’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 2019. Australia was the first international customer for the JASSM weapon with the first test missiles received in 2007 under Project Air 5418 Phase One (Follow On Stand Off Weapon), but the complex integration program onto the RAAF’s F/A-18A/B Hornets was placed on the Projects of Concern list in 2010. Final Operational Capability was declared in 2014. It was originally intended to integrate JASSM onto the F-35 later in the aircraft’s development; Australia is also considering the Raytheon/Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile as a stand-off weapon for the JSF. The 2016 Defence White Paper signalled the desire to obtain a landbased anti-ship missile capability for the ADF and LRASM may well be a contender for such a program, with the Raytheon/Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile also an option.
© LOCKHEED MARTIN
The LRASM surfacelaunch variant is built on the same production line as JASSM, JASSM-ER and LRASM airlaunch weapons.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 7
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
SA building cyber resilience
© GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
“The forum is aimed at improving the cyber resilience of SA companies bidding for work in the lucrative defence industry.”
A mock cyber attack in Adelaide today will demonstrate the real and present threat to national security, defence, financial and administrative systems. Defence SA and Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) will stage the mock attack as part of its cyber security industry forum aimed at improving the cyber resilience of SA companies bidding for work in the lucrative defence industry. The forum, the third in a series, will include practical demonstrations of cyber-attacks and threats, including phishing emails, malware and computer scams that allow hackers to steal files, access sensitive information and paralyse entire systems. It will also update industry on other new threats and protective cyber initiatives. Minister for Defence Industries Martin Hamilton-Smith said the forums aim to equip South Australian companies with the cyber capabilities necessary to secure work in the supply chain for upcoming defence programs.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE New Defence Mandarin
Greg Moriarty, the PM’s own chief of staff and former Ambassador to Iran and Indonesia has been appointed as Defence Secretary in the wake of Dennis Richardson’s retirement. Moriarty comes with a strong intelligence background, having worked within the Defence Intelligence Organisation from 1986-95. Prior to becoming chief of staff, Moriarty was the international and national security advisor to the PM. His appointment will be effective 4th September.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
“South Australia is home to some of the world’s most complex and sophisticated defence projects, so it is important to ensure that the industries supporting defence are protected against cyber threats.” The forum will include a live demonstration by cyber security companies OpSys and Fire Eye, a presentation on the importance of cyber security for SA businesses working in defence supply chains by Lockheed Martin’s Guy Webber, along with a panel discussion featuring five local cyber-aware companies. Attendees include the RAAF Airwarfare Centre; Cyber Ops; Redarc; Lockheed Martin and the EPA. Earlier this year global technology giant NEC Australia opened its $4.38 million Global Security Intelligence Centre (GSIC) in Adelaide to address growing global demand for cyber security. A 2016 Lloyd’sCambridge Study found that cybercrime is now the seventh biggest global economic threat and will cost Australia an estimated $16 billion over the next decade and US$294 billion globally. www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 8
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Defence looks to green energy microgrids Carnegie Clean Energy has commenced construction of an integrated solar and battery storage microgrid at HMAS Stirling, thanks to $28.5 million in combined grant funding provided by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Carnegie are pioneers in the renewable energy industry and their 240kW CETO 5 wave energy units, built and operated on Garden Island between 2012 and 2016, were part of the world’s first commercial-scale wave array to be connected to a grid. The company will now build a 2MW solar PV and battery microgrid at Garden Island, which is located 61 kilometres south of Perth. This facility, in conjunction with the desalination plant already built by Carnegie on the island, will supply power and water to the naval base. Defence Minister Marise Payne said Defence is committed to implementing programs to improve energy efficiency and resilience, reducing costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “This project will integrate with the existing Defence power infrastructure to increase the energy resilience of the base. The potential remains for the microgrid to be connected to a wave energy resource in the future.” She added the Government would watch with interest to see how the project will inform Carnegie’s ability to provide energy security solutions at island locations in the future. Keep an eye out for the September edition of ADM which will have a closer look at deployable micro grids. © CARNEGIE WAVE ENERGY LIMITED CC BY-SA 3.0 VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Carnegie Clean Energy’s 240kW CETO 5 wave energy units were operating off Garden Island between 2012 and 2016.
ADM ALERT Call for F1 in Schools judges
If you have a background in the following areas your expertise is welcome: Engineering; Project Management; Marketing or Graphic Design; Business Communications; and Education. View here for more information and register here.
ADM ’s Defence Week Premium Edition This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 9
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
Forthcoming Events Naval Group Future Submarine Industry briefing Date Location
10 August 2017 Mouth Waters Conference Room Tasmanian Technopark Innovation Drive, Dowsing Point, Hobart 7000, Australia
Contact
Naval Group
Hunter Defence Conference Date Location Email
23 August 2017 Crowne Plaza, Newcastle StickyTickets
The event theme will be ‘Collaboration with SME’s in Defence’; there will also be a gala dinner on the preceding evening from 6pm.
Australian Simulation Congress Date Location
Monday 28 August – Thursday 31 August 2017 International Convention Centre, Sydney
Simulation Australasia, the national body for those working in simulation in Australasia, will once again bring together the SimHealth and SimTecT streams for the 2017 Australasian Simulation Congress (ASC) with opportunities for a number of joint sessions of mutual interest.
National Security Summit Date Location Website
29-30 August 2017 Canberra Register
This year’s Summit will provide a high level, policy-driven dialogue with a theme and focus on ‘Policy, Coordination & Stability’ and consider the nuanced and often divergent approaches to securing peace and stability within and around Australia.
Darwin RSL 100th Anniversary Date Location Website
from 13 September 2017 Darwin Darwin RSL events
The calendar of events includes a memorial church service at Christ Church Cathedral on 13 September, followed by a cocktail party at RSL Darwin Social Club for current and past members. There will also be a formal dinner on 16 September at Skycity Darwin, with guest speakers and live entertainment. Formal Dinner tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ivvy.com/event/RSL17/.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 10
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
ADM Defence Estate and Base Services Summit Date Location Website
19 September 2017 Hyatt Hotel, Canberra ADM Events
The event will hear from the senior leadership team from the Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group, construction & facilities management contractors and industry experts.
International Astronautical Congress 2017 Date Location Website
25-30 September 2017 Adelaide IAC
The Adelaide congress will be the 68th annual IAC. The Congress is the one time of the year when all space actors come together. Global, multidisciplinary and covering all space sectors and topics, it offers everyone the latest space information, developments and above all, contacts and potential partnerships.
PACIFIC 2017 Date Location Website
03-05 October 2017 Sydney Pacific 2017
PACIFIC 2017 will be a comprehensive showcase of the latest developments in naval, underwater and commercial maritime technology. The International Maritme Conference program can beviewed here.
Future Submarine Industry Briefing Pacific 2017 Date Location Time
04 October 2017 Pacific 2017, Sydney International Convention Centre 1400-1600
Register Step 1 – Register as a PACIFIC 2017 trade visitor. Exhibitors can also attend this event, but will be required to have an exhibitor badge. Step 2 – Register your attendance for the Future Submarine Industry Briefing via Eventbrite
NZDIA Forum Date: Location: Website:
10-11 Octoberr 2017 Wellington, NZ NZDIA
With a broader focus on technology, cybersecurity and major equipment replacement programs, it is a must attend event for information exchange and networking with NZ Ministry of Defence, Defence Forces, National Security Agencies and Industry.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 11
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
AmCham Defence & Aerospace Mission USA Date: Location: Register:
15-20 October 2017 Virginia/Washington DC AmCham events
In October 2017, AmCham will run this inaugural trip, with visits to key US government agencies and defence industry giants with major footprints in Australia. Along the way, delegates will be exposed to how innovative thinking drives success among the major players in Virginia, Washington DC, and Mobile, Alabama. Led by Maureen Dougherty, president Boeing Australia & South Pacific.
ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit Date Location Website
25-26 October 2017 Darwin ADM Events
The event will hear from ministers, defence officials, military commanders, industry leaders, prime contractors, defence SMEs, strategic analysts, academics and consultants on topics and issues concerning Defence in the North. Register now for early bird rates – speaker line up includes former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Counter Non-Traditional Threats Conference and Exhibition (Counter-NTT) Date Location Register
9-10 November 2017 Canberra UNSW Canberra
Counter-NTT is targeted at those who have an interest in countering the non-traditional and improvised threats from chemicals, biological hazards, radiation, nuclear, toxic industrial chemicals and materials, explosives, pandemics and other hazardous materials.
4TH SIA SUBSTEC 2017 Date Location Website
13-16 November 2017 Adelaide Registration
The theme of the conference is: The Australian Submarine Capability – Consolidating Emerging Technologies and Developing the Submarine Workforce. The conference will be preceded by visits to defence industry and academic research laboratories in the greater Adelaide area.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 12
DEFENCE WEEK PREMIUM EDITION
ISSUE 456 NEWS | INTELLIGENCE | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | EVENTS
MilCIS 2017 Date Location Website
14-16 November 2017 Canberra www.milcis.com.au
In November each year, the Defence Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG) partners with the University of NSW, Canberra and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) to present MilCIS.
4th Int. Congress on Soldiers’ Physical Performance Date Location Website
28 Nov – 01 Dec, 2017 Melbourne ICSPP
Held every three years, in 2017 there will be a number of interactive forums, including roundtables and think tank discussions that will be held to identify research priorities across the soldiers’ lifecycle.
ADM Congress 2018 Date Location Website
14 February 2018 Canberra ADM Events
This major Defence/Industry Conference has evolved into a pivotal event in the Defence calendar, attracting over 450 delegates each year.
www.australiandefence.com.au | Defence Week Premium | 03 August 2017 | ISSUE 456 | 13
