Defence Materiel Organisation - On Target March 2008

March 2008 Issue
\\ In This Issue

01	News Headlines	04	Innovations
02	News Bites	05	SMEs
03	Remember When?	06	Calendar

Top News Headlines at DMO

	ADM praises electronic systems projects Two of Defence Materiel Organisation’s (DMO) Electronic Systems Division Project Teams and their industry partners have won the annual Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) Defence Project of the Year Awards for 2007.
	Career Opportunities for ex-Mitsubishi workers Earlier this month Mitsubishi organised a Careers Expo to provide employees affected by the closure of the company’s Tonsley Park plant, access to employment opportunities in the Adelaide region.
	Super Hornets to Stay The Government announced on the 17 March 2008 that Defence will proceed with acquisition of the Super Hornet.

News Bites

Australian Industry Capability Program

Combet’s visit to South Australia

Thales named Australia’s Top Defence Contractor

The fleet’s final Armidale Class Patrol Boat commissioned

Remember When?

Australia’s engineering and industrial pioneer
Essington Lewis (1881- 1961), who was Director general for Munitions, was one of Australia’s most recognised engineers and industrial leaders who ensured Australia was better prepared for industrialisation at the start of WWII.

Innovations

MIKOH Delivers Certainty with Smart&Secure RFID
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is gaining momentum, but questions persist about physical security. In most deployments, there is no way to detect tampering. Introducing counterfeit goods is as easy as transferring the RFID tag from the original item.

Small to Medium Enterprises

Putting relationships first
Small to medium enterprise, Daronmont Technologies, attributes its recent selection as the Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) ‘Project of the Year’ to clever and effective staff - engineers with people skills, who pride themselves on their ability to win repeat business.

Upcoming Events

2008

April
Mon 14 -16	ProcureCon Indirect Indirect procurement conference Hilton Amsterdam
Mon 14 -16	LogiChem Chemical industry supply chain conference Hilton Dusseldorf
May
Mon 12 -15	SimTecT 2008 Melbourne Convention Centre (Victoria)
Sun 25 -27	AOC International Exhibition and Symposium 2008 Electronic warfare and information convention Adelaide Convention Centre (South Australia)
June
Tue 3 -6	International Defence Logistics 2008 A conference to address key issues surrounding the use of civilian contractors in military operations Hotel le Plaza Brussels
Tue 10 -12	UDT Europe 2008 Undersea defence technology Glasgow (United Kingdom)
Tue 10 -13	Soldier Technology London 08 Premier Soldier Modernisation Forum London Olympia
July
Tue 1 -4	Defence and Industry 2008 - postponed A comprehensive information and engagement program will this year take the place of the 2008 Defence + Industry (D+I) Conference and Trade Exhibition
August
Tue 19 -21	IDLS 2008 Building interoperability Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
September
Tue 2 -5	Radar 2008 Adelaide (South Australia)
November
Tue 4 -6	UDT Pacific 2008 Undersea defence technology Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Thu 6 -7	Submarine Institute of Australia 2008 Conference 'Australia's Future Submarine - The Way Ahead' Canberra, Shine Dome ANU

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