March/April 2009 Issue
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Direction set for next 12 months at ADM Congress
Addressing the sixth annual Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) Congress, the then Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, Mr Greg Combet, reiterated the Government’s commitment to increasing the Defence budget by 3 per cent per annum in real terms through to 2017-18.
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CEO DMO to review long term contracts
Dr Stephen Gumley, CEO Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) recently discussed at the ADM Congress that support was needed from the Defence Industry to improve productivity and value for money.
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Award winners share the spotlight
Six Defence and industry partnerships delivering quality capability for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have been acknowledged at the annual Australian Defence Magazine Awards dinner in Canberra
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Defence industry benefits with young achievers
DMO’s Head Industry Division, Mr Kerry Clarke, has presented the awards to the Australian Industry & Defence Network’s (AIDN) National Young Achiever winners, with three of the four finalists representing SMEs.
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Streamlined SADI announced
Significant changes have been made to the Skilling Australian Defence Industry (SADI) program that will save time and make it much easier for defence industry companies to take advantage of the funding initiative.
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M113 project update
The current Land 106 project, will upgrade 431 M113 vehicles to improve armour protection, mobility, firepower and habitability. The Australian Government provided second pass approval for the project in June 2002 to upgrade 350 vehicles, and a contract was signed with Tenix Defence (now BAE Systems Australia Defence Pty Ltd (BAESAD)) on 15 July 2002.
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New procurement templates to improve efficiency
Harry Dunstall, Special Counsel to the CEO Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), is working to provide Defence procurement and contracting officers with better guidance on ASDEFCON template selection and conducting tenders over the Christmas stand-down
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Industry skilling details on the Web
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Minister announces new Head of Submarine Program
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The hunt is on for DMO’s new Commercial Director
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$85 million Defence Materials Technology Centre opens for business
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Developing apprentices for our Air Warfare Destroyers
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Further interest in Australian made Bushmasters
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Pacific Patrol Boats life extension program
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 There is no Remember When? for this edition of OnTarget. |
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 Innovations |
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UV Supershield – diamond tough protection
There aren’t too many products on the market that claim to have state of the art protection, appearance and versatility, but then, UV Supershield isn’t any ordinary product.
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 Small
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Research and development the key to Australian SME longevity
Over the last 22 years, Point Trading Group has built a solid reputation for delivering quality products and customer service - something that the company attributes to its research and development program.
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 Upcoming
Events |
| 2009
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| March |
Mon
9
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13th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC13)
Melbourne
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Tue
10
-15 |
Avalon 2009
Australian International Airshow
and Aerospace and Defence Exposition
Avalon Airport
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Tue
31
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Logichem Europe 2009
Logichem Europe 2009
Hilton
Dusseldorf, Germany
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| April |
Tue
14
-17 |
ASWEC 2009
Australian Software Engineering Conference
Courtyard Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort
Gold Coast, Queensland
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| June - July |
Mon
29
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Defence and Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition 2009
Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre, Adelaide
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Inside the DMO |
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Portfolio Budget Statements 2011-12 |
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2011 Public Defence Capability Plan |
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Defence Annual Report 2010-11 |
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DMO Major Projects Report 2010-11 |
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Defence Industry Policy Statement 2010 |
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Defence Procurement Policy Manual |
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Rizzo Report |
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