Defence Materiel Organisation - On Target April 2007

April 2007 Issue
\\ In This Issue

01	News Headlines	05	SMEs
02	News Bites	06	Women in Engineering
03	Remember When?	07	Calendar
04	Innovations

Top News Headlines at DMO

	From innovation to acquisition The odds of industry winning contracts for the delivery of products produced in partnership with Defence under the Capability Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program just went up.
	Sustainment opportunities exist through MRH 90 purchase In December this year a 10 year sustainment contract will come into effect for the MRH-90 Helicopter with the delivery of the first two helicopters to the Australian Defence Forces (ADF).
	Joint Strike Fighter cost update On 10 April 2007 the United States (US) Department of Defense released its annual Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) to the US Congress.
	Avalon 2007- did you visit? Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) was in full force at the Australian International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in March with more than 12 areas of the organisation displaying their wares.
	Apprenticeships increase through SADI Two milestones occurred in the Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) Program in March that will see an increase in defence industry apprenticeships in Australia.

News Bites

Your chance to innovate

Air Warfare Destroyer Program launches new online supplier portal

Delivering to the frontline

DMO and industry deliver Radio Frequency Identification Tag

Remember When?

We had Iroquois?
If a single sound was to epitomise the war in South Vietnam, it was the deep rhythmic beat of approaching helicopters. Vietnam was the first air-mobile war that employed helicopters in large numbers.

Innovations

Combining the old with new
Creating an innovative product that is useful to Defence can require developing a capability that can interact with legacy systems.

Tectonica Australia is doing just that under Defence’s Capability Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program, which Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) administers.

Small to Medium Enterprises

Maintaining a specialised capability
In 2002 two weapons engineers and a defence consultant decided to pool their skill sets to form a business that specialised in explosive ordnance (EO) and weapons systems.

Women in Engineering - 2007

Flying Officer Davina Farmilo

Upcoming Events

2007

May
Tue 15 -16	EW Electronic Warfare Conference London
Tue 15 -18	Singapore IMDEX 2007 IMDEX (International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference)
June
Mon 04 -07	Sim TecT 2007 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane QLD
August
Tue 21 -24	15th Annual Defence + Industry Conference Held in Adelaide, South Australia