Defence Materiel Organisation - On Target December 2007

Dec 2007 Issue
\\ In This Issue

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

Top News Headlines at DMO

	DMO's Land Systems Division - A Quality Organisation! In November 2007 LSD successfully achieved ISO certification of its Quality Management System (QMS) under the AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 management standard.
	Putting lead in the pencil - Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Branch There is a joke that goes ‘without ammunition the Air Force would just be an expensive ‘flying club’. The same could be said for Navy ‘yacht club’ and Army ‘adventure society’. Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Branch is responsible for ensuring this is never the case.
	DSTO and Industry continuing to work together The first National Defence Capability Development Symposium was held on 27-28 November at Brindabella Business Park in Canberra.
	Bushmaster Focus Group an Outstanding Success The first Product Specific Focus Group has been held, with defence industry given the opportunity to gain invaluable insights direct from their end users.

News Bites

The new face of the Defence Export Unit

ADF to Benefit from Australian Explosives Study Centre

Adelaide Research Collaboration to Benefit Defence

Real time video for Orion fleet

Real sea patrol rolls into Brisbane

Remember When?

We got ATGWs?
In the Cold War period, rocket technology forged ahead as the area that showed the most promise in anti-tank weapons.

Innovations

QinetiQ Sharpens its 'Talons' in Australia
Robots that can climbs stairs, negotiate rock piles, overcome concertina wire, plough through snow and surf and can right themselves, while being operated from up to a kilometre away, are likely to have a wide variety of uses.

Upcoming Events

2008

January
Mon 14 -16	Soldier Technology US 08 Doubletree Hotel, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
January - February
Tue 29 -01	Pacific 2008 Darling Harbour, Sydney
February
Tue 26 -28	Logicon 08 Supply chain conference Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels
May
Mon 12 -15	SimTecT 2008 Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria
June
Tue 10 -13	Soldier Technology London 08 Premier Soldier Modernization Forum London Olympia
September
Tue 2 -5	Radar 2008 Adelaide

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