Defence Materiel Organisation - On Target May 2007

May 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

	Great Expectations – A layman’s guide to DMO’s funding for 2007-08 The 2007-08 Defence Budget includes almost $1.1 billion in additional funding for Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO).
	Managing our priority industry’s health Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) expects to introduce a new defence industry health management tool in 2008 that will enable the proactive management of levels of in-country defence industry capability.
	Super Hornet acquisition contract signed Defence has established a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract valued at approximately AUD $2.9billion with the United States Navy (USN) for the acquisition of 24 common Block II F/A-18F Super Hornets and associated support systems.
	Builders continue to sustain On 1 May Tenix Defence and Saab Systems signed a new contract with Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) for the through life support of the Australian Defence Force’s ANZAC class ships and shore facilities.

News Bites

Australia’s second C-17 delivered

Building Australian industry’s capability

Helicopter training rationalised

Million dollar Hydrographic Survey upgrade

Remember When?

Armoured vehicle working dress in the Australian Army
The Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) clothing and personal equipment requirements are ever evolving

Innovations

Science Chief Executive Officer, Michael Haddy; at the periscope, DSTO Maritime Operations Division Modeling and Simulation Lead, Garry Brown; at the consoles Innovation Science personnel Ashley Arnold and Lisa Goold

An enabler
Australian company Innovation Science Pty Ltd has simplified the work of systems developers by creating a new software package that is capable of integrating numerous capabilities without complex programming, fast.

Small to Medium Enterprises

Keeping capability in the air
It has been 20 years since the first flight of an Australian Defence Force (ADF) A23 Pilatus PC-9/A took place in May 1987 and 15 years since the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) accepted the last aircraft of this variety.

Women in Engineering - 2007

Astrid Kauffman
Astrid Kauffman obtained her engineering qualifications from the University of Sydney in 2002. On Target quizzed Astrid on what it means to be a female engineer.

Upcoming Events

2007

August
Tue 21 -24	15th Annual Defence + Industry Conference Held in Adelaide, South Australia
Tue 28 -31	5th Annual SEPG Australia Conference Conrad Jupiters, Gold Coast, Queensland

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