Defence Leaders: Senior Leaders
Vice Admiral Peter D. Jones, AO, DSC, RAN
Chief Capability Development Group
Peter Jones joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1974 and is a surface warfare specialist. Vice Admiral Jones' sea-going postings have included command of the frigate HMAS Melbourne and Commander Australian Surface Task Group. During 2002-2003, the then Captain Jones commanded the RAN Task Group in the Arabian Gulf as well as the multi-national Maritime Interception Force (MIF). He was the Maritime Interception Operations Screen Commander during the 2003 Iraq War and commanded the MIF during the Khawr Abd Allah Waterway clearance operation. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the US Legion of Merit for his command of the MIF.
During his career Vice Admiral Jones’ service has included special training with the Royal Navy and exchange service with the Royal Canadian Navy. His senior shore appointments have included Commander Australian Navy Systems Command, Head of ICT Operations/Strategic J6 and Head Capability Systems within Capability Development Group. He has been Chief of Capability Development Group since December 2011.
Vice Admiral Jones has written extensively on naval historical and strategic matters. Among these works, he co-edited Reflections on the Royal Australian Navy (1991) and contributed to The Australian Centenary History of Defence: Volume 3: The Royal Australian Navy (2001) and Naval Power and Expeditionary Warfare: Peripheral Campaigns and New Theatres of Naval Warfare (2011). He has also contributed to Australian Dictionary of Biography and is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy. As a long term project Vice Admiral Jones is writing the story of the inaugural entry to the Royal Australian Naval College.Vice Admiral Jones has written extensively on naval historical and strategic matters. Among these works, he co-edited Reflections on the Royal Australian Navy (1991) and contributed to The Australian Centenary History of Defence: Volume 3: The Royal Australian Navy (2001) and Naval Power and Expeditionary Warfare: Peripheral Campaigns and New Theatres of Naval Warfare (2011). He has also contributed to Australian Dictionary of Biography and is a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy. As a long term project Vice Admiral Jones is writing the story of the inaugural entry to the Royal Australian Naval College.
In the course of his academic studies, Vice Admiral Jones has received a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Arts from the University of New South Wales. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.