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Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.
Sing for your supper: Naval Group ‘awards’ contract for sub storage batteries
Naval Group has “awarded” two subcontracts to South Australia-based PMB Defence and Greece-based Sunlight Systems for the design of the Main Storage Batteries Stages 1 ...
NAVAL • Sun, 15 Mar 2020
HMAS Arunta tests missile system following upgrade
Following a 20-month upgrade, Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Arunta has fired its first Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) off the coast of Western Australia.
NAVAL • Thu, 12 Mar 2020
Applications open for AUSMURI 2020 program
Opportunities are available for Australian universities under Australia-US Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program (AUSMURI 2020) on the designated topic ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Thu, 12 Mar 2020
New report urges consideration of submarine ‘plan B’
A report commissioned by Submarines for Australia and conducted by Insight Economics, which called for both Defence and the government to consider a viable ‘plan B’ for ...
Double down on sub program, what could go wrong? ASPI
ASPI executive director Peter Jennings has called for Australia to redouble its efforts and commitment to the existing Attack Class program, saying the “best plan B, is ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 12 Mar 2020
Maritime Advanced Force is key to ADF amphibious operations
A Maritime Advanced Force task unit has successfully demonstrated the Royal Australian Navy’s ability to open and maintain sea lanes for amphibious operations during ...
LAND • Wed, 11 Mar 2020
Lessons for Australia from 2021 US defence budget
US defence spending might be up, with US$704.5 billion expected to be spent on modernising and expanding the capabilities of the US military as it is restructured to ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Wed, 11 Mar 2020
Long time to go before death of manned fighters: ASPI expert
Dr Malcolm Davis of ASPI has responded to a piece by Defence Connect and the comments about the future of manned and unmanned fighter aircraft made by Elon Musk at a US ...
Aussie defence SME appoints new defence offsets investment adviser
Melbourne-based Amaero International, a specialist in metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) for the defence, aerospace and tooling sectors, has appointed David Wolf ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 10 Mar 2020