Australian DST and Raytheon Australia formed a strategic alliance

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Naval Defense Industry News - Australia
 
 
 
Australian DST and Raytheon Australia formed a strategic alliance
 
By Stelios Kanavakis - Senior Defence Analyst
The Australian Defence Science and Technology Group and Raytheon Australia announced the formation of a strategic alliance in the field of defence technologies. The agreement was signed on 8 June 2016 between the Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky, and the Managing Director of Raytheon Australia, Michael Ward.
     
The Australian Defence Science and Technology Group and Raytheon Australia announced the formation of a strategic alliance in the field of defence technologies. The agreement was signed on 8 June 2016 between the Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky, and the Managing Director of Raytheon Australia, Michael Ward.Simulating Mk48 heavy torpedo runs against a submarine in DST’s Torpedo Analysis Facility (Photo: DST Australia)
     
The bilateral collaboration will focus on cyber/electronic warfare systems, hypersonics, naval combat systems, underwater systems, operational analysis and quantum technology. The two sides will exchange information, staff secondments, access to each other’s facilities and equipment, and separate agreements on other projects. The collaboration is planned to start from the naval combat systems analysis.

According to Dr Alex Zelinsky, this is the 14th strategic collaboration agreement DST has signed with the defence industry and research sector. The Strategic Defence Objectives as set by the government and the military leadership, he said, can only be achieved with the support of the Australian defence industry to deliver innovations and research.

Mr Michael Ward of Raytheon Australia said the company “is a capable submarine and ship combat systems integrator with a proven record, and they are all placed to understand the practical benefits to complex programme management that this modelling could bring to platform sea trials.”