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A company of eminent and passionate former senior Defence and defence industry personnel lead by Dr. Bill Schofield (former Director, DSTO-Melbourne), Dr. Daniel Ho (former DSTO scientist) and Mr Paul Barratt (former Defence Secretary). The aadi Defence team consists of former Defence chiefs, senior military leaders, scientists, CEOs and chairpersons of successful companies, technologists, commercialisation experts and experienced project managers.

Through our combined expertise, we provide subject matter experts, innovate new technologies, undertake complex project management, assist and lead in grant and funding applications as well as develop cornerstone strategies in engaging key stakeholders within industry and Government.

Vision

– the ability to think about or plan the future with wisdom

Vision is the art of seeing the invisible. However when persistently pursued without proper planning and the wisdom to avoid pitfalls, it is simply a grand pipe dream that leads nowhere.

aadi Defence prides itself on having the ability to see the invisible while possessing the full spectrum of wisdom, technical know-how, understanding of end user needs, access to resources, and the discipline needed to turn vision into reality.

know-how

Anybody can learn theories from text books. Often it is the intangibles, the black-art, the proprietary knowledge, the lessons learned through years of experience that mark the difference between excellence and mediocrity. aadi Defence’s team of eminent world authority experts, with their in-depth know-how, are here ready to assist you in achieving excellence.

Expertise

– all technologies under one roof

There is no single area within defence science that aadi Defence does not have, or is able to access world authority on. There are also no applications of technology within Defence that aadi Defence is not able to determine if there was a sound business case for the technology. The combination of in-depth technical knowledge and comprehensive understanding of military concepts of operations gives aadi Defence the edge in determining viability of projects, and steering those with promise to highly successful outcomes.

Leaders

Third party recognition and endorsement of members’ achievements speak louder than any claims that aadi defence can make about ourselves. Recent recognition include:

Paul Barratt: Adjunct Professor in The School of Humanities at the University of New England.

Dr Bill Schofield: Awarded Distinguished friend of the CRC (Cooperatives Research Centre) association.

Dr Alan Theobold: Recognized by the International Committee on Composite Materials- World Fellow 2015

Colin Martin: 2015 Lawrence Hargrave award from the Royal Aeronautical Society

Dr Simon Barter: 2015 Public Service Medal award

Lieutenant General Frank Hickling

Lieutenant General Frank Hickling was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to the Army and the Australian Defence Force in the field of military training.

Lieutenant General Frank Hickling

David Harvey

David Harvey is an experienced member of the defence community; he specializes in business development and marketing strategies.

David Harvey

Warren Canning

Warren has a genuine passion for culture change and facilitating collaboration between government and industry. He has significant experience in successful technology transfer and commercialization initiatives both nationally and internationally.

Warren Canning

Department of Business and Innovations

The Department of Business and Innovation has engaged aadi Defence Pty Ltd on consultancy tasks in support of initiatives to sustain and grow the defence industry in Victoria.

Department of Business and Innovations

Peter Sharp

Peter Sharp is an experienced member of the Defence Force, with 45 years in service with the Australian Army and Department of Defence. His specialties are policy and strategy.

Peter Sharp

Defence Industry Innovation Centre

While the refocus of “Hotdesk” type services discontinues the direct contract between AADI and DIIC, it is still anticipated that we may continue to directly procure ad-hoc contracts directly with AADI as we have also executed in the past. Typically these procurement activities involving AADI have taken the form of Defence industry specific workshops led by AADI’s unique range of consulting experience.

Defence Industry Innovation Centre

VADM David Shackleton

Vice Admiral David Shackleton is a former Chief of the Royal Australian Navy and a distinguished member of Australia’s defence community. David has great strengths in strategic policy and force structure development and is highly respected for his acumen and grasp of future technical and other challenges in the national security environment.

VADM David Shackleton

Daniel Ho

Dr. Ho is a technologist specialising in the development of technology solutions for Defence’s needs.

Daniel Ho

VADM David Shackleton

Alexander Gosling

Alexander Gosling received a Member of the Order of Australia for his significant service to business through innovative support for research and development, and to the community. He has a reputation for his innovative work driving new products and technologies to commercial success.

Alexander Gosling

Colin Sharp

Colin Sharp is a recognised leader in the field of defence logistics and training. He has proven experience in managing multi-million dollar defence projects and infrastructure changes.

Colin Sharp

DGTA Noel Schmidt

Noel Schmidt was awarded a Conspicious Service Cross for his outstanding performance as Director General Technical Airworthiness with the Australian Defence Force. He has consistently demonstrated outstanding engineering skill and leadership and is considered to be one of Australia’s top engineers.

DGTA Noel Schmidt