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AIDN Lunch Briefing with

Air Vice-Marshal Jack Plenty, AM

Head, Capability Systems

Department of Defence

The RPDE Program

Air Vice-Marshal Plenty joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1975.  He has undertaken three operational flying tours at No 38 Squadron. He was a member of the RAAF formation aerobatic team, The Roulettes. He has flown 14 aircraft types and has approximately 6,900 flying hours. His staff postings include RAAF Directorate of Personnel, the Defence Intelligence Organisation, and Staff Officer to the Vice Chief of the Defence Force.

In 2001 he was promoted to Air Commodore and posted as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Australian Theatre. In 2004, he was appointment as Director General Headquarters Joint Operations Command Project. The project was established to provide a new Headquarters facility for Joint Operations Command.

In 2007 he was posted to RAAF Richmond to take up the appointment of Commander Air Lift Group, commanding all of the RAAF's combat airlift, air to air refueling and VIP transport capabilities. On 28 July 2008, he was promoted to Air Vice-Marshal and returned to Canberra to take up the appointment of Head Capability Systems on 1 August 2008.

 

AIDN Lunch Briefing with Jack Plenty

Proudly Sponsored by Ernst & Young

 

Wednesday 15 July 2009

The Commonwealth Club

25 Forster Crescent, Yarralumla

12:15pm for 12.30pm start

 

Cost

AIDN Members: $90.00

Non-Members: $120.00

(includes GST)

 

Dress

Business attire – coat and tie required.

click here for registration form.

 

 

 

Defence White Paper 2009

Defence White Paper 2009, released on 2 May 2009, is downloadable here.

 

Defence White Paper

AIDN's submission to the Defence White Paper is downloadable here

 

Joint Training Task Force (JTTF)

The report of Defence's Joint Training Task Force has been released.

Minister Bilson agreed to the entire report on 15 October 2007. The Government prioritised the

following 6 of the recommendations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10.

The Rudd Government has subsequently endorsed the report.

The JTTF is a joint Defence and defence industry group and AIDN is represented on the JTTF by

AIDN-ACT's Managing Director, Christopher Peters.

Click here to down-load the report

 

Defence trade shows and exhibitions

Our listing of Defence trade shows and exhibitions has been updated. Click here for the latest list.

 

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Canberra. Australia

 

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Ph: (02) 6283 5240

cpeters@aidn.com.au

Contact

Samantha Andrewartha

Executive Officer

Phone: 02 6283 5241

sam@actchamber.com.au

 

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