Simon Inverarity joins Frazer-Nash Consultancy: Frazer-Nash Consultancy has appointed Dr Simon Inverarity as a Senior Engineer to the firm’s Canberra office. An engineer and scientist with a background in technical and support roles across many applications, Inverarity brings a breadth of engineering experience and academia that strengthens the Frazer-Nash client offering. Inverarity contributes a deep understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle, spanning requirement definitions, conceptual design and test and evaluation. Group Leader Mark Wakelam said, “Simon’s analytical, technical and problem-solving approach is a great fit for our team. He has a strong Defence background having previously worked on computational modelling for the Australian Defence Force. He’s already playing a valuable role on our technical team assessing defence innovations with the potential to provide a capability edge for Defence.” Inverarity has a PhD in novel joining methods for metal-to-composite automotive structural components. He has degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering B.Eng (Hons) and Theoretical and Experimental Physics B.Sci. He teaches subjects on Finite Element Analysis, Matlab and Solid Mechanics at RMIT University.
RBSL and RLS award contract to TT Electronics: Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) and Rheinmetall Landsysteme (RLS) have jointly awarded a contract worth over £5 million to TT Electronics to supply power electronics assemblies for the British Army’s new Boxer vehicles. TT Electronics will lead the design, production and delivery of two primary power assemblies for Boxer vehicles over the next 10 years, as part of the UK MOD’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) program. These products will enable efficient power management of the battery control unit and provide signalling and communications functionality for the command display units featured on every Boxer vehicle. TT Electronics will recruit a team of six specialists for the peak of production, including a dedicated program manager. The company will also recruit a further two apprentices to grow its early careers community. TT Electronics will invest in specialist test equipment to optimise process efficiency and deliver service excellence as well as making an investment in a custom factory layout to drive world-class delivery for the entirety of the program. The MIV program aims to support and enhance the UK supply chain. As such, RBSL and RLS are part of a MIV Joint Procurement Team, which has engaged suppliers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This contract is the latest in a series of supplier contracts for the MIV program.
Climate crisis undermining regional security: The Australian government’s failure to address climate change is undermining Australia’s national security, a new report from the Climate Council has found. “Australia’s unwillingness to deal with climate change is already affecting our security, leading to a loss of geopolitical influence, particularly in the Pacific,” said Climate Council spokeswoman Cheryl Durrant, who spent 30 years working at the Australian Defence Department, most recently as the Head of Defence Preparedness. ‘Rising To The Challenge: Addressing Climate And Security In Our Region’ finds that Australia has fallen well behind the US, UK, Japan and New Zealand in its analysis of climate and security risks. “Climate change needs to figure prominently in Australia’s security thinking and investment but this is not yet the case. Other nations are rapidly broadening traditional notions of national security in order to address climate security risks, but Australia is being left behind,” said Durrant. The former US Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, Sherri Goodman has described the Climate Council report as “ground-breaking” and says we “should take heed of the impending climate disasters awaiting Australia.” She also said “it is not too late for responsible action by Australian leaders”. “The ingenuity and innovation that has been Australia’s trademark can be mobilized to create a climate-secure future,” said Ms Goodman who is also the Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security. “Australia should act with alacrity to address its most pressing climate security risks, both for the sake of its citizens, the Asia-Pacific region, and the future of the world,” she said.
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