Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Time: 12:00PM
Price: $95 per person

Air power has shaped the success of military operations throughout history and will remain decisive in the future. In conflicts like Ukraine, we see the importance of drones, precision strikes, and the vulnerability of traditional air assets against advanced air defence systems. Emerging technologies—such as hypersonic weapons and the militarisation of space—will redefine both deterrence and combat. Hypersonics compress decision times, while space capabilities enhance surveillance, targeting, and communication. The lesson from Ukraine is clear: control of the air remains essential, but achieving it requires integrating new technologies, resilience, and adaptability to stay ahead of rapidly evolving threat.

Guest Speaker
Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald AO CSC Retd - Chief Executive Lockheed Martin Australia & New Zealand

Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald was appointed as the Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand from the 18th of November 2021. Prior to this appointment McDonald served 41 years in the Australian Defence Force, with his last appointment being the Chief of Joint Capabilities.

In 2017, as the inaugural Chief of this Group, McDonald was made responsible for its formation and development. Joint Capabilities Group now supports Army, Navy and Air Force by providing a wide range of enabling capabilities, such as logistics, education, health and military police. The Group is also responsible for progressing key projects to support cyber, data link, and satellite capabilities. In 1979 McDonald began his career in the Royal Australian Air Force as an enlisted technical apprentice.

In 1989, he was commissioned and later graduated as a pilot, logging over 5000 hours in the P-3 Orion. His rotational assignments included Squadron, Wing and Group appointments, numerous deployed commands and as the Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force. McDonald is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff Course.


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