2 August 2006
A senior RAAF officer has told Monash engineering and science researchers about the potential for their involvement in an international program to develop the next generation of fighter aircraft.
Air Commodore John Harvey visited the Clayton campus last week to discuss the role of researchers from Australia's leading universities in the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program.
He said Australia's anticipated acquisition of the planes -- as part of the global program also involving the US, the UK, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Demark and Norway -- represented the largest defence procurement in the nation's history.
"Australia will benefit from its involvement in the fighter aircraft program through the opportunities that will be created for Australian industry and also research and development sectors," Air Commodore Harvey told the audience.
He said the relevant areas of technology for Australian universities included aerospace engineering, materials science and engineering, aviation, mechanical and manufacturing engineering, computer science and engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, optometry and vision science, safety science, electrical engineering and telecommunications, chemical engineering and industrial chemistry.
The program, which is expected to run for more than 40 years, includes ongoing development of the total air system and associated support systems, involving a vast range of technologies. |
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Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Engineering Professor Paul Webley (left) welcomes Air Commodore John Harvey to the Clayton campus.
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