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132 LAND WARFARE ARMY INNOVATION DAY
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ARMY LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
Held concurrently with the Chief of Army Symposium at the Adelaide Convention Centre
on August 10 & 11, the Army Innovation Day (AID) 2022, Army Robotics Exposition (ARX) 2022 and Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC) 2022 provided insight into Army’s thinking around emerging technologies.
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SET against the backdrop of a rapidly changing strategic en- vironment, Army is looking to harness new technologies to give it a warfighting edge, but also to realise efficiencies in operations, logistics and sustainment.
“The Australian Army is responding by constantly adapt- ing, evolving and transforming to remain prepared for the demands of the future. We strive for balance by continually experimenting, adapting, analysing and applying new and emerging technologies,” Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart explained.
“The Chief of Army Symposium brings together innova- tive thinkers from industries large and small for the applied focus and practical collaboration on new and emerging technologies. The Army Innovation Day, Army Quantum Technology Challenge and Army Robotics Expo are incu-
bators to focus thinking and experimentation around Ar- my’s operational challenges for today and tomorrow.”
ARMY INNOVATION DAY
The theme for the Army Innovation Day this year was uncrewed systems and in particular, how to solve the challenges of casualty evacuation and logistics resupply. Around 20 companies, ranging from micro-SMEs to the major primes, each displayed their various solutions for consideration.
Brigadier Warren Gould, Director General Systems and Integration at Army Headquarters is the lead on contact into the Defence Innovation Hub (DIH) and is the spon- sor of AID 2022. Speaking with ADM at the event, BRIG Gould said the proposals received through the DIH were