Describing her current job as being the "glue" within the Engineering function of the Hunter Class Frigate Program, Sonja has not had a linear career path. Beginning her career in contemporary dance choreography, Sonja draws a lot of parallels between communicating issues through dance and communicating bewteen different Engineering disciplines. Fo…

Career paths are not always clear, and that is especially the case for Peter, who has — in his own words — has had three different careers. Beginning his working life in the Royal Australian Air Force at just 17 years old, Peter spent more than two decades servicing and maintaining military aircraft before moving to the Defence Materiel Organisatio…

What's it like guiding and shaping the careers of people embarking on their journey into the Defence industry? Ashleigh, the Early Careers Lead at BAE Systems Australia — Maritime, uses his wealth of experience and his own unique career path to help people get the most out of their job. Ashleigh started off his working life as an apprentice in the …

The Jindalee Operational Radar Network – or JORN – is considered one of Australia’s greatest defence innovations. Located in the heart of the outback, JORN is a network of three over-the-horizon radars with long-range threat detection capability. It plays a vital role in surveillance by helping our defence force see 1,000s of kilometres past the ho…

It took Ross and Keith Smith 28 days to complete their historic UK-Australia flight in 1919. From then, Australian aviation has come a long away – we now see unmanned aircraft in the sky and some of the most advanced jets in the world flying at speeds of almost 2,000 km per hour. Today, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is world class Air Force…

Currently in Australia, less than 20% of Engineering students are female. And in the defence industry, female engineers make up less than 15% of the workforce. Despite campaigns by governments and industry, women remain underrepresented in Science, Technology and Maths (STEM) careers and while progress has been made, there is much more work to do. …

Enter the world of the digital shipyard. Using virtual reality, smart sensors and 3D visualisation, a new generation of workers is changing the way we build and maintain ships, automating traditional processes and revamping labour practices. Join host Lily Serna as she meets the people who are using smart technologies to revolutionise Australia’s m…

As the world’s biggest island, Australia has a vested interest in shipbuilding. And with the launch of the multi-billion dollar Hunter Class Frigate Program, Australia’s defence industry has the opportunity to become an international maritime power – but can the nation pass the test? In this episode Lily Serna hears from the people behind this sign…

Rooted in Australia's defence history, Nulka has become one of the nation’s biggest defence success stories. Nulka – a hovering rocket which lures incoming missiles away from ships to protect their crews – is made in Australia with an Indigenous name meaning “be quick”. It is currently deployed on more than 140 Australian, American and Canadian war…

Join mathematician and leading science communicator, Lily Serna, as she explores Australia’s greatest defence technologies and the inspirational people behind them. Technically Possible is presented by BAE Systems Australia.By BAE Systems Australia