Reg Carruthers on the State of Aviation in South Australia

When:  May 25, 2022 from 18:00 to 19:30 (ACST)
Associated with  Adelaide Section

Dear AIAA Member or Aerospace Enthusiast,

Aviation has a long and storied history withing South Australia, and in this talk we shall explore this history before discussing current activites and developments. The AIAA Adelaide Section invites you to join us, either in person at the University of Adelaide or remotely via zoom, as we listen to a presentation from Reg Carruthers.

As this is a hybrid event, those who register to join us via zoom shall receive an email with the login details, while those who wish to join us in person are invited to come to Lecture Theatre S111, Engineering South, within the main campus of the University of Adelaide. We cordially invite you to register for this event via the Eventbrite listing at
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-state-of-aviation-in-south-australia-tickets-346913767417 so that we can send out the zoom login details.

Sincerely,

AIAA Adelaide Section.

 

About our speaker:

Reg joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1981, graduating from the RAAF Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science. After graduating as a Navigator, he completed numerous tours flying the AP3C Orion on operations and exercises nationally and internationally. He completed a three year exchange program flying the CP140 Aurora in Canada, and completed numerous commands including 28 active reserve squadron, the 92 Wing detachment in Butterworth Malaysia, 10 Squadron RAAF Edinburgh and the AP3C Operational Task Group on active duty in the Middle East Area of Operations.

Reg’s last military command was as Commander of the Aerospace Operational Support Group (now Air Warfare Centre) responsible for electronic warfare, cyber, intelligence, aviation medicine, aviation publications and flight test, weapons and engineering squadrons, as well as the Woomera Test Range.

Reg has completed staff positions in policy and plans and as staff officer to the Chief of Air Force, as well as an instructor on the Australian Command and Staff College. He is a graduate of the Australian Staff Course and a Distinguished Graduate from the US National War College. He has a Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies (Canberra) and Masters of Science (National Security Strategy) Washington DC.

After 31 years in uniform, Reg transferred to the Public Service as Director of the Woomera Test Range in 2012, overseeing the project to modernise range systems and the establishment of RAAF Base Woomera. He commenced with Defence SA as Director, Aerospace in October 2016 with a focus on growing the aerospace industry in the state. Reg is also one of the founding members of the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) executive team and works across Government supporting the space industry. In February 2020, Reg was appointed Executive Director Defence and Space where he works with all Defence SA sector leads, Workforce and Skills, and Government Relations to support and grow the defence and space industries in the State.

Reg remains an active member of the Air Force Reserves and as a Group Captain is Honorary ADC to the Governor General.

Location

S111, Engineering South
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA 5000

Contact

Patrick Neumann
+61 431 080 512
paddy@neumannspace.com