SPOTLIGHT: Delivering next-gen small-arms capability, with Graeme Bulte, CEO of Aquaterro

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14 October 2022

By: Robyn Tongol

SPOTLIGHT: Delivering next-gen small-arms capability, with Graeme Bulte, CEO of Aquaterro

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Graeme Bulte, CEO of Aquaterro, joins host Phillip Tarrant to discuss the company’s new work to deliver next-generation capability to the Australian Defence Force.

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The pair begin by announcing Aquaterro’s selection to support Project LAND 159 Tranche 1 as part of a NIOA-led team recently selected by the Commonwealth government.
Bulte discusses the company’s contribution to the program, which involves the delivery of a new side-arm weapons system for warfighters.
The CEO then shares plans for the future, including the establishment of a new small-arms facility in Victoria.
Bulte concludes by explaining Aquaterro’s business model, revealing how the company funds its growth ambitions.

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The Defence Connect Team

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Episode 9: PODCAST: Supermarine Spitfire, warbird aviation and modern aerial innovation, with Keith Russell
Episode 8: PODCAST: Bushmaster PMV funding, long-range strike expansion and cyber defence
Episode 7: PODCAST: Space Command workforce expansion and operationalising the domain, with Major General Gregory Novak AM
Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: The Defence budget, inflationary pressures and domestic information warfare
Episode 5: SPOTLIGHT: Maritime sustainment, mission-ready maintenance and resilient fleet capability, with Serco’s David Astbury
Episode 4: PODCAST: Anzac Day reflections, veteran support reform and ADF workforce trends, with Minister Matt Keogh
Episode 3: SPOTLIGHT: Open-source growth across defence and national security, with SUSE CMO Margaret Dawson
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: Shipping, supply chains and Australia’s exposure to a volatile system, with UNSW’s Professor Douglas Guilfoyle and Associate Professor Daniel Prior