Despite the turmoil and disruption of COVID-19, keeping the individual branches of the ADF ready to meet the requirements expected by government and the Australian public remains a top priority. For the Royal Australian Navy, the synergies and collaboration between defence industry and Defence are critical to implementing Plan Galileo, Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm writes in Defence Connect.
In what seems like just a few short weeks, our world has been turned upside down by the spread of COVID-19. Every sector of society has been affected in some way. Yet, while the virus cuts a swathe through the economy, we are witnessing a national effort akin to that during World War II.