Silentium Defence appoints Sam Macmillan as CFO as company’s global growth accelerates
[Adelaide, SA] Thursday 28 May – Silentium Defence has appointed Sam Macmillan as Chief Financial Officer as the company continues to expand across allied defence markets and scale deployment of its passive radar capability globally. The appointment comes during a period of rapid growth for the defence technology company, which recently surpassed 100 employees as it […]
Silentium Defense Appoints Matthew Ratnesar as Chief Executive Officer, North America
Company Establishes American Headquarters to Accelerate Passive Radar Expansion Into U.S. Defense Market [Apex, NC] Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Silentium Defense, a global leader in passive radar systems for tactical through to strategic surveillance, today announced the appointment of Matthew Ratnesar as Chief Executive Officer, North America and the establishment of the company’s new […]
Silentium puts boots on the ground in the USA
Appoints Simon Palumbo, Executive Vice President, Silentium Defense Corporation Adelaide, South Australia – 16 May 2024 – Silentium Defence Pty Ltd, the leaders in passive radar today announced further commitment to the US market, posting co-founder and Chief eXperience Officer, Simon Palumbo to Virginia, USA. Palumbo will assume the role, Executive Vice President, Silentium Defense […]
Counter-UAS Missions
See the unseen. The rise of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) has created a fast-moving and unpredictable threat. MAVERICK M8 delivers passive, persistent surveillance to detect even non-emitting (silent) targets and dark drones, while staying hidden. Its 360° coverage and low-signature footprint make it ideal for static or mobile C-UAS missions, where early warning is critical. […]
Building a STEM career that is out of this world!
On International Women’s Day 2023, we sat down with STEM Superstar Mars Buttfield-Addison to talk all things building careers in STEM, ‘breaking biases,’ and creating equality. It was a wonderful, honest and insightful conversation, full of practical advice and lived experience. We hope you enjoy the Q&A and, as we have during Mars’ internship with […]
New Appointments – Chief Operating Officer and Head of Operations Support
Silentium Defence is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Smith as Chief Operating Officer, and Greg Pouferis as Head of Operations Support, Silentium Defence. Wayne brings more than 30 years’ experience in operations and maintenance, strategic planning, new product development, system integration and organisational change across Defence and commercial organisations to his role. As […]
Silentium Defence appoints REDARC’s Anthony Kittel to Board of Directors
29th September 2022 – Adelaide, South Australia – Silentium Defence, the leaders in passive radar today announced that Anthony Kittel, South Australian entrepreneur, CEO of REDARC Electronics and founder of REDARC Defence & Space has joined its board of directors. Kittel joins alongside Chair, Kim Scott as a non-executive director and brings more than 25 […]
Silentium Defence joins Lockheed Martin’s Global Industry Mentor Program
SYDNEY, Australia, 12 May 2022 – Australia’s sovereign industrial base capability continues to grow with Lockheed Martin Australia announcing small-to-medium passive surveillance leader Silentium Defence is proudly joining the Lockheed Martin Mentor Protégé Program (MPP). Silentium Defence, only the second company outside of the US to embark on the MPP, will participate in an intensive […]
Silentium Defence appoints Graeme Nayler, Chief Strategy Officer
Silentium Defence has announced the appointment of Graeme Nayler as Chief Strategy Officer for the company. Graeme joins Silentium Defence direct from Babcock where he was most recently Executive Director Strategy & Future Business. Prior to that, he spent 15 years with the RAAF including time as a Navigator on P-3 Orion’s and another 9 […]
Lockheed Martin Australia partners with Australian industry to build sovereign capability for AIR6500
News Release: CANBERRA, 25 November 2020 – As part of the commitment to continuing a long-term sovereign capability to support the Australian Defence Force’s AIR6500 program, Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) today announced contracts with five Australian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to explore Australian sovereign technologies that may be incorporated into the AIR6500 system solution. […]