The Weapons Conference
The
NZ Defence Industry Association has an annual conference in Wellington, typically the first or second week of October. This has been the focus of our organising. The conference is attended by 200+ delegates from the world's largest weapons manufacturers. The weapons manufacturers use the conference to showcase their new products and make deals for weapons and related components.
Who are the weapons manufactures and what do they do at the conference?
Some of the previous participants in New Zealand Defence Industry Assocation Conferences
- ADI Limited - ADI manufactures and provides in-service support for the major gun systems used by the Australian Defence Force.
This service is based at the Bendigo and Lithgow facilities that have an extensive background in Defence weapons.
- Boeing – Possibly the world's largest weapons manufacturer, Boeing makes everything from missile defence systems right down to the small diameter bomb
(SDB) which they describe as 'a low-cost, precision-strike weapon system'. They are proud that their 'cruise missile is an affordable missile that has been proven
in combat by the U.S. Air Force' They certainly would not want to be left out of any possible
defence contracts, no matter how small.
- General Dynamics – Rivalling Boeing would be General Dynamics for largest weapons manufacturer. Their killing machines include nuclear submarines for the
United States Navy and armoured mortar systems for the US Army and Marine Corp.
- Israel Aircraft Industries Limited - Israel Aircraft Industries is globally recognized as a leader in developing military and commercial aerospace technology.
The Arrow Weapons System (AWS) is now being operationally deployed; it is the world`s first Stand-Alone, Anti-Theater Ballistic Missile (ATBM) National Defense
System.
- Rockwell Collins - Rockwell Collins provides navigation products for precision-guided missile and munitions systems. These are the so-called 'smart' bombs that
have been killing civilians in towns and cities all over Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. Read more about how they are supporting the US occupation.