Flinders researchers have been front and centre today at the Australian International Aerospace and Defence Exposition ‘Avalon 2017′ in Geelong.

Billed as the essential aviation, aerospace and defence showcase for Australia and the Asia Pacific, Avalon 2017 is showcasing Australia’s defence capacities.

Flinders’ Defence Partnerships Director Tony Kyriacou says the Avalon event is an opportunity for the University to showcase its research and technologies in fields such as Engineering, Nanoscale Science, and Energetic Materials.

The Asia Pacific region is undergoing major growth in defence and aviation, with budgets in many countries continuing to rise and an ever increasing level of sophistication in technologies, equipment, systems and operational methods.

Flinders’ presence at Avalon builds on the recent agreements signed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, the University of Genoa, and a consortium of four French Engineering schools.