CMAX Advisory

It was wonderful to celebrate the incredible 2026 Milano Cortina Australian Winter Olympic Team last week with the Australian Olympic Committee. Their historical achievements – three gold, two silver, one bronze and a record number top 10 performances, have inspired a generation! Congratulations to the athletes and their teams – we are so proud of you all! And thank you to the Australian Government and Anika Wells for your ongoing support and commitment to developing athletes in Australia. #AOC Kate Dykes #winterolympics

Interceptor drones and high-energy lasers. It’s not quite Star Wars - but it’s getting close. Check out these two types of sovereign counter-drone kit. One is SYPAQ Systems’ Corvo Strike interceptor drone that targets and destroys larger drones. The other is AIM Defence’s Fractl laser that can track a 10 cent piece moving at 100km/h and burn through steel. We know capabilities like these are critical to keeping our ADF safe. That’s why today I announced two contracts under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s Mission Syracuse - with $10 million for SYPAQ and $21 million for AIM. And it’s why we’re more than doubling our investment in counter-drone tech over the next decade too.

An update from CMAX Advisory ‘s long-term pro bono parter and flying doctor, Dr Barry Kirby from The Hands of Rescue, following Tropical Cyclone Maila. Any donations to support the critical work of Dr Barry in PNG would be most appreciated thehandsofrescue.org.au Tropical Cyclone Maila Update (from Dr Barry Kirby): In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Maila, which caused significant devastation to some of the most remote islands in the Milne Bay Province of PNG, we have been helping with the delivery of critical supplies, medical evacuations and reporting updates back to the mainland rescue and response teams. Our immediate focus was to get to the island of Woodlark where we were to land, unload fuel and supplies, speak to community members, then travel on to the very isolated Budi Budi Island, which we had heard was hit hardest. No-one has been able to access the island since the cyclone hit as the weather has been too bad. We made several attempts to land our sea plane at Budi Budi to assess if anyone needed emergency medical evacuation, but after three attempts in huge swells, we had to abort the landing and fly back to Woodlark. We did manage to get some photos and videos of the damage to report back to the mainland emergency units who are coordinating their response. We have also coordinated our own disaster response group to get supplies of food, water and equipment to Budi Budi island by boat today. Rotary Boroko has delivered boxes of food to THOR HQ and we are loading it today on to a large 100-foot private boat who has donated their services to help. Thank you to Brendan from Driftwood, Tim Abel, Craig Dewitt and the crew of boat, and Rotary Boroko for your support of this mission. The THOR team are committed to continuing to assist those who have lost loved ones, their homes, their gardens and their livelihoods as a result of Cyclone Maila. #flyingdoctor #thor #thehandsofrescue