USI ACT May Speaker -VADM Jonathan Mead AO RAN
Thu, 15 May
|Ngunnawal Theatre, R1 Russell
Please join us to hear the Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency address the members and guests of the USI ACT
Time & Location
15 May 2025, 5:20 pm – 6:50 pm
Ngunnawal Theatre, R1 Russell, 17 Sir Thomas Blamey Square, Russell ACT
About the event
Please find Vice Admiral Mead's bio below.
Follow this link to the Australian Submarine Agency website: ASA
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead was appointed as the Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency, which commenced operations on 1 July 2023. This appointment followed Vice Admiral Mead’s leadership of the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Taskforce, within the Department of Defence. The Taskforce worked with the United States and United Kingdom to identify the Optimal Pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines. In 2024, Vice Admiral Mead received a Legion of Merit from the United States Armed Forces, and an Australian Defence Force Federation Star.
Vice Admiral Mead joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1984. He undertook Mine Clearance Diving and Explosive Ordnance training; and served as Executive Officer of Clearance Diving Team One. He trained as a Principal Warfare Officer, followed by sea postings as the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer of HMA Ships…