Australian sovereign software for global forces - Ocean Software

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Pete Smith, CEO of Ocean Software, about their FlightPRO® software and its impact on military training management and operational readiness.

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Pete Smith, CEO of Ocean Software, about their sovereign built software FlightPRO® and its global growth. We begin our discussion by exploring Pete Smith's role as CEO of Ocean Software, focusing on their global growth in military training management and delve into Ocean's clients, including NATO members and European countries like Hungary, as well as outline how FlightPRO is used for tracking qualifications and managing wing operations. We then examine the challenges faced by defence forces regarding operational readiness and mission allocation and how they are addressed through data-driven analytics to increase efficiency and throughput in training programs. The conversation also covers trends such as supply chain resilience concerns and the need for faster speed-to-capability, emphasizing how their software enables warfighters to operate more effectively with fewer resources. Finally, we wrap up by discussing future directions including their partnership with ILIAS Solutions to enhance operational readiness metrics across platforms such as the F-16 and the F-35. Links: Ocean Software: ocean.software Ocean Software provides Operations…

People in this episode

Host: Grant McHerron

Guest: Pete Smith

Topics covered

• military training management
• data-driven analytics
• operational readiness
• software solutions
• global growth
• defence forces

Keywords

• Ocean Software
• FlightPRO
• military training
• operational readiness
• data analytics
• NATO
• Hungary
• defence forces
• software solutions
• global growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ocean Software, NATO

Products: FlightPRO®

Places: Hungary, F-16, F-35

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