We had the honour of hosting MAJGEN Mick Ryan (ret’d) at EPE to discuss lessons learnt from Ukraine and Gaza on evolving threats. The conversation emphasized the importance of not only adopting technology, but rapidly evolving and adapting them for use in high threat environments. We were also joined by other Queensland leaders in innovative technologies: Peta Ellis and Jake Bostock from BeatenZone, and Dr Lee Finniear from Li-S Energy. As a leader in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, EPE is actively working on projects to adapt and integrate sensors and effectors with RAS systems.