Vice-Admiral David Johnston will become the new chief of the Australian Defence Force.
He will succeed the present chief General Angus Campbell in July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today.
“Vice-Admiral Johnston is a proven leader with the experience, intellect and resolve to lead the ADF in a complex and rapidly changing global strategic environment,” Albanese said.
“Vice-Admiral Johnston joined the naval academy back in 1978 as a junior entry cadet midshipman.
“His service career has spanned a period of profound change in our defence force in our region, in the very nature of the challenges confronting our national security in the Indo-Pacific like Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Vice-Admiral Johnston has consistently distinguished himself with his capacity to ensure that the different elements of national defence work together.
Air Marshal Robert Chipman has been selected as the new vice chief of the ADF.
