Brigadier John Holloway

Director General Armoured Fighting Vehicles Branch, CASG Australian DoD

Brigadier John Holloway graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 2001 to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. He has commanded at all levels, including as Commanding Officer of the 1st Armoured Regiment (2018–2019). Promoted to Brigadier in January 2025, he was appointed Director General Land Maneuver Systems Branch within Land Systems Division, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, overseeing delivery of advanced Long-Range Fires, Air Defence systems, and the Self-Propelled Howitzer Program. He is currently Director General Armoured Fighting Vehicles Branch, leading delivery of the Army's most modern armoured capabilities.

Brigadier Holloway previously served as Project Director for LAND 400 Phase 2 – Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles, and led the Project Team for the Heavy Weapon Carrier Government-to-Government export arrangement with the German Government.

His operational experience includes border protection (Operation RELEX), Iraq (Operation CATALYST), Timor Leste (Operation ASTUTE), and Afghanistan (Operation HIGHROAD). He is a graduate of the Eisenhower School (2022) and Australian Command and Staff College (2013), holding master's degrees in Military and Defence Studies, Business, and National Resource Strategy. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Project Managers and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.