New round of Defence Global Competitiveness Grants announced
The latest recipients of the Defence Global Competitiveness Grants to help small businesses to pursue new opportunities in global markets
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Science & Technology
Gilmour Space Technologies joins Defence space program
Defence and Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies have joined forces to work together on space technologies under a new strategic agreement.
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7RAR qualifying Hornet pilots
The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, has taken to the skies, qualifying soldiers on the Black Hornet NUAS (nano unmanned aerial system).
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Defence-organised supply-chain hackathon
Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces will host a joint hackathon to identify opportunities to strengthen sovereign supply chains this weekend.
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Cubic Defence Australia wins $5million comms contract in Townsville
A Townsville-based company whose workforce is primarily composed of veterans has secured a $5million contract to deliver training services for the ADF.
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Defence seeking LAND 125 industry partner
Defence is seeking an industry partner to provide prime-vendor services for acquisition, integration and support on the Integrated Soldier System project.
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Sydney electronics company one of 35 on Loyal Wingman team
Sydney company Allied Data Systems is supplying power distribution systems for the Loyal Wingman Program led by Boeing Australia for the RAAF.
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Boeing’s Loyal Wingman prototype launched
Boeing today presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the RAAF – the first Australian designed and built military aircraft in 50 years.
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Minister launches Defence Science and Technology Strategy 2030
Defence Science and Technology Group has unveiled a new plan for collaborative mission-directed research to ensure ADF maintains a capability edge.
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Victorian company wins F-35 countermeasures contract
Geelong-based Chemring Australia has secured a USD$107.5 million contract to produce countermeasure flares for the global F-35 Program.
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Babcock Lockheed Martin team to deliver HF comms for ADF
Babcock Australasia and Lockheed Martin Australia have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement to deliver world-leading High Frequency (HF)
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Two halves of future HMAS Arafura brought together
Just shy of a year since an official keel-laying for Navy’s new first-of-class OPVs, the two halves of future HMAS Arafura have been brought together.
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Government orders six new Cape-class for Navy
The government today announced it would spend around $350 million to build six new Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy.
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SA based company to enhance ADF’s space capability
An SA company among those awarded a Defence Innovation Hub contract aims to develop a space-based tactical sensor system to enhance ADF space capabilities.
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New F-35 bombs now made in Australia
Thales Australia has completed the first production lot of a new Australian-made munition for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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LAND 400 roadshow moves online
Hundreds of companies will still get the chance to pitch their capabilities to LAND400 Ph3 as the Industry Capability Roadshow moves online due to COVID-19.
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Defence Innovation Hub grants April 2020
Another list of grant recipients from the Defence Innovation Hub has been announced, following Monday’s ‘Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants’.
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Defence-designed face shields now in mass production
Defence has joined forces with a family-owned South Australian company to rapidly produce face shields for frontline healthcare workers.
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Australian Cyber Security Centre targeting COVID-19 scammers
Australian Cyber Security Centre is increasing its fight against malicious cyber activity protect the Australian health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority grants April 2020
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today congratulated 11 Aussie businesses who received $5million to help grow our defence industry capability.
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