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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Science & Technology
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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Defence leading new COVID-19 rapid-response group
A new Defence-led rapid response group will help increase domestic stocks of invasive ventilators, as part of Australia’s response to COVID-19.
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Is Navy back-flipping on recent sea boat contract?
A story on Defence’s news site today caught our eye – Call-out to industry on sea boat capabilities – in
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New Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel names announced
Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan today announced the names of vessels two to six in the Arafura-class of OPV during a keel-laying ceremony in SA.
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10 years since Super Hornets hit Amberley
March 2020 marked a decade since the F/A-18F Super Hornet arrived at RAAF Base Amberley – with operators looking forward to the next 10 years with the jet.
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Keel laying ceremony for second offshore patrol vessel
Australia’s $90 billion National Shipbuilding Program reached another milestone today with the ceremonial keel laying of the second Arafura-class OPV.
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Artificial intelligence proves better than human in search and rescue
AI-Search, Defence’s artificial intelligence (AI) prototype to transform airborne search and rescue, is now in its second phase of development.
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Silentium Defence awarded $2million for ground-based surveillance
Silentium Defence has been awarded a $2 million Defence Innovation Hub contract to continue developing its ground-based passive surveillance technology.
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Defence calls for ideas to modernise deployable force infrastructure
Defence industry is invited to put forward ideas to modernise ADF deployable force infrastructure to enhance its ability to deploy rapidly, independently.
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