Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has announced that trials for competing medium to heavy weight trucks for the Australian Army had been completed.
Queensland’s aerospace industry is set to 'take off' with a local company gaining accreditation to service the world’s largest aviation and aerospace manufacturers.
Ai Group and Lockheed Martin Australia have welcomed the Government's announcement to acquire the first batch of new generation Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.
Queensland company Protected Transport Systems is competing for a $1 billion contract with the Australian Defence Force to build light armoured vehicles.
Production of the next generation Hawkei Protected Military Vehicle Light (PMV-L) in Australia would generate almost 700 jobs in Victoria, most of them in the Bendigo area, according to independent economic analysis.
Lockheed Martin Australia's electronic systems facility, at Mawson Lakes, South Australia, was officially opened by Mike Rann, Premier of South Australia, this week.
Companies from across NSW turned up in force last week to hear about supply chain opportunities in Thales’s Protected Mobility business – in particular the new Australian Light Protected Vehicle System Thales is developing for Defence’s LAND 121 Phase 4 –Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light program.
Companies from across NSW turned up in force last week to hear about supply chain opportunities in Thales' Protected Mobility business, in particular the new Australian Light Protected Vehicle System the company is developing for Defence.
Industry minister, Senator Kim Carr and Defence Personnel minister, Greg Combet, officially launched the national $21.2 million Enterprise Connect Defence Industry Innovation Centre on September 2.
Next year is already looking brighter for local industry with the 2010 Endeavour Awards now calling for nominations. Katherine Crichton reports.