Micro-X has won the Land Forces 2021 National Innovation Award for inventing and manufacturing Rover, a lightweight go-anywhere x-ray machine optimised for high intensity use in field hospitals and remote
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$3.4m in grants awarded to defence SMEs
Eight Australian small businesses will share in more than $3.4 million in grants as part of the federal government’s continued push to grow Australia’s sovereign defence industry.
Minister for Defence
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Volansi and Quickstep sign strategic MoU
Volansi, a leader in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) middle-mile drone delivery services and Quickstep, Australia’s largest independent aerospace advanced composites manufacturer, has announced
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Thales Australia to deliver enhanced sonars for Collins Class submarines
Thales Australia has signed a $23.7 million deal with the Australian Government to upgrade the sonar systems of the Navy’s Collins Class submarines.
The two contracts are for the design and implementation
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Shadow Minister for Defence Richard Marles visits DECO Australia
Federal Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Defence Richard Marles has visited DECO Australia at their manufacturing facility in Minto, NSW. Marles toured DECO’s facility to observe firsthand
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$900m submarine supply program attracts over 100 applications from Australian companies
Over 100 companies in Australia have applied to Naval Group to manufacture 23 specialised items of submarine equipment for the federal government’s Attack Class Submarine Program.
This follows the call
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Second Australian-built Guardian-Class patrol boat delivered to Tonga
The Kingdom of Tonga received their second Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat at a ceremony in Henderson, Western Australia late last month.
This is the eighth Guardian-class vessel to be delivered
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New Cloud Security Guidance to boost cyber security
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) have released new Cloud Security Guidance to support the secure adoption of cloud services across government and
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Defence to increase national ventilator capacity
A new Defence-led Rapid Response Group has been established to increase domestic stocks of invasive ventilators as part of Australia’s response to COVID-19.
The group seeks to identify a prototype
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Defence minister Christopher Pyne has left the parliament building
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne has addressed the House for the final time as he retires from Australian politics.
After 26 years in politics, Pyne addressed the House for the final time
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Defence Industry Skilling and STEM strategy to create new jobs
A plan detailing how new jobs will be created to help deliver the Australian government’s $200 billion investment in defence capability was launched at the beginning of March.
Minister for Defence Industry,
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Grants available for Australian defence businesses
The Australian government is backing Australian defence businesses to become exporters with a new dedicated grants program.
The Defence Global Competitiveness Grant program will support small to medium
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Indo-Pacific endeavours focus on building relationship with India
Australian minister for defence, Christopher Pyne, has announced the South Asian region will be the focus for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE19).
Engagement with India, one of Australia’s key strategic
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New facilities at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct to support naval operations
Minister for Defence, Marise Payne this week announced approval of a $495 million investment in two projects for new facilities at the Larrakeyah Defence Precinct in Northern Territory.
The first project includes
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Defence calls for industry opinion on Land 400 Phase 3 tender timeline
The Department of Defence is seeking input from Australian industry on the proposed tender timeline for LAND 400 Phase 3 – one of the Army’s largest purchases involving the acquisition of mounted
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Defence seeks SME proposals to enhance stealth of unmanned aerial systems
Defence is inviting Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to submit proposals for new technologies to protect Australian small, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by making them harder to
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Australian defence companies exhibit at Eurosatory 2018
A group of 39 Australian defence companies have come together as part of Team Defence Australia’s (TDA) inaugural presence at Eurosatory 2018, a premier international defence and security exhibition
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L3 wins OPV subcontract from Lurssen
Lurssen Australia, the prime contractor for the design and build of 12 new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the navy, has awarded a subcontract to L3 Communications Australia.
While opening L3’s
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New defence industrial plan outlines capability priorities
The first ever Defence Industrial Capability Plan has been released, outlining Australia’s long-term vision and objectives for Australia’s defence industry, and how the government and defence will
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Australian defence companies target ASEAN markets at DSA 2018
Team Defence Australia, a mission organised by the Centre for Defence Industry Capabilities, will be showcasing Australian defence capabilities as part of Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2018 exhibition,
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