Three Australian small businesses have been awarded contracts through the Defence Innovation Hub to further develop their innovative technologies.
Adelaide-based company Mincham Aviation, Sydney-based
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Qld company’s new shield to protect soldiers against IEDs
Brisbane-based photonics products manufacturer, L-3 Micreo will be supplying defence forces with a new force protection capability designed to protect against the threat of improvised explosive devices
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ASC, Saab sign contract to upgrade submarine management system
Defence and security company Saab has signed a $2.42m contract with ASC to supply an updated Integrated Ship Control Management and Monitoring System (ISCMMS) for four Royal Australian Navy Collins class
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Australian shipbuilder to showcase manufacturing opportunities
Fincantieri Australia will hold a supplier briefing with Northern Territory businesses in Darwin later this month to showcase the opportunities for local industry in the shipbuilder’s global supply
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SA announces new strategy to ‘transform state’s defence industry’
South Australia’s defence industry is heading into a new era of investment, export opportunities and high tech collaboration, Defence and Space Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith has stated.
The
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Rheinmetall integrates Australia and New Zealand defence operations
Defence contractor Rheinmetall has announced it is integrating its operations in Australia and New Zealand into a single operational unit.
Gary Stewart has been appointed as the managing director to lead
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Australia-UK defence links to ‘strengthen industry exports’
An agreement has been met to strengthen industrial links between the Australia and United Kingdom’s defence materials sector.
Defence industry minister Christopher Pyne and the UK’s defence secretary
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SA and WA shipbuilders join to win frigates contract
Western Australian shipbuilder Austal is teaming up with government-owned counterpart ASC in South Australia to win the contract to build the Navy’s nine new frigates.
Three international designers
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BAE Systems reveals potential partners for LAND 400
One of the down-selected tenderers for the LAND 400 contract, BAE Systems, has revealed the SMEs it will team with if it wins the tender.
The company has named Victorian firms Marand, MOOG Australia, Motec,
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Naval Shipbuilding College to train thousands of Australian students
Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has announced the release of a Request for Proposal for the Naval Shipbuilding College.
The Naval Shipbuilding College is a key initiative in the Naval
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Northrop Grumman to invest AU$50M in defence technology
Northrop Grumman has announced it will make a AU$50 million investment to develop an advanced defence electronics maintenance and sustainment centre located in Western Sydney. The centre will ultimately
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Serco Australia signs Defence agreement
Public services provider Serco Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), in support of reservists across all of its Australian operations.
Rear Admiral
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Saab commits to SA defence training hub ahead of jobs expansion
A new Defence Institute will be established in partnership with the University of South Australia (UniSA) ahead of an expected defence jobs boom.
Saab Australia has invested up to $40 million to the expansion
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