Civilian partners were closely involved with last week’s Talisman Sabre 2019 exercises, which brought Australia’s military alongside international partners.
Employees from Cubic Defence Australia worked
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NSW government supports marine manufacturers for PACIFIC 2019
Smart maritime defence systems manufacturers are getting a boost from the NSW government ahead of PACIFIC 2019.
The international maritime exposition will bring defence and marine technology enterprises
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BAE Systems selects SA manufacturer for UK naval shipbuilding contract
South Australian company Airspeed has been selected by BAE Systems to support the Global Combat Ships program.
The program will build three ships in Glasgow, Scotland for the UK Royal Navy as part of the
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Canberra company receives funding for defence cyber solutions
The Australian Defence Forces awarded Canberra-based Penten Services a $2.2 million contract to improve the Australian Army’s cyber capabilities.
The technology required will be used by the Army to send
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Joint AU-UK funding for advanced materials in defence
The Australian Defence Force has identified seven research proposals for innovative materials as worthy of pursuing for military platforms.
Contained within the research proposals are methods of developing
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Thales and Australian manufacturer sign agreement on future x-ray systems
French multinational Thales and South-Australian small business Micro-X have signed a $10 million agreement to invest in the development of ultra-miniature x-ray systems.
The systems, which utilise carbon
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Drones to hover over Brisbane at Congress
On September 26 and 27, Australian drone manufacturers and those utilising drones in their manufacturing processes are invited to attend the World of Drones Congress in Brisbane.
The congress includes
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NSW government looking to support naval manufacturers at Maritime Expo
From 2019 until 2021, the PACIFIC International Maritime Expo will be held in Sydney.
The expo is one of the largest defence and maritime industry events in the world, and the NSW government will assist
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Registration opens for local suppliers to the Hunter frigate program
BAE Systems has announced that local manufacturing enterprises are now able to bid to supply equipment, materials and services as part of the Hunter Class Frigate Program.
BAE systems estimates that $20
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Additive manufacturing speeds up defence project delivery
Australian digital manufacturing solutions company Titomic Limited has delivered five prototypes of defence soldier systems products.
Completed in six months, the soldier systems were manufactured with
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Federal government funds local defence manufacturing companies
The federal government has announced in June that it has awarded funding to two local manufacturers for defence systems and their integration.
Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, and Member for
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ImmersaView helps UK defence company
British defence technology company QinetiQ relies on Brisbane-based ImmersaView, a company that develops advanced software solutions for complex visualisation applications in the defense, simulation, audio
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Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants now available
Defence-related businesses may be eligible for a grant of up to $1 million to invest in projects that build capabilities aligned with Defence’s stated Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities.
The
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DST promotes research on advanced materials integration onto military platforms
Australia’s Defence Science and Technology (DST) is inviting research proposals from small businesses and universities to help the department of defence devise novel ways of integrating advanced
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Defence Innovation Hub contracts worth $12m awarded
The federal government has awarded five Australian businesses contracts with a combined value of more than $12 million to further develop their innovative technologies to support the Australian Defence
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Austal delivers another EFT vessel to the US Navy
Austal’s American subsidiary, Austal USA, has delivered its fourth expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ship to the US Navy this year, bringing the total number of EPF vessels delivered by the shipbuilder
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Navy OPV construction begins in South Australia
Construction has commenced on the Australian Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at Osborne in South Australia.
Twelve of the OPVs are to be supplied to the Navy. German shipbuilder Luerssen is
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Thales Australia opens OneSKY office in Melbourne
Thales Australia has officially opened its new World Trade Centre offices in Melbourne, which will be the base for its new OneSKY team developing the new Civil Military Air Traffic Management System for
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Australian Naval Shipbuilding College officially opens
Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding College officially opened this week, and will provide a coordinated approach to workforce development and training across the industry.
Located at Obsborne in South Australia,
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WA launches defence industry strategy
The Western Australian government has launched a strategic plan to capitalise on the state’s manufacturing and technological capabilities and grow the local defence industry.
Western Australia’s
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