sovereign capability

Another international space project will be built in Western Australia to develop Australia’s capability in the sector. The European Space Agency has announced it will collaborate with the Australian Space Agency to construct a $70 million deep space antenna at New Norcia, 140km north of Perth. The project comes as the federal government announced a … Continue reading Australia and Europe collaborate to build new space dish →

Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia have finalised a teaming agreement to advance the delivery of an Australian guided weapons manufacturing capability to support sovereign national guided weapons enterprise. The agreement will see Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia cooperate in the design, development and production of Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile – Surface Launch (LRASM … Continue reading Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia to develop weapons manufacturing capabilities in Australia →

As preparations begin on the building of 12 Attack Class submarines in South Australia, the forecast for supply chain growth is looking promising. Caroline Tung finds out more from Naval Group Australia CEO, John Davis. Marine equipment manufacturing is set to become a bigger player in the Australian economy, as part of the federal government’s … Continue reading Local manufacturing for the present and the future →

An Australian-developed innovative intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system has been selected by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, to undergo a testing and development program. Melbourne-based Sentient Vision Systems (Sentient) has been awarded a contract to further test and develop the ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) system that could see Australian capability integrated with the … Continue reading Australia’s Sentient ViDAR system secures contract for testing →

The Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) is reaching out to manufacturers as it commences the National Health Security Readiness Assessment of medical countermeasures and related technologies in Australia. The assessment will focus on the capacity of Australian manufacturing and supply chains and will include a detailed examination of Australia’s capability and capacity for research, development, … Continue reading Defence Materials Technology Centre launches National Health Security Readiness Assessment →

The South Australian state government has launched its Space Sector Strategy at the 10th Australian Space Forum. The new strategy will aim to drive the state’s contribution to the Australian Space Agency goal of tripling the size of the nation’s domestic space industry to $12 billion by 2030, helping to create thousands of jobs. South … Continue reading SA government announces Space Sector Strategy →

Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) has announced contracts with five Australian small-to- medium-enterprises to explore Australian sovereign technologies that may be incorporated into the AIR6500 system solution. LMA, together with innovative Australian SMEs which include Consilium Technology, Consunet, Shoal, Silentium Defence and Ultra, will investigate and develop capabilities that can be integrated into an open architecture … Continue reading Lockheed Martin partners with Australian industry to build AIR6500 →

Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand CEO Joe North has congratulated the Royal Australian Navy on commissioning the final Hobart Class guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney. The milestone marks the culmination of the Air Warfare Destroyer program, which sees the complete fleet of Hobart Class Destroyers joining the global Aegis fleet. “I commend the Royal … Continue reading Lockheed Martin Australia celebrates HMAS Sydney commissioning →

The Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN), has chastised the implementation of the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Program, for not including Australian manufacturers. With announcements of subcontracts from defence prime contracts going to overseas manufacturers, Lester Sutton, national board chair of AIDN, said that the federal government needed to review the AIC program. “The current … Continue reading Lack of Australian industry involvement in defence contracting criticised →