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Call for Avalon 2019 stand contributors: Defence NSW

September 27 2018

Defence NSW is calling for NSW-based suppliers to participate on the Defence NSW stand at the 2019 Avalon International Airshow and Aerospace & De...

Lockheed F-35 US exec backs Aussie supply chain

Australian firms supplying components for the F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft stand head and shoulder above their peers and Lockheed Martin’s job would be much easier...

September 12 2018

CEA radar and Hawkei: The best of Aussie ingenuity

CEA Technologies showcased the first of type land-based prototype radar of their highly successful maritime-based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), which has been...

September 10 2018

Sovereign industry key to enhancing undersea battlespace: Thales

With more than half of the world’s submarines expected to be operating in our region in the coming decades, Australia’s surface warships and submarines require...

August 24 2018

UNSW Canberra supporting veterans with UNSW Veterans Scholarship

UNSW Canberra has announced a new education initiative for veterans and their families, the UNSW Veterans Scholarship, which was created to celebrate the partnership between...

August 20 2018

UniSA awarded $450m grant to prepare students for shipbuilding jobs

Software giant Siemens has donated $450 million worth of advanced industrial software to the University of South Australia (UniSA) to help train students for work in...

June 06 2018

LAND 19 Phase 7B Supplier Portal registration extended

Australian companies hoping to participate in the government’s $2 billion Short Range Ground Based Air Defence project have been given more time, with Raytheon and...

October 25 2017

OPV hopefuls expand Australian workforces

As a decision on the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) contract nears, Australia’s teaming partners of the foreign designers are expanding their teams in Adelaide and...

September 20 2017

Canada sets sights on Australian workers

One of North America’s largest shipbuilding companies is headhunting Australian workers to join its firm to work on Canada’s future combatant fleet.

April 12 2017

australian subcontractors sought after by northrop grumman

Northrop Grumman targets Australian subcontractors

Global aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman is seeking to identify potential Australian subcontractors for its systems integrator and solutions services...

April 11 2017

Prime shipbuilder seeks job applicants

Global shipbuilder and contractor Austal, which is currently tendering for the Commonwealth of Australia's Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) SEA 1180 program, is seeking...

March 24 2017

Minister Payne visits Brussels for counter-terrorism conference

Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne travelled to Brussels, Belgium, yesterday for discussions on key Australian defence, security and strategic interests.

February 17 2017

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October 13 2016

Aussie company wins $1.5m grant to secure F-35 work

Melbourne-based Lovitt Technologies has secured a $1.5 million Australian government grant to buy a next-generation machining centre to secure more work on the global F-35...

July 26 2023

KBR cyber terrain mapping to reduce risk for Navy

KBR’s new Australian-developed cyber terrain mapping tool, Achilles, has been rolled out to support the Navy cyber-worthiness or cyber maturity and system integrity.

August 07 2023

Hanwha Defense Australia collaborates with Army on robotics

Hanwha Defense Australia has hosted representatives from the Australian and South Korean industries to pitch to the Australian Army via the Robotic and Autonomous Systems...

August 14 2023

ADF deploys to support Pacific Partnership 2023

The Australian Defence Force has commenced support for Pacific Partnership 2023 providing specialist personnel to five countries across the Indo-Pacific region from August to...

August 23 2023

MINDEF announces review of Defence Trade Controls Act

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced a review of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 to be led by Peter Tesch and Professor Graeme Samuel...

August 29 2023

Defence combats illegal fishing in the Pacific

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has conducted 17 missions and patrolled 686,000 square kilometres in an operation to combat illegal fishing in the Pacific, providing...

August 30 2023

Raytheon receives US defence funding for GhostEye radar development

Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded US$7 million (AU$10.8 million) to advance development and assessment of the company’s GhostEye MR radar, an advanced...

September 01 2023

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