The Manhattan Project has been in the spotlight through the movie Oppenheimer. It was a mission-driven race that sought strategic competitive advantage. This was a project on a massive...
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The Australian government will reduce barriers to technology transfer and costs of trade with AUKUS allies but will criminalise the sharing of certain sensitive technology with non-US or UK...
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Australia is in an ever evolving and challenging strategic environment made increasingly uncertain by rapid technological development. This has been clearly spelt-out in the Defence Strategic Review published earlier...
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The lack of a national Defence strategy is delaying the technology and advanced capability component of the AUKUS arrangement and a potential new pillar covering supply chains, according to...
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Australia has joined a global push for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in military operations, signing a declaration with 30 other countries that commits it to applying AI...
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The Department of Defence is nearing completion of a new Space Capability Program strategy, with local industry expected to be briefed “before December”. Head of Space Command Air Vice-Marshall...
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The Senate’s inquiry into the Department of Defence’s support for the local industry will hone in on procurement, ‘sovereign capability’, and innovation after finding Australian suppliers are being “poorly...
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The Australian Strategic Capabilities Accelerator will commit an estimated $680 million over the next ten years to the research and development of emerging and disruptive technologies, according to its...
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Closer collaboration with the local space industry is a key Defence priority according to chief of joint capabilities Lieutenant General John Frewen, with commercial capabilities becoming increasingly important in...
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Multinational prime contractors are being invited to apply for the next iteration of the Defence department’s Global Supply Chain Program, which intends to help Australian small to medium sized...
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Seven local Defence industry firms have pocketed $3.8 million worth of grants for projects ranging from quantum sensing to advanced manufacturing. Funding was allocated through two matched grants programs,...
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The Department of Defence reduced spending with the Big Four consulting giants by an average 40 per cent in the 2022/23 financial year, the first full 12 month reporting...
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Accenture’s contract with Defence for a cloud computing capability has more than doubled in value in six months, skyrocketing to just under $35 million since being awarded in February....
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Governments are not well-known for their speed, particularly when blazing a trail with technology for others to follow. But when Defence, with its $50 billion annual budget, declares the...