Tag: 2026 National Defence Strategy

Chip maker Millibeam launches Aussie anti-drone device

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australian fabless semiconductor and 5G developer Millibeam has taken a new product direction with the launch of an RF-jamming, counter-drone device designed entirely inhouse with the aim of solving...

Private capital to lead R&D as Defence Trailblazer sunsets

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Hypersonic missile flight design, artificial intelligence to track spaceborne objects, and software to move satellites into ‘constellations’ will be developed through six new research projects underway between a global...

Industry secretary Meghan Quinn lands top Defence post

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Meghan Quinn will step down as the top bureaucrat at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources after four years to become Australia’s new Defence secretary. Ms Quinn will...

Private capital to improve Defence industry outcomes: AIDN

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The government’s move to attract more private capital into Defence spending has the potential drive a major scale-up of Australian military technology, the Australian Industry and Defence Network says,...

Gig Guide: Home Affairs loses tech chief Kovacevic to Austrade

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s trade investment agency has poached Home Affairs’ long-serving chief digital officer Radi Kovacevic, as the public service continues to grapple with the internal impact of artificial...

Defence embraces the future with private financing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For deep tech startups and local SME’s working on dual-use products and services, Defence minister Richard Marles has cracked open a window to new opportunities through private sector capability...

Defence doubles down on tech as AI ‘disruption’ looms

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence has formally identified artificial intelligence as a rising strategic factor and innovation priority in its new strategy and 10-year spending plan, while pledging an extra half-billion dollars to...

Defence boosts space and cyber spend to $38bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence is set to invest up to $38 billion in space, cyber and electronic warfare over the next decade, as the invisible frontiers of modern conflict demand ever-greater budget...