Tag: Defence

Defence inks first contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
SpaceX, the rocket maker founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has struck its first direct contract with the Australian government to supply its popular Starlink satellite internet service to...

Defence calls in the big guns for cloud migration help

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence has contracted AWS and Microsoft to help with its migration and multi-cloud environment, inking fresh limited tender deals with the US hyperscalers worth more than $12 million. The...

Defence’s powerful new supercomputer comes online

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new Defence supercomputer almost a decade in the making is now up and running in Adelaide, delivering machine learning and AI capabilities to defence scientists. Defence declared the...

$3m in Defence grants catalyse SA research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australian space and AI firms, local universities and Defence’s research arm will partner to demonstrate an ambitious new sensor network after securing a $1.6 million collaboration grant. The...

Fleet Space lifts Defence’s sovereign satcom hopes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Fleet Space Technologies says a sovereign satellite communications system for Australia’s military is still feasible, after delivering a low-Earth orbit satellite project to Defence. As Australia explores a militarised...

Defence sets up US-style sovereign capability sales office

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will follow the United States and set up a new office dedicated to selling sovereign defence capabilities, including high-tech combat drones and radar technology, to international security partners....