Tag: Defence industry

Defence industry SMEs share $17m in grants

Posted on   |  by David Allen
More than 40 Australian defence industry SMEs have received $17 million in grants through the latest round of the Defence Industry Development Grants (DIDG) program. The Department of Defence...

Licence-free defence trade soars under new export regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian defence firms shipped more than $150 million in military goods to the United States and United Kingdom without a licence over the past year under the new export...

WA arms up defence strategy with new statutory body

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Western Australia’s Cook government will introduce legislation to create a new statutory body, evolving Defence West into an independent agency tasked with accelerating growth in the state’s defence industry....

ASCA issues undersea navigation challenge to deep techs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department is seeking industry proposals for an Australian-built undersea navigation system to guide autonomous underwater vehicles through deep ocean waters without GPS assistance. The Advanced Strategic Capabilities...

Defence industry warns Pillar II plan is half-baked

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Meagre funding and a lack of clarity over the direction of the advanced technologies component of AUKUS is threatening the success of the all-important ‘Pillar II’ initiative, according to...

Defence industry seeks change after tough ANAO review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A scathing Auditor General’s report into maximising Australian industry participation in Defence procurement contracts has drawn mixed reaction from local industry, which called for changes to the way Defence...

SA defence precinct proposed to ‘cluster’ industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A vast new defence and aerospace precinct has been proposed for the outskirts of Adelaide, as the South Australian government looks to attract more defence industry investment. A 400...

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....