Tag: Defence Innovation

Tanya Monro on ASCA and the future of Defence innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s chief defence scientist Tanya Monro says a new structure for engaging with industry on emerging technologies will open opportunities for local companies and put new capability in the...

Govt’s defence innovation reset needs more work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s $3.4 billion defence innovation overhaul does not go far enough and needs more strategic work to “disrupt” a system that has for decades struggled to deliver...

Defence commits $151m to AUKUS pillar two

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Initiatives under AUKUS Pillar II have been given a $151.6 million Budget commitment over the forward estimates, with around $900 million committed to broader Defence innovation programs over the...

Govt overhauls Defence innovation programs with $3.4bn accelerator

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s industry-facing defence innovation programs will be replaced by a new accelerator in a once-in-a-generation overhaul aimed at proving up critical technologies like quantum and hypersonics to fast-track their...

Defence suppresses innovation review findings

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A government review of Australia’s defence innovation system has been released more than a year after it was completed, but heavy redactions based on public interest claims have kept...

$2m Defence innovation review dead and buried

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $2 million review of Australia’s defence innovation system looks unlikely to ever be released after the former Coalition government sat on it for five months and the Department...