Tag: Defence

Mick Ryan on Ukraine’s defence innovation system

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Major-General Mick Ryan spent 35 years in the Australian Army. Since retiring from service, he was appointed the Lowy Institute inaugural senior fellow in military studies and has been...

Sypaq Systems’ 30-year journey to ‘overnight success’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based engineering outfit Sypaq Systems became the overnight innovation success story of 2023 with the launch of its flat-pack, cardboard drone to the frontlines in Ukraine. But like many...

Quantum sensing innovators win $7.2m in ASCA contracts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Three local quantum sensing innovators have been tapped by Defence’s advanced technology incubator to develop prototype undersea navigation solutions for warfighters traversing GPS-denied environments. Phasor Innovation, Nomad Atomics and...

Defence inks $17.5m Adobe software deal

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
Defence will pay almost $6 million a year for access to Adobe’s design and collaboration software for the next three years, continuing a two-decade long relationship with the US...

Defence ICT to suck up $15bn over the decade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence plans to spend up to $1.5 billion a year for the next decade on enterprise technology like air-gapped cloud, advanced data platforms for AI and machine learning, and...

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...

Defence to seek ‘alternative financing’ in funding blitz

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A major lift in Defence funding is set to utilise more private financing and the government’s special investment vehicles and enterprises, Defence minister Richard Marles will announce on Thursday....