Tag: Defence

$1bn defence fund to target local dual-use tech companies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is set to tip up to $500 million into a co-investment fund that will back local companies developing dual-use technologies aligned with AUKUS Pillar II priorities,...

Flinders, RMIT to lead Defence’s missile R&D network

Posted on   |  by Staff Writer
Flinders and RMIT universities will lead a new national research network focused on the materials and technologies needed for Defence’s guided weapons and explosives plan. Announced on Tuesday, the...

Local supplier secures Defence’s $54m IT services work

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Perth founded firm Kinetic IT will continue to supply Defence’s ICT service desk and switchboard service for another two years under a $53.5 million contract. Inked last October and...

Space sector eyes further investment growth after record year

Posted on   |  by Akash Sriram
Global investment in space technology is poised to climb further in 2026, propelled by government spending on defence-linked satellite systems and private sector bets on launch capacity, investment firm...

Defence tech firms win spots on counter-drone panel

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence has selected nearly two dozen local and overseas companies for a new counter-drone procurement panel to help protect military sites and installations from aerial attacks. Raytheon, SAAB, Anduril...

Subscription shift forces Defence into $178m VMWare mega-deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence has consolidated its VMWare arrangements, including some perpetual licences, into a new almost $180 million mega deal after the virtualisation supplier’s shift to a subscription model. The new...

Defence inks Google deal for ‘air-gapped’ Secret cloud

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Google has signed a potentially lucrative deal to provide Australia’s military with a resilient, fully disconnected hyperscale cloud solution capable of operating through network outages. The multi-year agreement for...