Tag: Defence

Dual-Use Forum: Where Defence meets industry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Following the recommendations of last year’s Defence Strategic Review, the Defence Innovation, Science and Technology (IS&T) ecosystem has restructured the way that it engages with industry and how it...

New DroneShield base tips R&D capacity past $400m

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Counter drone tech manufacturer DroneShield has tripled its manufacturing and R&D capacity through the opening of its new Sydney headquarters. The new facility in Pyrmont takes DroneShield’s annual manufacturing...

Army innovation challenge targets future soldier tech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $16 million Army innovation challenge supported by the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator is seeking new technologies to complement its long-running Soldier Combat System program. The Army Innovation Day...

Defence reveals cost of fledgling Secret cloud

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Canberra-based Vault Cloud will be paid $15 million to deliver the beginnings of Defence’s Secret cloud environment as the search for a hyperscaler capable of delivering redundancy for business-critical...

$60m SA tech academy shifts focus from digital to defence

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A planned technology training academy at Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen innovation precinct is set to open in 2026 after shifting its original focus from digital to Defence at the request...

Defence Secret cloud race narrows as Accenture deal hits $50m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Accenture has landed another a $14.7 million contract for work on Defence’s enterprise cloud services capability, while the department continues talks with shortlisted hyperscalers Google and Oracle on a...