Tag: Department of Defence

Leidos to lead Defence’s $1.3bn counter-drone project

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
American military contractor Leidos has secured the key role of systems integration partner on Defence’s counter-drone project, beating local defence tech darling DroneShield and others to the deal. Defence...

Defence buys quantum processor from SQC

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Silicon Quantum Computing has entered a multimillion-dollar contract with Defence that will see it provide an Australian-made quantum machine learning processor to make sense of large datasets. The Sydney-based...

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 takes first step in restarting satellite tender process

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence has restarted its search for a new military-grade geostationary satellite after scrapping a multi-billion-dollar contract with US defence and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin late last year. In a...

Second time’s a charm for Defence ERP switchover

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The largest enterprise resources planning overhaul underway in the federal government — and across the Southern Hemisphere — has reached a significant milestone in its six-year history. After being...

Accenture paid $11m for six months cloud work at Defence

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Defence has handed Accenture more than $11 million to continue work on its enterprise cloud capability over the next six months, ahead of plans to outsource cloud operations. The...

Defence sets up US-style sovereign capability sales office

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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....