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Contractors surge at Defence amid workforce pressures

The number of external contractors working at the Department of Defence has grown by 55 per cent since the start of the pandemic, as the ongoing skills shortage takes...

Defence prototypes digital twin to test battle plans

31 August 2022 | by Justin Hendry

The Department of Defence is building a digital twin to allow commanders to test and rapidly re-check battle plans to elevate ADF command and control (C2). In an approach...

Defence studies cyber industry capabilities to plug market gaps

16 August 2022 | by Justin Hendry

The Department of Defence has acknowledged that the depth of cyber security expertise on existing federal government panels is lacking in a call for capabilities to support its information...

SA’s Susan Close urges space sector action on climate change

15 July 2022 | by Brandon How

South Australian Deputy Premier Susan Close has encouraged the space sector not to overlook applications of space tech that can help manage the effect of climate change as space...

Army beefs up training rations for SAP roll-out

5 July 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Department of Defence is ramping up investment in training army personnel in SAP software over the next 18 months, as hundreds of its business processes are consolidated on...

New ASPI chief was a Coalition govt captain’s call

1 June 2022 | by Denham Sadler

The new chief of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute was not the preferred candidate of the influential think tank’s advisory council, which had made a recommendation to government after...

$15 million Defence deal for Gilmour satellites

9 May 2022 | by Brandon How

Queensland-based rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has secured a $15 million deal to develop and launch satellites for the Department of Defence by mid-2023. Gilmour Space will develop a...

Better data needed to improve Indigenous STEM and cyber pathways: ASPI

3 May 2022 | by Brandon How

Better data and public reporting is needed as a starting point to improve Indigenous recruitment and retention in Defence, particularly around STEM and cyber, a new Australian Strategic Policy...

Northrop Grumman partners with Brisbane tech company on Defence work

14 April 2022 | by Brandon How

The Australian subsidiary of US-listed defence company Northrop Grumman has signed a six-year contract with a Brisbane-based electronics engineering company for the supply of secure communication devices. Northrop Grumman...

Digital twin: Defence pays McKinsey $6.4m to prototype virtual airbase

31 January 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Defence Force has begun making digital twins of its airbases, with global consultants McKinsey being paid $6.4 million over less than eight months to develop a prototype model...

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Contractors surge at Defence amid workforce pressures

Defence prototypes digital twin to test battle plans

Defence studies cyber industry capabilities to plug market gaps

SA’s Susan Close urges space sector action on climate change

Army beefs up training rations for SAP roll-out

New ASPI chief was a Coalition govt captain’s call

$15 million Defence deal for Gilmour satellites

Better data needed to improve Indigenous STEM and cyber pathways: ASPI

Northrop Grumman partners with Brisbane tech company on Defence work

Digital twin: Defence pays McKinsey $6.4m to prototype virtual airbase

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