Tag: Pat Conroy

Defence awards last $3.5m in grants before program reform

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Eight local companies will share in defence industry grants worth $3.47 million, the last to be awarded before Defence introduces a new grants regime in June. Funded projects include...

Govt becomes broker for defence industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian government is set to broker the sale of sovereign defence capabilities to other nations on behalf of local firms under a new program designed to boost export...

Space treaty stoush opens up over sovereign controls

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What was supposed to have been a no-brainer treaty between the US and Australia promising to boost the local space industry – the Technology Safeguards Agreement – has instead...

Govt focuses defence industry plan by halving priorities

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new Defence Industry Development Strategy has halved the number of sovereign capability priorities to seven and simplified grants in a bid to create a more streamlined approach to...

Govt to include unions on new Defence Industry Council

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will establish a new ‘tripartite’ Defence Industry Council made up of representatives from government, industry and the unions to oversee the development of a sovereign defence...

Ghost Bat production is shaped toward potential exports

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has dropped an additional $400 million on its ‘Ghost Bat’ collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) to secure three working prototypes of a next-generation ‘Block Two’ version of...

Defence manufacturer grants tighten industry focus

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian manufacturers of anti-drone technology, guided munition components and hypersonic vehicles have shared in $3.4 million in federal defence industry grants announced on Tuesday by Defence Industry minister Pat...

Conroy talks up ‘huge opportunity’ of export control reforms

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy has dismissed concerns surrounding proposed reforms to the Defence Control Act, describing the changes as “a huge opportunity for Australian Industry”. The proposed Defence...