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Kenny Heatley, Sky News Australia

KENNY HEATLEY: And I’m joined now by Pat Conroy, Industry Defence Minister, to discuss more. Minister, thanks for coming in. So, this is a big spend. It’s a historic spend you would say in defence capabilities for Australia. These missile systems that we are getting, these HIMARS, they’ve had some…

Andrew Greene, ABC Australia

JOURNALIST: More now on the billion-dollar Defence purchase. The Defence Industry Minister says that the decision to purchase the HIMARS weapons system and naval strike missiles has been endorsed by the officials overseeing a large-scale review of our military preparedness. Precise details of the…

New Guided Weapons a significant boost for national security

The Albanese Government is boosting Australia’s ability to deter potential threats to national security by substantially increasing the Australian Defence Force’s guided weapons and explosive ordnance stocks. Defence has signed a contract with Kongsberg to deliver the Naval Strike Missile (NSM),…

Vanuatu and Australia sign Bilateral Security Agreement

Today in Vanuatu, Australia and Vanuatu signed a Bilateral Security Agreement. Australia and Vanuatu’s security is intertwined and we are committed to enhancing the peace, prosperity, resilience and safety of our region for future generations. The Agreement recognises that our security cooperation…

Projects of concern summit held in Canberra

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, Thales Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jeff Connolly, and senior Defence, Infrastructure and Airservices Australia officials met today at a Projects of Concern Summit in Canberra. The Projects of Concern Summit is a forum for senior…

Land 400 Phase 3 consideration

The Australian Government will consider the findings of the Defence Strategic Review before deciding on the tender for the LAND 400 Phase 3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle project. The Review will make recommendations on priorities for investing in Australia’s defence capability and posture, to meet the…

Supporting export ambitions of small Defence businesses

Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP has announced more than $1.3 million in grant funding to boost the export capability of six Australian small businesses. “The Defence Global Competitiveness Grant Program strengthens our growing internationally competitive industrial base and…

Doorstop Interview, Henderson Maritime Precinct, Perth WA

Subjects: DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, DEFENCE SPENDING, DEFENCE RECRUITMENT. Minister for Defence Industry: I’m Pat Conroy, I’m the Australian Minister for Defence Industry. I’m joined by Tony Dalton, who’s Deputy Secretary in Charge of Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment, and Rear…

Defence contract delivers $100 million boost to the Hunter

The Australian Government has signed a Facility Services Deed worth more than $100 million with BAE Systems Australia to expand the F-35A depot maintenance capability at Newcastle Airport. This Deed will see the expansion from two to six maintenance bays, enabling BAE Systems Australia to…

Update on Projects of Concern

The Australian Government has approved the addition of one defence capability project and the removal of another project from Defence’s Projects of Concern list. The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, confirmed the removal of the Deployable Defence Air Traffic Management and…

Delivering on our commitment to keep Australians safe

The Albanese Government is delivering on its election commitments across the Defence portfolio, which will keep Australia safe. Under the Albanese Government, defence funding will rise to over 2 per cent of GDP over the forward estimates – the highest level in decades. New measures in the 2022-23…

Major investment in advanced long-range communications for the ADF

The Australian Government has announced a major boost to Defence’s strategic high-frequency communications capability to support regional and global operations. Defence and Babcock Pty Ltd today signed the contract to equip the Australian Defence Force with an enhanced high-frequency communications…