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Women encouraged to take up shipbuilding careers

The Morrison Government is encouraging more women to take up rewarding careers in the shipbuilding sector. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the theme for today’s International Women’s Day – “Women in Leadership” – emphasised the extraordinary opportunities available to women as…

Loyal Wingman aircraft takes first flight

Joint media release: Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women, Acting Minister for Defence  The Morrison Government will invest a further $115 million in the Boeing Loyal Wingman program to continue developing the Australian-designed and built aircraft.…

STEM skills opportunities boosted through School Pathways Program

Tens of thousands of Australian school students will have more opportunities to experience Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related activities following the extension of a vital Morrison Government schools program. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the Schools…

Perth braking business wins supercharged export grant

Ground-breaking brake technology developed by a Perth business is set to increase in prominence on the world stage after the Morrison Government awarded the company a $240,000 grant aimed at boosting its export capability. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today announced Advanced Braking…

Australian businesses continue to kick sovereign manufacturing goals

The Morrison Government is helping more local Australian companies to build up their sovereign capability in a program that will also help to boost local jobs. Three small Australian manufacturing businesses have received more than $2 million in support in the latest round of Sovereign…

Regional Victoria big winners from Coalition's defence infrastructure investment

Joint Media Release: The Hon Damian Drum MP, Member for Nicholls Almost $100 million will be spent to deliver world-class infrastructure at a Victorian Defence facility that provides combat training to soldiers in the Australian Army. The Federal Government’s investment in the School of Armour at…

Morrison Government launches guide to bolster industry security

The Morrison Government has joined forces with Australia’s defence industry to develop a ‘go-to’ guide for small businesses on how to improve their security practices to help them win Defence work. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today launched the Working Securely with Defence guide…

Continuing to strengthen defence industry ties with the United Kingdom

Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has stressed the ongoing importance of defence industrial base cooperation between Australia and the United Kingdom during key talks with her UK counterpart. Minister Price spoke with UK Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin MP last night and said…

Australian Defence Information and Electronic Systems Association (ADIESA) Annual dinner

***Check against delivery*** Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great pleasure to be invited to this year’s Annual Dinner. This is my first time attending this dinner as Minister for Defence Industry, so it’s wonderful that we can come together despite the challenges posed by COVID. I would like to thank…

Australia and UK partner to fast-track cutting edge capabilities

The Morrison Government has given research funding to five Australian-led groups to develop technology that will accelerate the integration of advanced materials into military platforms and give our Defence personnel a competitive advantage.The projects are part of a program run jointly by…

F-35 Induction, Williamtown NSW

GABBY COSTIGAN, CEO BAE SYSTEMS: Good morning everybody. Thank you so much for joining us today. We’ve had a fantastic morning here with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Defence Industry, celebrating a truly fantastic milestone in the journey of the F-…

Next Milestones in Australia’s F-35 Program

The first F-35A aircraft has been inducted into BAE Systems Australia’s (BAESA) maintenance depot as part of the next major milestone in the Joint Strike Fighter Program. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the F-35A fleet was now 33 strong and ready to deploy on operations. “This is about…