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Morrison Government backs Canberra cyber business

The Morrison Government has awarded a Canberra cyber technology company a grant of more than half a million dollars as part of the Government’s continued commitment to invest in Australian small and medium businesses. Penten’s $520,000 Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority grant is supporting…

Workforce of the future through Defence industry internship program

The Morrison Government is giving Australian engineering students more opportunities to get a taste of the exciting careers available in defence industry. In a significant win for students and defence businesses across the country, Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today announced…

Defence helps Sydney uni put sharp focus on new camera technology

Western Sydney University is working with the Australian Defence Force to develop world-first technology that will provide Australia’s military and its allies with the capability edge they need across the Indo-Pacific.  The university has been awarded a United States Navy Office of Naval…

Caloundra firm wins Defence exports boost

Joint media release Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP   Leading Caloundra aerospace company HeliMods has won more support from the Morrison Government to help it reach new opportunities in global markets. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today announced the Sunshine Coast…

Aussie business to build safety stands for RAAF Super Hornets and Growlers

Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, the Hon Alan Tudge MP A Victorian small business will build the aircraft safety stands used in the maintenance of Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G…

Defence shares freeze-dried food knowledge with Tasmanian industry

Joint media release: Member for Bass, Bridget Archer MP Defence is partnering with a Tasmanian company that specialises in the production of freeze-dried foods to support growth in food innovation and production.   Forager Foods has been given access to a Defence facility in Scottsdale,…

Tonga receives its second Guardian-Class patrol boat

Joint Media Release Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Alex Hawke MP Minister Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP  The Morrison Government’s Pacific Maritime Security Program has reached a new milestone today as the Kingdom…

Increased support for business to access defence industry grants

The Morrison Government is making it easier for small and medium sized businesses in the defence sector to access defence industry grant programs. From 12 November, changes to the co-contribution ratios in three existing defence industry grant programs will help small and medium businesses access…

F/A-18A Hornet on its way to the Australian War Memorial

The first of two ‘Classic’ Hornets allocated to the Australian War Memorial for heritage display is being transported by road from RAAF Base Williamtown to Canberra. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said today’s expected arrival of the F/A-18A Hornet A21-022 would be a major step in the…

Morrison Government delivers cutting edge information systems for Navy's ships

Joint media release: Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP   The Morrison Government is strengthening the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) maritime communications by investing over $600 million in a new Fleet Information Environment. This will include upgrades to naval…

Bright ideas of Aussie small businesses on display at UNSW Canberra

Joint Media release Phillip Thompson OAM MP, Member for Herbert  Innovative start-ups and small technology businesses that are developing bright ideas to support Australia’s defence capability have today showcased their new concepts to Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price. UNSW…

Canberra small business wins Defence innovation contract

An innovative small business helping soldiers in the battlefield control electrical devices on their weapons and body has been awarded a $3.4 million contract with Defence.Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, today announced the new contract, funded through the Defence Innovation Hub, with…