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Extra support to Australian defence industry during COVID-19

Joint Media Release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP   The Morrison Government will invest an extra $24 million in defence industry grants programs as part of our commitment to build a robust, resilient and internationally competitive defence industry. Minister for…

Queensland small business achieving export success

A small, veteran-owned and founded defence industry business in Queensland is preparing for its first export of advanced training systems as part of a trial with the British Army. Specialising in manufacturing land targets, Brisbane-based GaardTech has a range of products, including thermally…

NSW company to deliver new remote weapon stations for ADF vehicles

Joint Media Release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP Senator for New South Wales, Senator Jim Molan AO DSC  New South Wales based company, Electro Optic Systems (EOS), has been awarded a $94 million contract to supply 251 Remote Weapon Stations to increase the…

Leading the development of a sovereign industrial defence capability

[Check against delivery] Welcome all to the Defence Teaming Centre’s Defence Industry Virtual Summit. I would like to thank Audra and her team at DTC for hosting this event to discuss our sovereign industry capability. It’s a great pleasure to be here. As many of you would have seen over the past…

Op-Ed: Five pillars approach to support defence industry

From the moment it was established, the Defence Industry portfolio had a crystal clear focus. It was to deliver world-class capability for our Defence Force, export our Aussie ingenuity abroad, broaden the horizons of Australia’s small and medium businesses – and create thousands of Australian jobs…

Life-saving health capability to revolutionise deployable health care

Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP  

Tasmanian small business set to soar after $150,000 grant

Joint media release: Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries & Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism, Senator Jonathon Dunaim A Tasmanian company considered a world leader in the production of engines for unmanned aerial vehicles has received a $150,000 grant from the Morrison…

Air Force's first space payload launch from Australia

Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP A DART rocket carrying a Defence payload has launched today from Koonibba Rocket Range in South Australia, marking the first commercial rocket launch to the edge of space from Australia. At just 3.4 metres long and…

Palau receives Guardian-class patrol boat

Joint media release: Assistant Defence Minister & Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Alex Hawke MP Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP Australia is stepping up in the Pacific and continuing to deepen our engagement with our regional partners…

Strengthening how Defence does business with Australian industry

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Hunter Class Frigate Program doing more with Australian industry

Joint media release  Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP   The Australian Government is examining more opportunities for Australia’s local industry in the Hunter Class Frigate Program with three feasibility studies for Australian industry to participate in the build…

Australian steel to support Hunter Class Frigate prototyping

Joint media release: Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP   Work on the Morrison Government’s Hunter Class Frigate Program is progressing as the prototyping phase of the program approaches. The prime contractor for the Program, ASC Shipbuilding, has signed a contract with…