Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, has formally launched an advanced supercomputing capability at the Defence Science and Technology Group site at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in Edinburgh, South Australia.
To kick off National Science Week, Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Matt Keogh MP has met some freshly minted Defence scientists who have joined Defence through the NAVIGATE program, a pioneering Defence recruitment initiative that is working to strengthen and diversify the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce
Army is looking to the future, unveiling an ‘electric Bushmaster’; the electric Protected Military Vehicle (ePMV). Assistant Minister for Defence the Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP said the ePMV was a key part of Army’s efforts to become Future Ready.
Today I will travel to Solomon Islands to represent Australia at events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal and the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Canberra. I will be joined by Australia’s Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM Royal Australian Navy.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, hosted the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Minister for National Defense, Lee Jong-sup, at Parliament House on Thursday 4 August 2022.
The first of Australia’s twelve P-8A Poseidon advanced maritime patrol aircraft will enter deep maintenance work locally, rather than offshore, following upgrades at RAAF Base Edinburgh near Adelaide.
Joint media release The Hon Anika Wells MP, Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport Residential aged care homes experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks will be able to receive help from Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel until the end of September.
Canberra-based company CEA Technologies is building four new Air Defence radars as part of the Australian Government’s $2.7 billion investment in Defence’s new Joint Air Battle Management System.
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, has announced Government approval for the Land Force Level Electronic Warfare Project valued at nearly $75 million.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, was hosted by the United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, at the Pentagon today.
The Defence Innovation Hub has awarded its largest contract to date to Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to develop advanced respiratory protective equipment for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will visit the United States of America from 11-14 July 2022.
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, is pleased to announce Defence personnel will now have access to a new computer interface that allows for better informed and faster decision-making.
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The Australian Government will provide an additional AUD 100 million for military assistance to Ukraine, including 20 more Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles.
We arrive at a time which is as strategically complex as any since the end of the Second World War in terms of our national security and the needs of our defence procurement.
More than eighty years after HMAS Sydney II was sunk, the Royal Australian Navy has re-dedicated the remains of Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark in the War Graves at Geraldton Cemetery, Western Australia.
Two additional CH-47F Chinook helicopters will arrive at RAAF Base Townsville after an expedited sale from the United States Government. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, said the two additional Chinooks were part of the Australian Government’s $595 million investment in heavy-lift battlefield aviation capability.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will visit India from 20-23 June 2022. “Australia and India are Comprehensive Strategic Partners. I am committed to strengthening Australia’s defence and security cooperation with India,” Deputy Prime Minister Marles said.
The first four M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers being gifted to Ukraine departed RAAF Base Amberley last week. Loaded into a Ukrainian Antonov AN-124 aircraft, the four vehicles are the first of 14 M113AS4s to be provided by Australia.
Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles MP will visit Japan from 13-15 June, his first visit to North Asia since he assumed office last month. During his visit, the Deputy Prime Minister will meet his counterparts and key defence and national security figures, to discuss our shared approach in the Indo-Pacific.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP will visit Singapore from 10-12 June 2022 to attend the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue.
The Australian Army’s Future Ready Training is set to receive a boost, with the Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP today announcing that a $17.6 million contract has been awarded to a Newcastle business to provide the next evolution of military computer simulation training software, specifically developed for the Australian
The Australian Army’s Future Ready Training is set to receive a boost, with the Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP today announcing that a $17.6 million contract has been awarded to a Newcastle business to provide the next evolution of military computer simulation training software, specifically developed for the Australian
The Morrison Government is committed to ensuring Defence becomes a more data-informed organisation that better leverages information and data for strategic and operational advantage.
On Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April 2022, the Minister for Defence, the Hon Peter Dutton MP will recognise the significant contribution of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in the evacuation of over 4,000 Australians, foreign and Afghan nationals and their families at RAAF Base Amberley and Lavarack Barracks respectively.
Joint media release: Minister for Defence, the Hon Peter Dutton MP The Morrison Government is investing more than $1 billion to upgrade 73 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Reserve and Cadet facilities across Australia over the next 10 years.
Joint media release: Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP The Morrison Government is investing more than $1 billion to upgrade 73 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Reserve and Cadet facilities across Australia over the next 10 years.
