More than 1600 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived in the United States ahead of a month of focused military training activities with 26 nations from across the globe for Exercise Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018.
Australian defence industry innovation potential was in focus today as Kord Defence, a Canberra-based defence company, today announced it has signed a contract worth almost half a million Australian dollars with the US Marine Corps for the testing and evaluation of a Wireless Control System.
The security of Australia’s maritime borders will be significantly strengthened with another major military investment. The Turnbull Government will invest $1.4 billion and acquire the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft through a cooperative program with the United States Navy.
The security of Australia’s maritime borders will be significantly strengthened with another major military investment. The Turnbull Government will invest $1.4 billion and acquire the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft through a cooperative program with the United States Navy.
Australia will upgrade facilities at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth used by the Australian Defence Force, as part of our long-standing commitment to regional security.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, will visit Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth on 25 June 2018 for the inaugural Malaysia-Australia High Level Committee meeting on Defence Cooperation and to mark the 60th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force presence at the base.
The Australian Army has partnered with the Defence Innovation Hub to award three innovation contracts to Australian industry.
After seven years in the role, Chief Defence Scientist Dr Alex Zelinsky has announced he will be leaving Defence Science and Technology (DST) to take up the appointment of Vice Chancellor of the University of Newcastle.
Australian businesses and organisations will be given the opportunity to have their say about the workforce challenges and skills-related barriers affecting their contribution to the modernisation of Australian Defence Force capabilities.
Joint release with the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry Defence is seeking input from Australian industry on the proposed tender timeline for LAND 400 Phase 3. The acquisition of mounted close combat vehicle capability through the tender will be one of Army’s largest purchases.
Joint release with Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Defence is seeking input from Australian industry on the proposed tender timeline for LAND 400 Phase 3. The acquisition of mounted close combat vehicle capability through the tender will be one of Army’s largest purchases.
Minister for Defence, the Hon Marise Payne, today announced HMAS Warramunga is returning to Australia after a highly successful Royal Australian Navy (RAN) deployment to the Middle East Region.
The Australian Government welcomes President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to extend the Afghan Government’s ceasefire with the Taliban, so that it continues after the Eid al-Fitr celebration.
Joint media release with, The Senator The Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Australia will field its largest ever team at this year’s Invictus Games to be held in Sydney.
Joint media release with, The Hon Darren Chester MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel Australia will field its largest ever team at this year’s Invictus Games to be held in Sydney.
Defence is inviting Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to submit proposals for new technologies to protect Australian small, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by making them harder to detect.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, visited Solomon Islands on 14 June 2018 to discuss the strengthening of Australia’s security partnership with the Solomon Islands Government.
Joint release with, Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne Australia’s Collins Class submarine fleet will receive significant sonar upgrades further extending its superiority in our region.
Joint release with Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon Christopher Pyne MP Australia’s Collins Class submarine fleet will receive significant sonar upgrades further extending its superiority in our region.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, visited the Kingdom of Tonga on 13 June 2018 to discuss opportunities to further strengthen Australia’s defence partnership with His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF).
The Australian Army’s next step in the development and acquisition of robotics and autonomous systems to support Australian soldiers was unveiled today.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne will visit the Kingdom of Tonga and Solomon Islands on 13 and 14 June 2018.
South Australia’s Supashock has partnered with Rheinmetall Defence to develop a load handling system that significantly improves efficiency and safety for the loading of containers and other items onto vehicles. It has been designed for Rheinmetall’s logistic vehicle (HX77 8x8) and its future derivative which is being de
A large contingent of Australian defence companies have come together as part of Team Defence Australia’s inaugural presence at Eurosatory 2018, a premier international defence and security exhibition in Paris, France.
Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne attended NATO Defence Ministers’ meetings and a series of bilateral engagements in Brussels on 8 and 9 June. Minister Payne attended a session on the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan and a meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria.
Today we announce that Joint Task Group Indo-Pacific Endeavour 18 will provide further assistance to support the Government of Vanuatu in response to the ongoing impact of volcanic activity on Ambae Island.
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today toured the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space Centre and viewed their state-of-the-art CubeSat which is going through the final testing phase before its planned launch in September this year.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, met with the Indonesian Minister of Defence General (Rtd) Ryamizard Ryacudu and Panglima TNI, Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne will visit Belgium from 7-9 June 2018 to attend the NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting and a meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh (ISIL).
Joint release with Steven Marshall MP, Premier of South Australia, Member for Dunstan
