This week I will visit Indonesia to support the 20 Australian businesses exhibiting at the Indo Defence Expo and Forum 2018 as part of the Team Defence Australia delegation.
The Australian Defence Force will be better supported following the opening of a new, high-tech facility in Sydney. The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, officially opened Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia’s new state-of-the-art workshop in Sydney’s south today.
Dr Andrew Piotrowski has been awarded the 2018 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science for developing life-saving equipment against improvised explosive devices (IED).
In a first for our respective navies, HMAS Hobart has successfully tested a communications capability, proving her ability to share sensor information and real-time combat system data with the United States Navy.
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Australia’s transformative Naval Shipbuilding College has been officially opened. The College will deliver a coordinated, national approach to workforce development and skilling for our naval shipbuilding enterprise.
The Defence Industry Internship Program is now taking applications. The program supports small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in defence industry to harness the highly skilled Australians needed to support the Australian Defence Force in protecting Australia and its national interests.
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Joint media release Senator The Hon. Linda Reynolds CSC, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs
Australia’s national security has been significantly strengthened today with the commissioning of the second Australian-built Hobart class guided missile destroyer, HMAS Brisbane.
STS Young Endeavour and her world class youth development program were on show today when Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester met with the youth crew in Sydney Harbour.
THE fourth Invictus Games draws to a close tonight, ending a week of sporting and personal victories for more than 500 competitors from 18 nations across the world.
THE healing power of adaptive sports to help ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be adopted as a key measure to support the wounded, injured and ill (WII) community, with the announcement of a ‘sports cell’ by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Darren Chester today.
Joint media release The Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Australian Army special operations military working dog ‘Kuga’ has been posthumously awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for conspicuous gallantry at a ceremony in Canberra today.
Joint media release The Hon Darren Chester MP, Minister for Defence Personnel Australian Army special operations military working dog ‘Kuga’ has been posthumously awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for conspicuous gallantry at a ceremony in Canberra today.
Joint media release Minister for Defence, The Hon Christopher Pyne MP Rheinmetall Defence Australia has announced its first major Australian supplier contract for the production of its 211 Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles for the Australian Army.
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon Steven Ciobo MP Rheinmetall Defence Australia has announced its first major Australian supplier contract for the production of its 211 Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles for the Australian Army.
THE healing power of adaptive sports to help ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be adopted as a key measure to support the wounded, injured and ill (WII) community, with the announcement of a ‘sports cell’ by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Darren Chester today.
Australia will contribute $250,000 toward the NATO-Ukraine Medical Rehabilitation Trust Fund, to improve access to medical rehabilitation facilities for members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Minister for Defence Personnel, Darren Chester has announced the commencement of the Workplace Welfare Dogs Program at RAAF Bases East Sale, Williamtown and Pearce.
Minister for Defence the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today congratulated Australian Defence scientist Paul Marsden on being awarded the US Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, the highest award of the US Office of the Secretary of Defense for a non-US civilian.
A military trial conducted in downtown Adelaide, involving five countries and nearly 200 military and civilian personnel, has won a national project management award. The Contested Urban Environment trial was the national winner of the Professional Services category at the recent Australian 2018 Project Management Achievement Awards.
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Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, attended the fifth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting‑Plus (the ADMM-Plus) in Singapore, on 19-20 October.
AUSTRALIA is all set to host the fourth Invictus Games in Sydney from 20 to 27 October 2018. As the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 begins tonight with the Opening Ceremony at the Sydney Opera House, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel Darren Chester has welcomed competitors and their family and friends to Sydney.
A new strategic alliance between Rheinmetall and Defence Science and Technology (DST) will advance the development of innovative technologies for land capability. The alliance cements a long-standing research relationship that will deliver greater land power for Defence.
The eighth rotation of Task Group Taji were officially farewelled today, at a parade at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, in front of a crowd of family and friends.
