Australian small and medium enterprises have demonstrated they are well placed to deliver defence innovation with the announcement today that an Australian startup will receive an investment from a US defence prime.
Nowra defence supplier Air Affairs Australia officially opened its new headquarters today after it almost quadrupled its workforce over the past two years.
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Elements of the 2018 Marine Rotational Force–Darwin (MRF-D) will begin arriving in the Top End this month to prepare for the seventh and largest rotation to date. The rotation will include 1,587 US Marines, eight MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and an artillery battery of six M777 Howitzers.
Recruitment is well underway for the pioneering OneSKY project which will see Australia’s skies become even safer with the world’s most advanced air traffic management system technology.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. And let me begin this morning by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and future. Let me also thank Aunty Tina for your very informative welcome.
Australia’s new maritime surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), five months ahead of the original schedule.
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The second edition of the Australian Military Sales Catalogue was released today to promote the products and services produced by Australia’s defence industry internationally.
Naval Group Australia has partnered with KBR to support the design of the Future Submarine Construction Yard, a vital piece of the Osborne Naval shipbuilding precinct.
A new ASEAN-Australia Defence Postgraduate Scholarship Program is being established as one of the initiatives from the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit.
A new state-of-the-art force protection capability designed to protect against the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is now being manufactured in Australia, following an agreement between Defence and Queensland based company L-3 Micreo.
A new state-of-the-art force protection capability designed to protect against the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is now being manufactured in Australia, following an agreement between Defence and Queensland based company L-3 Micreo.
The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence Her Excellency Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs His Excellency General (retired) Ryamizard Ryacudu, Minister of Defence
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SHERIDAN STEWART: Meanwhile, of course, the big news of the day, Queensland has won the race to build $5 billion worth of fighting vehicles as part of the largest purchase in the Australian Army's history.
The stories of several new recruits taking their first steps towards their dream jobs as part of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Indigenous Development Program were launched today by Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester.
The stories of several new recruits taking their first steps towards their dream jobs as part of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Indigenous Development Program were launched today by Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester.
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Ms Jaquie Scammell has been appointed Chair of the Defence Reserves Support Council (DRSC) Victoria. Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester MP, said Ms Scammell, a member of the Council since 2011, was a great choice for the appointment.
The Turnbull Government will create up to 1450 jobs across Australia through the purchase of a fleet of new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles for the Australian Defence Force.
The Turnbull Government will create up to 1450 jobs across Australia through the purchase of a fleet of new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles for the Australian Defence Force.
A highly-secure IT lifecycle services centre specifically designed for the Federal Government and Defence sectors was officially opened in Canberra today.
Australia’s first submarine was most likely lost during an underwater operation off the coast of Papua New Guinea as it returned to Rabaul, according to the findings of a report from the expedition that found the wreck of HMAS AE1.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has increased its support to the people of Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a series of severe aftershocks continue to affect the country’s remote Highland areas.
The strategic partnership between Australia and New Zealand remains the closest in our region, and continues to have global dimensions established in the days of the first ANZACs.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today met with New Zealand counterpart, Minister of Defence the Hon Ron Mark, in Wellington for the annual Australia-New Zealand Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ANZDMM).
Thomas Global Systems and Safran Group signed a new agreement today in Sydney to formally commence their partnership which will facilitate industry knowledge sharing and create advanced manufacturing jobs in Western Sydney.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, will meet her New Zealand counterpart, Minister of Defence the Hon Ron Mark, in Wellington today for the annual Australia-New Zealand Defence Ministers' Meeting (ANZDMM).
