Published in The Australian, Tuesday 8 October 2019
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The development of a new military training area in North Queensland has reached a significant milestone with the first piece of infrastructure completed.
Joint media release Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC
Joint media release Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC
**E & OE Check against delivery** Thank you very much Chief of Navy for that introduction and welcome to you all ladies and gentlemen – you are all very welcome here to Sydney. Welcome to the Sea Power Conference.
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP
The five naval shipbuilding primes have signed a landmark Industry Strategic Workforce Plan with the Naval Shipbuilding College that will boost our sovereign capability to design, build and sustain Australia’s naval capabilities.
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP
A Melbourne company has received a $3.5 million contract to develop an unmanned aerial system with potential future applications for the Royal Australian Navy.
Joint media release Mr John Alexander OAM MP, member for Bennelong
In line with the Morrison Government’s priorities, Defence has reinforced its commitment to work more closely with industry in the new Navy Industry Engagement Strategy.
Military, industry and academic representatives from 50 nations have gathered for the Sea Power Conference 2019 in Sydney.
Joint media release Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP
A high-tech small Australian business will continue working with the Royal Australian Navy to provide additional Tactical Electronic Warfare simulation training systems, after successfully delivering the capability earlier this year.
Joint media release Senator Sam McMahon, Senator for Northern Territory A Northern Territory company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade range facilities at four Defence training areas.
1500 performers from around the world are preparing for the largest Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The event will take place from 17-19 October at Sydney Olympic Park, with 1500 of the world’s best pipers, fiddlers, drummers, military musicians and performers coming together.
Construction for the Shoalwater Bay Training Area expansion in Central Queensland and the establishment of a new training area near Greenvale in North Queensland have commenced.
The Morrison Government is backing small businesses in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program by awarding a new contract to Australian company Nupress Tools.
This week I will travel to the United States to fight for more work in the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program to deliver more Australian jobs and opportunities for small businesses in the defence supply chain.
Joint media release Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP
Joint media release Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC
The Royal Australian Navy has begun its largest deployment of the year with more than a thousand sailors and officers bound for engagements across North and South East Asia.
The Royal Australian Navy and Indonesian Armed Forces have completed a six-day naval training exercise to combat illegal maritime activities.
The Australian Army and Vanuatu Police Force have completed Exercise Vanuatu Alliance, an annual humanitarian and disaster relief exercise conducted under our thirty year Defence Cooperation Program.
Canberra-based company XTEK Ltd has been awarded a contract to provide repairs, maintenance and support services for the Australian Defence Force’s growing fleet of Wasp All Environment (AE) small unmanned aerial systems.
Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, and Malaysian Minister of Defence Mohamad bin Sabu, held the second Malaysia-Australia High Level Committee in Canberra, Australia, on 25 September 2019.
The Australian Army hosted its sixth Innovation Day at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra today, with defence industry specialists pitching their ideas in a shark-tank style forum to Army and Defence Industry Hub officials.
I look forward to hosting my Malaysian counterpart, Minister of Defence, Mohamad bin Sabu, in Canberra for the second Malaysia-Australia High Level Committee tomorrow, 25 September 2019.
** E&OE Check against delivery**Thank you very much, Chief of Army, and what an amazingly wonderful day this is for Army, and for the Australian Defence Force. It is a great pleasure to be back here at the Gallipoli Barracks today for this very important day for our Army.
