The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today congratulated Victorian based company, Marand Precision Engineering, on delivering its 50th Vertical Tail in support of the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
In a win for Tasmanian defence industry, Taylor Bros Marine has today announced the signing of a major contract with Luerssen Australia.
Thales Australia is looking to make Tasmania the home of a state-of-the-art trials and test facility for submarine and surface ship sonar systems.
Minister for Defence, Marise Payne, and Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, today launched an Indigenous joint-venture to deliver the $213 million Bayinguwa critical wharf works project at Garden Island Defence Precinct, the Royal Australian Naval Base in Sydney.
Australia will assist the Afghan National Air Force to establish its UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter capability. Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne made the announcement while attending the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Brussels.
We join with the people of Thailand in celebrating the rescue of all 12 boys and their coach who have been safely evacuated from the flooded cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne will represent the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, at the NATO Leaders’ Summit from 11 to 12 July in Belgium.
Joint release with Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, will travel to the United Kingdom on 10 July 2018 to take part in the Defence Industry Dialogue with the United Kingdom.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne today launched a video sharing the stories of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service women and the women who have supported them in their careers as pa
HMAS Warramunga has returned home to a hero’s welcome from family and friends after spending almost nine months deployed to the Middle East.
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, will travel to Israel on 6-9 July for the inaugural Australia-Israel Defence Industry Cooperation Joint Working Group in Tel Aviv.
A key player in Australia’s defence industry has reported a record number of applicants during a recruitment drive, underscoring the Government’s commitment to attract people to the growing sector.
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced the confirmation of the identity of a World War One (WWI) Australian soldier, previously recorded as unknown.The soldier can now be identified as Private Robert Oliver Bowness, a member of the 4th Pioneer Battalion.
Australia will provide further support to the Government of Thailand’s efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, today announced the Woodside Defence Families Association will receive up to $29,070 in funding to enable its ongoing support to Australian Defence Force (ADF) families in the Adelaide Hills community.
Joint release with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Home Affairs We warmly welcome the news that 12 boys and their soccer coach have been found alive after being trapped for nine days in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) begins a new era today as a statutory agency within the Defence portfolio.
The Australian Government is assisting the Government of Thailand’s efforts to locate a group of 13 people who are missing, believed trapped in a flooded cave system in Chiang Rai.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, yesterday announced approval of a $495 million investment in two projects for new facilities at the Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Northern Territory.
Western Australia will be home to a new Hunter class training and capability centre, known as ‘Ship Zero’, as part of a $670 million investment at HMAS Stirling and Henderson to support Australia’s new frigates.
Western Australia will be home to a new Hunter class training and capability centre, known as ‘Ship Zero’, as part of a $670 million investment at HMAS Stirling and Henderson to support Australia’s new frigates.
The Turnbull Government will deliver one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, create 4000 Australian jobs and secure a local naval shipbuilding industry for decades to come.
The Turnbull Government will deliver one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, create 4000 Australian jobs and secure a local naval shipbuilding industry for decades to come.
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The Turnbull Government will today introduce a Bill to make it easier for the states and territories to seek assistance from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to respond to terrorist and other violent incidents.
The Government’s commitment to a viable long term defence industry has been validated with the release of an independent report into Lockheed Martin Australia’s positive impact on the Australian economy.
The Turnbull Government will invest around $110 million at RAAF Base Tindal to support Australia’s cutting edge new MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft, with Northern Territory businesses in the box seat to help deliver the infrastructure project.
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.
