Tag: Defence

Marles wants faster ASCA missions after complaints

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence minister Richard Marles has defended the work of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator after reports emerged that the design phase on its first mission had been mismanaged. But...

Defence bins multi-billion dollar satellite program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin for Australia’s first “sovereign-controlled” military satellite communication constellation has been cancelled by the federal government. Defence announced the decision on Monday, ending...

Defence and tech lead Canberra’s $528m insourcing drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Technology and Defence contractors account for most of the $528 million in outsourced work that federal agencies will bring back in house this financial year under Labor’s directive to...

Defence scuppers critical $3.5b ERP switchover at 11th hour

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence has postponed the cutover to its multi-billion dollar new enterprise resources planning system, further dragging out the mammoth SAP build amid the department’s latest push to eradicate legacy...

Local Defence primes needed to spur innovation: Joe Hockey

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Former Treasurer and Ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey says Australia needs Defence prime contractors to support local innovation and scale domestic manufacturing. In an address to the...

Air Force to test $30m in anti-drone tech at NT base

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An AI-infused intrusion detection system capable of searching out hostile drone threats will be deployed at an airbase in the top end as part of an $30 million trial...

CSIRO delivers nanotech suit prototype

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A protective suit made of ground-breaking nanofibre technology has been developed by the national science agency to shield Australian troops from chemical and biological threats. The prototype suit, which...

Hanwha on local defence industry partnership spree

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Hanwha signed three new local defence industry partnerships and renewed its collaboration agreement with Deakin University last week at the Land Forces 2024 conference in Melbourne. The industry agreements...

QuantX Labs bags Defence as first clock customer

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide startup QuantX Labs will supply Defence with $2.7 million worth of atomic clocks in the first sale of its latest precision timing and sensing breakthrough and the company’s...