Tag: Defence

Defence manufacturing worth $1.6bn to Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Defence industry was worth $8.88 billion to the Australian economy in financial year 2020-21, of which around 18 per cent was contributed directly through manufacturing. This is according...

Defence launches new ICT, cybersecurity plans

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Department of Defence has launched a new ICT strategy that recognises the criticality of technology for warfighting capability in an increasingly networked world. It has also used the...

$10m for Victorian SMEs targeting Hanwha contracts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government will make $10 million available to the local defence supply chain to help them win contracts with South Korean giant Hanwha Defense Australia. The funding will...

CDC federal work passes $1b with new Defence deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Canberra Data Centres has booked more than $1 billion in Commonwealth contracts since launching in 2007 to meet the storage needs of the federal government, passing the milestone with...

Marles ‘open minded’ on buying, not building, new subs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence minister Richard Marles says he is considering options to accelerate the development of a local nuclear-powered submarine building industry but won’t rule out entirely foreign-made vessels to plug...

Defence review to re-evaluate capability priorities

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a Defence Strategic Review to examine investment priorities to ensure sufficient capabilities are maintained, among other priorities. According to the terms of reference...

AUKUS meets ahead of non-proliferation conference

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The AUKUS Joint Steering Groups met at the Pentagon last week ahead of the tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United...