Tag: Defence

Undersea drone development stymied by regulatory gaps

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Regulatory gaps are holding back the deployment of undersea drones and other autonomous marine vehicles, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Representatives from the Australian Institute of...

Defence data caught up in ransomware attack

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian Defence personnel and public servants are being told to remain vigilant after a Defence ICT contractor was embroiled in a ransomware attack on Monday. A 2018 dataset containing...

Pat Conroy on building sovereign missile manufacturing capability

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
As the Commonwealth government gives “rock-solid backing” to the establishment of an advanced missiles industry, as Lockheed Martin Australia commits $74 million commitment to domestic air and missile 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...