Tag: Defence

Growing calls for Defence to seed a dual-use tech fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian and US Defence departments must forge closer innovation ties to counter China’s technology growth, including jointly backing dual-use breakthroughs with a new venture capital fund, according to a...

Gig Guide: Equatorial Launch poaches Hypersonix talent

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Equatorial Launch Australia’s new head of business development is Nina Patz, who leaves Hypersonix Launch Systems after more than three and a half years. Ms Patz moves to the...

Defence plans to phase out legacy IT by 2027

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence will mostly phase out its legacy IT systems by 2027 under a new digital strategy that will also see the department adopt a cloud-only approach. The three-year strategy...

Defence supply chain program skews to a handful of SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Fewer than a dozen companies secured most of the benefit under Defence’s Global Supply Chain Program in its first 15 years, according to an independent review kept under wraps...

Gig Guide: ASD chief set to step down

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian Signals Directorate chief Rachel Noble is set to stand down after almost five years in the role, with her successor expected to be announced by the federal government...

ASCA buys 300 sovereign drones under $6.6m challenge

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Budding Australian drone manufacturers AMSL Aero, Boresight and Grabba Technologies have shared $6.6 million in Defence production contracts following the success of their prototypes under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities...

Defence accelerator clocks one year at top speed

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator is firing on all cylinders, according to its head Professor Emily Hilder, who says she is “surprised” by how much work her small team...

Gig Guide: Inaugural Breakthrough Victoria CEO calls time

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Breakthrough Victoria’s inaugural chief executive Grant Dooley has announced his intention to step down after three years in the role. The organisation, which manages the state government’s $2 billion...