Tag: Defence

Defence reveals cost of fledgling Secret cloud

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Canberra-based Vault Cloud will be paid $15 million to deliver the beginnings of Defence’s Secret cloud environment as the search for a hyperscaler capable of delivering redundancy for business-critical...

$60m SA tech academy shifts focus from digital to defence

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A planned technology training academy at Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen innovation precinct is set to open in 2026 after shifting its original focus from digital to Defence at the request...

Defence Secret cloud race narrows as Accenture deal hits $50m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Accenture has landed another a $14.7 million contract for work on Defence’s enterprise cloud services capability, while the department continues talks with shortlisted hyperscalers Google and Oracle on a...

Local Defence suppliers frozen out of security clearances

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Local Defence suppliers were locked out of the department’s industry vetting program in the second half of last year last year, stopping as many as 150 companies from obtaining...

Defence to spend $1bn a year on ICT

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence will nearly double its planned investments in enterprise ICT compared to 2020, expecting to spend up to $1 billion annually after changes to its digital governance. Total planned...

Calls to back sustainable aviation fuel like hydrogen

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s Jet Zero Council is putting pressure on the federal government to include sustainable aviation fuel subsidies in this year’s Budget on a similar scale to the $2 billion...

Defence awards last $3.5m in grants before program reform

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Eight local companies will share in defence industry grants worth $3.47 million, the last to be awarded before Defence introduces a new grants regime in June. Funded projects include...

Local firms score $5.2m for anti-drone Defence tech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Three Australian developers of counter robotic and autonomous systems have been awarded $5.2 million in contract after showcasing their technology at last year’s Army Innovation Day. The Department of Defence holds...