Tag: Melissa Price

Melissa Price, Angus Taylor to share industry portfolio

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
The industry portfolio has been split in two following Christian Porter’s fall from grace, with Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price taking on the extra responsibility of science and technology and...

Myriota signs $5.48m Defence satellite contract

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Adelaide space startup Myriota has signed a $5.48 million contract with the federal government to expand its satellite communications network for use by Defence. Under the contract awarded via...

Funding for key Defence innovation programs under review

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Funding for the $730 million Next Generation Technologies Fund and $800 million Defence Innovation Hub will go under the microscope in a wide-ranging review of Defence’s innovation, science and...

Defence supply chains put under a spotlight

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has ordered an urgent review of the effectiveness of long standing Defence program designed to identify opportunities for Australian companies to plug into the global industry...

First round Defence capability grants awarded

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
Grants totalling $3.6 million have been awarded to 12 SMEs under the first round of the Industry Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement (ICERA) initiative. ICERA was announced last August and...

Defence deal sends Gilmour Space soaring

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia has taken a giant leap towards a sovereign space and satellite capability after the federal government inked an agreement with Queensland startup Gilmour Space Technologies. Gilmour Space signed...

Defence taps unis for UAV project

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Defence Science and Technology unit will fund a consortium of four local universities to work with counterparts in the US on developing a next-generation of autonomous vehicles for...

Melissa Price on Defence tech

Posted on   |  by Joan Westenberg
Freshly-minted Defence Industry minister Melissa Price has recommitted government to maximising opportunities for local SMEs in Defence procurement, and to focus on harnessing the innovation potential of the Australian...