What was supposed to have been a no-brainer treaty between the US and Australia promising to boost the local space industry – the Technology Safeguards Agreement – has instead...
A new Defence Industry Development Strategy has halved the number of sovereign capability priorities to seven and simplified grants in a bid to create a more streamlined approach to...
The federal government will establish a new ‘tripartite’ Defence Industry Council made up of representatives from government, industry and the unions to oversee the development of a sovereign defence...
The federal government has dropped an additional $400 million on its ‘Ghost Bat’ collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) to secure three working prototypes of a next-generation ‘Block Two’ version of...
Australian manufacturers of anti-drone technology, guided munition components and hypersonic vehicles have shared in $3.4 million in federal defence industry grants announced on Tuesday by Defence Industry minister Pat...
Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy has dismissed concerns surrounding proposed reforms to the Defence Control Act, describing the changes as “a huge opportunity for Australian Industry”. The proposed Defence...
The Senate’s inquiry into the Department of Defence’s support for the local industry will hone in on procurement, ‘sovereign capability’, and innovation after finding Australian suppliers are being “poorly...
A shared defence industry innovation and simulation training facility has secured federal funding of $32 million three years after it was proposed, with Labor following through on its election...
Australia’s new $3.4 billion Defence accelerator launched on Saturday with an interim head, marking the start of the biggest reforms to defence innovation in decades. First on the agenda...
The Albanese government’s $3.4 billion defence innovation overhaul does not go far enough and needs more strategic work to “disrupt” a system that has for decades struggled to deliver...