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The Federal Government has boosted Defence spending to deliver the 2024 National Defence Strategy and build an integrated, focused force that is ready to deter potential threats.  The 2024 Integrated Investment Program outlines the Government’s capability investment priorities. This is the first substantial update to the Integrate...

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The Australian Government has entered the single largest defence export agreement in our nation’s history, to supply Australian-made armoured vehicles to Germany. Under the agreement, more than 100 Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier vehicles will be built by Rheinmetall at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Redbank, Queensland and export...

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The Government has today released a master plan that defines the strategic rationale for a sovereign defence industrial base and sets out pathways for maximising support for Australian industry and its critical contribution to national security. The Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) articulates for the first time the defence industria...

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The Albanese Government has today released its blueprint for a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet for the Royal Australian Navy, more than doubling the size of the surface combatant fleet under the former government’s plan. This follows the Government’s careful consideration of the recommendations of the independent a...

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The Albanese Government has secured hundreds of highly skilled jobs while driving innovation in Australia’s local defence industry with the allocation of an additional $399 million for the ongoing development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat. The MQ-28A Ghost Bat, known as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), is being developed in cooperation wit...

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The Australian Government will ensure Australia starts manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles from 2025, following the signing of a $37.4 million contract between Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia. The contract will enable an initial batch of GMLRS missiles to be manufactured in Australia, which is an important f...

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The government has signed contracts with Hanwha Defense Australia to deliver and support 129 locally built Redback infantry fighting vehicles for the Australian Army. The total value of project is approximately $7 billion dollars, representing the single largest investment in Army capability to date. The combined value of the acquisition a...

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BAE Systems Australia’s Hunter Class Frigate Program has successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review, which looked into the operational effectiveness of the program’s design.  The company held a celebratory event at its Osborne shipyard to mark the completion of the review, which began in July this year.  More t...

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Shipbuilder Austal will become the federal government’s monopoly shipbuilder in Western Australia, guaranteeing it a pipeline of navy contracts for smaller warships as part of the rationalisation of Perth’s Henderson shipyard. Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced a strategic partnership d...

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The Albanese Government is supporting local jobs and domestic manufacturing by investing $200 million in munitions production at factories in Mulwala in New South Wales and Benalla in Victoria. The investment will significantly boost industrial capacity through: infrastructure redevelopments at each site – ensuring they are equipped ...