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Some of the world’s most advanced defence capabilities will be produced in Geelong, with the Hanwha Defence Australia’s Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) officially opening today. Construction of the facility was undertaken by national construction group, Built. The delivery of the first phase of this facility has cre...

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The federal government will contribute up to $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle. The project, which involves construction of a factory in the Newcastle Airport precinct, is expected to generate more than 500 jobs in the construction phase an...

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The Australian Government is turbo charging export opportunities for Australian defence industry through a significant expansion of the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program, underscoring support for local companies and jobs. The number of major defence companies, known as primes, participating in the GSC Program will almost double from seven to...

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The Albanese Government is continuing to support local jobs in Bendigo with a $45 million contract to build an additional 15 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles. Thales Australia will build the Bushmaster vehicles in Bendigo, supporting hundreds of jobs in the local economy and many more jobs across the supply chain in Victoria.​ This co...

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HMAS Farncomb will be the first of Australia’s six Collins class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement under a life-of-type extension program being implemented by the Albanese Government. The life-of-type extension program is part of the Government’s commitment to invest $4 to $5 billion to ensure the Colli...

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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 Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States.​ Just over a year ago, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the...

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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...