Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) Command & Control reform
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The command and control arrangements for the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) are being strengthened.
The command of SASR will be elevated to a Colonel (O6) position from a Lieutenant Colonel (O5) position to ensure sufficient capacity and appropriate oversight for the complex missions SASR is expected to perform in the future.
The Ministe...
Sovereign defence industry ensuring safe and connected ADF capabilities
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The government has released a plan that provides important guidance to test and evaluate equipment and systems for the Australian Defence Force.
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the Test, evaluation, certification and systems assurance Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Implementation Plan would support and ...
Saab gets the nod for JP 2060 Phase 3 deployable health
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The government is strengthening the self-reliance of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) through a $370 million contract with Saab Australia to deliver cutting-edge deployable life-saving health equipment.
The first five-years of the contract will see Saab Australia enhance the ADF’s clinical health care response capability by delivering mo...
Strengthening how Defence does business with Australian industry
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The Morrison Government is strengthening Australian Industry Capability (AIC) and refining the way Defence does business with industry.
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, and Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, today announced the Government will implement significant improvements to the AIC Program so that oppor...
Skilling Australia's Defence Industry (SADI) grants program launched
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Small-to-medium businesses will be able to apply for grants of up to half a million dollars from today after Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price launched the Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) Grants program.
The Morrison Government’s SADI program will deliver $39 million over the next three years, w...
Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority grants to support 11 Australian businesses
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Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP today congratulated 11 Australian businesses who have received a total of nearly $5 million to help them to grow our nation’s defence industry capability.
The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants program supports eligible Australian small to medium-sized companies who can p...
Submissions for Army Innovation Day 2020 closing soon
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The Australian Army in collaboration with the Defence Innovation Hub is seeking innovative proposals for Army Innovation Day (AID) 2020.
Army Innovation Day (AID) 2020 provides an opportunity for Defence industry to present a range of innovative ideas and technologies for development.
his year’s theme is Enhanced Land Force Support Syst...
SitaWare Headquarters chosen for Australian Army’s Track Management Capability
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The operationally proven command-and-control system will provide the Army with advanced situational awareness and force tracking capabilities.
The Australian Army has selected Systematic to deliver its interim Track Management Capability (TMC).
The programme will see Systematic’s best-in-class SitaWare Headquarters solution equip the serv...
Special forces gain $3b equipment boost under Project GREYFIN
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Australia's elite special forces will gain new cutting-edge body armour, weapons, and parachuting and climbing systems as part of a $3 billion investment from the federal government.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce on Monday the approval the first stage of Project GREYFIN, which will provide the first $500 million of the multib...
Strategic partnering agreement for SEA 1000 to be signed today
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The first of Australia’s fleet of 12 new submarines could be battle-ready by 2034, with the government set to sign a key contract with French contractor Naval Group today.
Scott Morrison and Defence Minister Christopher Pyne will meet French Armed Service Minister Florence Parly in Canberra to sign the so-called “strategic partne...
