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The Australian government has cancelled the SkyGuardian armed drone program for the Royal Australian Air Force. The funding is being redirected to the newly-announced REDSPICE cybersecurity and intelligence program. REDSPICE, the Resilience, Effects, Defence, Space, Intelligence, Cyber and Enablers program, is a flagship component of the federal...

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The company behind the Battle Management System used by the Australian Army, US Army and New Zealand Defence Force, and more than 30 other countries, opens its Asia Pacific headquarters today. The Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja, will join Denmark's ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, Pe...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...