Australian Defence Apparel wins NZDF supply and managed services contract
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Melbourne-based Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) has secured the wearable supply and managed services contract with the NZ Defence Force. Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) have designed and made clothes for the Australian military for about a century. ADA confirm the intention to deliver the NZDF the very latest in research, development and de...
Read MoreFactors underpinning decision for all six Collins-class submarines to undergo major life-of-type extensions (LOTEs)
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Of all the problems Peter Dutton inherited when he became Defence Minister, none is more urgent or more strategically vital to Australia than sorting out what he calls the “mess” of Australia’s future submarine project. Dutton is being forced to make key decisions on the submarine fleet that will affect the nation’s s...
Read MoreDefence to create Space Division HQ within RAAF
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Defence will establish a Space Division headquarters within the Royal Australian Air Force in early 2022, with personnel from all areas within Defence reflecting the importance of the Space domain. Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld AO, DSC, said assured access to Space was critical to enabling Defence’s multi-domain operations. ...
Read MoreDefence holds firm on AIC targets, reminds primes of their obligations
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The Commonwealth government “won’t be afraid to use a big stick” if defence primes do not meet their AIC obligations, Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has warned. In an address to the annual Defence Connect Budget Lunch, Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price reaffirmed the government is committed to supporting ...
Read MoreDefence staff building key relationships with industry
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Defence employees have started work with small and medium businesses around the country as part of a new Morrison Government program aimed at giving them a hands-on insight into Australia's defence industry. The Defence Industry Secondment Program, launched today, will give Defence staff the opportunity to work inside Austral...
Read MoreGovernment accelerates Sovereign Guided Weapons manufacturing
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The Australian Government will accelerate the creation of a $1 billion Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise, boosting skilled jobs and helping secure Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities. The Department of Defence will now select a strategic industry partner to operate a sovereign guided weapons manufacturing capability on behal...
Read MoreCentenary of Royal Australian Air Force
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The Royal Australian Air Force today marks 100 years of service to Australia with commemorative events in Canberra and at Air Force bases across the nation and overseas. Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC highlighted the evolution from biplanes to an air force characterised by high-tech capabilities that delivers effects not on...
Read MoreDefence Industries back where it belongs in cabinet
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The Minister for Defence Industry will now sit inside cabinet - where it should have been all along, Prime Minister confirmed this afternoon. In a move broadly supported across defence industry, the Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price will join the new Minister for Defence Peter Dutton with the nation's top lawmakers in cabinet....
Read MoreInfantry Fighting Vehicle contenders unveiled at Russell
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Two contenders for the largest acquisition project in the history of the Army have been officially unveiled in Canberra today. The new Infantry Fighting Vehicles prototypes are currently under evaluation, and once delivered, the project will provide the Army with an advanced, cutting-edge mounted close combat capability. The Acting Mini...
Read MoreNaval Group confirms 60% local spend during $90bn construction of Attack-class subs
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Naval Group has agreed to formalise a figure of 60 per cent spending in Australia during construction of the Attack-class submarines. The Morrison government and French submarine company Naval Group have reached an agreement in principle guaranteeing 60 per cent spending in Australia during the life of the $90bn construction of 12 Attack-class s...
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