Defence has appointed Brisbane-based Bechtel Infrastructure Australia the design services consultancy to undertake master planning of the consolidated Henderson defence precinct. This will support sovereign shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia, says Defence in a media release. Establishment of the…
Defence has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom for the reactors to be used in the RAN’s first two nuclear‑powered SSN-AUKUS submarines. The submarines themselves will be built at Osborne in…
Defence has now placed orders worth some $5 billion for 26 Landing Craft Medium and Heavy for the Australian Army. These contracts, signed with Defence’s strategic Western Australian shipbuilder, Austal Defence Australia, represent a major investment in Australia’s sovereign shipbuilding capability,…
Defence has awarded Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd (Austal Defence Australia) a $4 billion contract to build eight Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with the Commonwealth of Australia that was signed last year. Construction…
Defence is seeking co-funding proposals of up to $500 million from the private capital market to invest in Australian businesses developing advanced defence and dual‑use capabilities. Depending on the finance industries’ responses Defence may co-invest on a dollar-matching basis, meaning…
Defence has established a new industry panel to advise it and other Australian Government agencies on Counter small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) services, enhancing Australia’s ability to detect, deter and respond to emerging drone threats. The Defence Project Land156 Standing…
Defence will invest $508 million in the construction of new explosive ordnance storage and the redevelopment of base facilities at Orchard Hills in Western Sydney. The investment, part of the $21 billion Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan, supports…
Defence has awarded more than $17 million to 44 Australian businesses in the latest rounds of the Defence Industry Development Grants (DIDG) program. The DIDG program continues to provide matching grants of up to 50 per cent to eligible Australian…
The Australian Department of Defence has signed a $180 million contract to continue provision of secure Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and coalition partners for at least eight more years. The contract with Intelsat…
Four Australian‑developed quantum technology clocks have been successfully trialled in the United States, as part of Defence’s $2.7 million investment towards these AUKUS Pillar Two capabilities. Held over a six-week period in Washington D.C., the trials saw Adelaide‑based QuantX Labs and the University…