Defence has accelerated the introduction of integrated air and missile defence capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with the successful live‑firing last month of a ground-based SM-2 missile air defence system by the Australian Defence Force and the United…
Defence says it will more than double investment in C-UAS capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with up to $7 billion now allocated under the Integrated Investment Program (IIP) over the next decade. As part of the major boost…
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 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…
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…
Defence has awarded the $1.5 billion, 10-year Defence Theatre Logistics (DTL) contract to Melbourne-based Toll Remote Logistics Pty Limited. The DTL contract will see the company deliver vital equipment, supplies and support across Australia. It consolidates two existing contracts, with logistics…
Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for SPA9102 (Narrowband Satellite Communications). The closing date for the RFI is 11 August and an industry briefing is scheduled for 10 July. Defence says it is looking for a single, sovereign…
The Australian-made and designed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the MQ-28A Ghost Bat, has achieved a major capability milestone. In a capability demonstration at Woomera a single operator aboard an airborne E-7A Wedgetail took control of two Ghost Bat aircraft…
Defence has declared fully operational its state-of-the-art high performance supercomputer capability at the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) facility at Edinburgh, near Adelaide. After intensive research and project development by Defence Science and Technology Group, the supercomputer is now…
Defence has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to tap into British expertise and research in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. The agreement was signed between Defence, the University of South Australia, and the Alan Turing Institute, based…