The Australian Department of Defence is investing an initial $22 million in a sovereign rocket motor construction program to support its Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) program to build long-range missiles in Australia. Defence has also announced it will…
The Australian Government is acquiring quantum optical atomic clocks from Adelaide-based QuantX Labs to deliver position navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Two contracts, worth $2.7 million in total, will enable AUKUS partners to develop…
BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $110 million facility services contract by Defence to extend its F-35 Lightning II sustainment and maintenance operations at RAAF Base Williamtown. This is Stage 2 contract is an extension of the company’s $100…
As part of the Modernisation of Maritime Electronic Warfare (MMEW) Project, The Australian Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) is seeking information on electro-optic, infrared and ultraviolet systems and products for sensing. The MMEW Project intends to…
The Australian Department of Defence has awarded L3Harris Technologies a $328 million contract to deliver new Maritime Underwater Tracking Ranges (MUTR) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project SEA1350 Ph.3. The MUTR program will provide undersea warfare support including…
The Department of Defence has signed a $32.2 million agreement with not-for-profit foundation NQ Spark Pty Ltd, paving the way for work to begin on the North Queensland Simulation Park (NQ Spark) in Townsville. This will be a newly developed,…
Australia’s Defence Space Command moved from the Royal Australian Air Force to the Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) on 1 July as part of the Australian Government’s response to the Defence Strategic Review (DSR). Additionally, No. 1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)…
As it promised, the Australian Department of Defence on 1 July launched the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) to drive Defence innovation and the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) which will be responsible and accountable for the management and oversight of…
The Australian Department of Defence has launched a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge in Australian high schools, providing a new generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students the chance to win a trip to HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to see…
OK, so Defence has acknowledged that Innovation is important enough that it should get some resources - how do you go about doing it? EX2 - For Defence Innovators has published the first in a series of articles about Defence…