DCNS urges greater input to future submarine program
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Director of strategy and communications for DCNS Australia Brent Clark has implored the industry to come forward to be involved in the Future Submarine Program.
Speaking at a public hearing held by the joint standing committee on treaties on the Framework Agreement for the Future Submarine Program, Clark expressed DCN...
Australian industry showcased to the world through JSF portal
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Australian industry showcased to the world through online portal
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, congratulated BAE Systems Australia (BAES Australia) on its innovative approach to providing in-depth information about the Joint Strike Fighter in Australia and Pacific region.
BAES Australia will promote Australian in...
Avalon Airshow 2017 prepares for take-off!
The skies above Avalon Airport will soon be thundering as the 2017 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition prepare for take-off.
Minister for Industry and Employment Wade Noonan today visited Avalon Airport for a special preview of the first demonstration flights ahead of next week’s official opening.
The...
Release of Australian Military sales equipment catalogue
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Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today released the first Australian Military Sales Equipment Catalogue.
The Catalogue lists selected equipment that is scheduled to be withdrawn from front line service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), but that still demonstrates a viable capability that other count...
Bushmaster sale another boost to Fiji-Australia defence partnership
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Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne today welcomed the sale of 10 refurbished Australian Defence Force Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles to Fiji to support the Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ United Nations peacekeeping missions at the Golan Heights and in Syria.
“Fiji will use the vehicles to form part of the f...
AWD Hobart acceptance sea trials commence
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Today marks a significant milestone for the first Air Warfare Destroyer, Hobart, as the next phase of sea trials commence in Adelaide.
Hobart will sail into waters off the coast of South Australia to undertake testing of combat, communications and additional platform systems.
Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon Christopher Pyne said ...
Minister Pyne urges industry to complete Defence Industrial Capability Assessment
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The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today encouraged Australian companies with an interest in the Defence sector to complete the Defence Industrial Capability Assessment 2016 Company Survey.
The Defence Industrial Capability Assessment 2016 Company Survey is a very important input to Australia’s first ten-year D...
Fincantieri announces GSC roadshow engagement
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Fincantieri are delighted to invite you to the Fincantieri Australia Procurement Supply Chain Road Show 2017, which will be held next year in four Australian cities: Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
The aim of the Road Show is to acquire a deeper understanding of Australian shipbuilding capabilities and to explore every opportunity to esta...
Second Air Warfare Destroyer launched in Adelaide
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The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program reached a significant milestone in Adelaide today as the second of three destroyers was formally named and launched into Australian waters for the first time.
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence Personnel, ...
Outstanding year for NZ’s Defence sector
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Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says 2016 has seen the New Zealand Defence Force respond to natural disasters, train Iraqi soldiers and future-proof the country’s Defence industry.
“I think most of us will remember 2016 as a turbulent and extraordinary year for the world,” Mr Brownlee says.
“The men and women of the ...