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The Australian government has cancelled the SkyGuardian armed drone program for the Royal Australian Air Force. The funding is being redirected to the newly-announced REDSPICE cybersecurity and intelligence program. REDSPICE, the Resilience, Effects, Defence, Space, Intelligence, Cyber and Enablers program, is a flagship component of the federal...

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The Morrison Government is backing Australia’s small to medium defence industry businesses by launching a Small Business Advocacy Team dedicated to helping those business win a share of billions of dollars in critical Defence projects. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the establishment of the new team within the Office of D...

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The size and capability of the Australian Defence Force will be significantly increased by the Morrison Government to keep Australians safe in an increasingly uncertain global environment. Under the plan, the number of ADF personnel will increase by around 30 per cent by 2040, taking the total permanent ADF to almost 80,000 personnel.  O...

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Twenty-four new uncrewed aerial surveillance systems, manufactured in Brisbane, will be acquired by the Australian Army as part of a $650 million investment announced today. Defence has selected Boeing’s c associated ground systems and integration services. Minister for Defence, the Hon Peter Dutton MP said the platform will provide Arm...

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Armoured military vehicles will soon be manufactured at a new state-of-the-art facility near Avalon Airport. South Korean company Hanwha Defense Australia on Wednesday announced it would construct a $170 million facility to manufacture self-propelled howitzers and armoured ammunition resupply vehicles for the Australian Army. The company was ...

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The company behind the Battle Management System used by the Australian Army, US Army and New Zealand Defence Force, and more than 30 other countries, opens its Asia Pacific headquarters today. The Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja, will join Denmark's ambassador to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, Pe...

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The Morrison government is poised to pick US defence giants Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to lead the development of a local missile industry, as part of a series of big ticket national security-related announcements ahead of the next federal election. Multiple defence industry sources anticipate an announcement shortly, but the unresolved questi...

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Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP Arafura, was launched today at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace the Armidale and Cape class patrol boats. Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutton MP said the launch of NUSHIP Arafura was...

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The government has finally confirmed that the $1 billion defence contract for new Self-Propelled Howitzers for the Australian Army has been awarded to Hanwha Defense Australia. The contract signing was witnessed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea today. Based in Greater Geelong, the contract will ...

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Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has today launched a new organisation that will operate as the ‘one-stop shop’ for small and medium enterprises doing business with Defence. The Office of Defence Industry Support, which replaces the Centre for Defence Industry Capability, will be used by Defence and major c...