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A Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel operates in Jervis Bay during a a capability demonstration. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thompson.
ADF Australian News Science & Technology 

$21 million in Defence innovation grants awarded

16/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2823 Views 0 Comments

Eight new contracts worth more than $21 million have been funded under the federal government’s $640 million defence innovation program.

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$12million in Defence-industry innovation grants

09/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2478 Views 0 Comments

$12.4 million of government grants have been awarded to small businesses who are contributing to the record build-up of Australia’s

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Downer EDI Engineering Power will lead a team developing a counter-IED platform. Photo courtesy Downer.
ADF Australian News Science & Technology 

$21million in Innovation Hub grants

01/02/202101/02/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2045 Views 0 Comments

New Defence Innovation Hub contracts will strengthen Australia’s defence capability by investing in innovative Australian ideas.

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Private Kai Cooper (centre) from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, during amphibious raid training at the Cowley Beach Training Area, North Queensland. Photo by Sergeant Jake Sims.
Australian News Science & Technology 

Defence Innovation Hub grants April 2020

24/04/202024/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3518 Views 0 Comments

Another list of grant recipients from the Defence Innovation Hub has been announced, following Monday’s ‘Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants’.

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A British Army soldier engages a Marathon Targets robotic target during a close-quarter-engagement match at AASAM 2016. Photo by Sergeant Janine Fabre.
Australian News Science & Technology 

$15million in grants for Defence innovations

04/04/201904/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3800 Views 0 Comments

Minister for Defence Industry Linda Reynolds today announced a new tranche of grants to nine Australian businesses awarded Defence Innovation

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A Jindalee Operational Radar Network(JORN) transmitter site at Harts Range, Alice Springs. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Sonja Canty.
Australian miscellaneous News Science & Technology 

$14.7 million in grants to drive Defence innovation

09/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4189 Views 0 Comments defence innovation

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced seven Australian organisations would receive Australian government funding of $14.7 million to

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Australian News Science & Technology 

Surprise results at Avalon Innovation Awards

28/02/202328/02/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2304 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow

In a first for the Avalon Innovation Awards, presented today on the first day of AVALON 2023, both the National

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Image courtesy Australian Performance Vehicles
Australian News Science & Technology 

Latest batch of defence-industry grants

30/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1967 Views 0 Comments

Eight small businesses will share in more than $3.4million in government grants aimed at growing Australia’s sovereign defence industry.

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Courtesy Franmarine
Australian News Science & Technology 

$11 million in Sovereign Industrial Capability grants

09/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2430 Views 0 Comments

The Federal government awarded more than $11 million in grants to 20 Australian small businesses today as part of a

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File photo by Sergeant Troy Rodgers
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Community grants for wartime heritage memorials

18/06/202018/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2867 Views 0 Comments

Grants for community groups across the country committed to preserving Australia’s wartime heritage through projects and activities have been announced.

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OCIUS Bluebottle on port tack in moderate winds, Sydney Harbour (May, 2015)
Australian News Science & Technology 

$12million grants to pursue innovative concepts

22/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2532 Views 0 Comments

Five Australian businesses have been awarded contracts with a combined value of more than $12 million to further develop their

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Major Lisa Rigby (right) and Ms Donna MacKenzie inspect mosquitos at the ADF Malaria and Infectious Disease Institute at Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, Brisbane. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power. Photos by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Science & Technology 

Putting the sting on mozzies

13/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1409 Views 0 Comments Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), environmental health officers (EHO), Gallipoli Barracks

Not all superheroes wear capes – some wear safety glasses, white coats and carry insect repellent. CAPTION: Major Lisa Rigby

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Facilitator Cameron Turner shares his insights on transformational innovation at a D.Start Ignite guest speaker panel event held during the Land Forces exposition in Brisbane in early June. Story by Dr Jennifer Palmer.
ADF News Sovereign industry 

Program ignites innovative ideas

23/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1491 Views 0 Comments

The current participants in a program that links innovators with Defence and has led to the creation of 13 businesses

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HMAS Hobart conducts a live-fire training exercise with the five-inch gun during Regional Presence Deployment 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.
ADF Australian News 

Re-commitment to growth but nothing new in Defence budget

07/10/202007/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1868 Views 0 Comments

The government remains committed to keeping Australians safe, while protecting the nation’s interests in a rapidly changing global environment

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Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Hobart successfully fires a Harpoon Blast Test Vehicle in the East Australian Exercise Area, proving the capability of the ship to launch Harpoon missiles. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
ADF Australian News 

2019 Federal Budget – Defence

02/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2625 Views 0 Comments

Defence Minister Christopher Pyne and Minister for Defence Industry have released a statement on the 2019-2020 Federal Budget… The 2019–20

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A RAAF P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for NUSHIP (now HMAS) Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
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Federal Budget 2018 – Defence ministers’ views

08/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3247 Views 0 Comments Budget 2018

  The Turnbull Government’s first priority is the safety and security of Australia and its people. The 2018–19 Budget will

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A RAAF P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for NUSHIP (now HMAS) Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Australian News Science & Technology 

Defence Industrial Capability Plan

23/04/201830/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3198 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Export Office, Australian Industry Capability Program, Defence Industrial Capability Plan

The Australian government has unveiled its Defence Industrial Capability Plan, outlining Australia’s long-term vision and objectives for Australia’s defence industry,

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