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A RAAF P-8A Poseidon is marshalled out of the No. 11 Squadron maintenance hangar by ground crew at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry 

Upgraded hangar a good fit for Poseidon

12/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2958 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Edinburgh

Upgrades completed at a hangar at RAAF Base Edinburgh will enable deep maintenance of Australia’s fleet of 12 P-8A Poseidons

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Founders of cyber security business InfoSect which won funding through the Next Generation Technologies Fund to develop its cyber security tool, BOGONG. Story by Edwina Callus. Photo from Thorson Photography.
ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Small business has big future

05/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2163 Views 0 Comments DST

Funding through Defence’s Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF) has helped a small cyber security start-up grow its business from being

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Participants of the Australian Industry Defence Network in front of a C-130J Hercules during a visit to RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.
News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry 

Industry sees action at Richmond

22/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2774 Views 0 Comments Australian Industry and Defence Network (AIDN), C-130J Hercules, No. 37 Squadron, RAAF Richmond

For many of Defence’s industry partners, seeing the end result of their work is only possible by watching the news.

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Rory Albert from the Defence Industry Pathways Program Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander intake. Story by Phillip Morton.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Pathways to Defence open to everyone

19/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2532 Views 0 Comments Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP), Indigenous, Recruiting

The Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP) has been kick-starting the careers of West Australians for the past year, and now

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Dr Andrew Phillips, right, and welding engineer Joe Donato from the Defence Science and Technology Group at the DSTG research facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Steel used in Navy shipbuilding put through extreme tests

22/06/202227/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2463 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTG

Freezing steel plates and blowing them up are ways scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Group ensure materials used in

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Digital renderings of the Boxer CRV using the MAK ONE suite. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree and Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Fighting threats, real and imagined

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2578 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers will be able to operate vehicles not yet in service, and fight enemies they’ve never faced, thanks to incoming

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Tim Burnell, Chief Executive Officer of INCAT takes members of the Service Attachés and Advisory Group through the company's ship building facility in Hobart. Story by Kristi Cheng. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Tasmanian Defence industry in the spotlight

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1876 Views 0 Comments

In a first, foreign military officials who are part of the Service Attaches and Advisors Group (SAAG), visited Defence industries in

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Anduril has partnered with Defence to design and develop extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles. Story by Edwina Callus. Photo from Anduril.
News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Partnership to develop stealthy capability

03/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3106 Views 0 Comments Robotics

Defence has partnered with global tech company Anduril to design and develop extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (XLAUVs). CAPTION: Anduril has partnered with

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Assistant Director Defence Indigenous Procurement Policy Mrs Tanya Martens from the Capability Acquisition & Sustainment Group stands in front of an Indigenous artwork at Russel Offices in Canberra. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

Creating opportunities for Indigenous businesses

31/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1961 Views 0 Comments Indigenous

A scarf emblazoned with Indigenous art – featuring an orange and yellow kangaroo and a green army tank – hints

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The six reservist specialist service officers were appointed at Defence Force Recruiting Perth through the BHP/Army Workforce Mobility Trial. Story by Jesse Spry.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

BHP partnership draws recruits

27/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2295 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Defence Force Recruiting

Six reservist specialist service officers (SSO) were appointed at Defence Force Recruiting Perth at the end of April through the

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R400 Marine (R400-M) remote weapon station by EOS
News Sovereign industry 

EOS launches new marine remote weapon station

11/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4186 Views 0 Comments

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) today marked the official Australian launch of its R400 Marine (R400-M) remote weapon station (RWS) at

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Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, left, with Leading Seaman Jacob Marsden in the pits of the Tickford Racing Supercars team during this year's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Story by Lieutenant Ben Willee. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
ADF People Sovereign industry 

Skills revved up at race track

11/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1931 Views 0 Comments Tickford Racing

Leading Seaman Jacob Marsden is putting his skills to the test with the Tickford Racing Supercars team, and was in

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GME manufacturing facility
Australian News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Sydney-based radio manufacturer opens new secure facility to support ADF

09/05/202205/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2523 Views 0 Comments

GME, a leading Australian manufacturer of communications and life-saving equipment, has unveiled a new $5m Zone 4 manufacturing facility at

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An aerial image produced using Sentient Vision System’s Visual Detection and Ranging, or ViDAR, optical radar technology.
ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Innovation investment drives technology development

06/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2784 Views 0 Comments Defence Innovation Hub

Defence Innovation Hub team members will engage with key stakeholders at this month’s Indo Pacific Maritime Expo in Sydney. CAPTION:

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Defence Minister Peter Dutton chats with NIOA’s armoury manager Keith Grundy (right) and General Manager, Weapons and Munitions, Ben James at the company’s Brisbane headquarters. Photo supplied.
ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

NIOA wins contract to deliver next stage of ADF weapons upgrade

14/04/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3702 Views 0 Comments NIOA

NIOA is proud to have been selected to deliver the first stage of a major weapons upgrade for the Australian

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Defence Minister Peter Dutton opens the naval guided weapons maintenance facility at Orchid Hills, near Penrith in Sydney's west. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

$billion missile procurement fast-tracked

11/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2677 Views 0 Comments

The government has advanced its $1 billion weapons program in announcing Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as partners of

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Royal Australian Air Force officer Squadron Leader Kylie Breheny conducts user acceptance testing with the Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program’s new partner Cybermerc in Canberra. Story by Bernadette Wright. Photo by Jay Cronan.
ADF News Sovereign industry 

ADF Cyber Gap Program partners with industry

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1933 Views 1 Comment

The Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program (ADFCGP) has partnered with Cybermerc to help grow Australia’s sovereign cyber workforce. CAPTION:

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Cape Ottway, the first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat ready for launch at the shipyard in Henderson. Image courtesy of Austal.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

First Cape-class accepted by Navy – names still a mystery

31/03/202201/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3416 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway, Cape-class Patrol Boat, HMAS Cairns

The acceptance of Defence’s first evolved Cape-class patrol boat will strengthen Australia’s naval capability while providing greater reliability and effectiveness to the

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The weapon-mounted T-Worx Intelligent-Rail system is being trialled by NIOA. US Army photo by Angie DuPuydt.
Australian News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

NIOA testing T-Worx Intelligent-Rail system

21/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4433 Views 3 Comments NIOA

A smart rail system that transforms rifles into real-time data nodes linking soldiers in the battlefield with tactical leaders and

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Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office (SRSPO) members test out the United States and Australian versions of the 737 P-8A Fuselage Stand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Laura Scougall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.
News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry USA 

Victorian company wins fab United States Navy contract

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2596 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

A Victorian small business has been awarded a major contract with the United States Navy to provide tailored aircraft maintenance

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