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Australia forges ahead on missile and munitions manufacturing

The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence Industry and Capability DeliveryMinister for International Development and the Pacific The Albanese Government has taken another step towards rapidly establishing domestic manufacturing of missiles and munitions at scale under a plan that bolsters Australia’s defence capabilities while creating hundreds […]

Release of the Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Plan

The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence Industry and Capability DeliveryMinister for International Development and the Pacific The Albanese Government has unveiled its blueprint to rapidly deliver missile manufacturing in Australia and accelerate the acquisition of long‑range strike over the next decade. The 2024 Australian Guided […]

Defence Net Zero Strategy and Future Energy Strategy released

The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence Industry and Capability DeliveryMinister for International Development and the Pacific Defence today unveiled its Net Zero Strategy and Future Energy Strategy, designed to take practical action to reduce the impacts of climate change. Climate change is a national security issue. It poses risks to Australia’s national interests and […]

AUKUS Pillar II in action at Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024

The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence Industry and Capability DeliveryMinister for International Development and the Pacific AUKUS partners have cooperated in the first large-scale demonstration of advanced capabilities, during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 in Jervis Bay, NSW. Over the past month, hundreds of uniformed personnel […]

Army UH-60M Black Hawk fleet update

Army is rapidly bringing its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in to service, with the aircraft and crew flying more than 1,400 hours in support of introduction into service activities since the aircraft’s arrival in 2023. Army soldiers and aviators have undertaken essential platform training, special operations training activities and first of class flight […]

No buyers for Quickstep MRO business, will close

Quickstep Aerospace Services maintenance business at Tullamarine in Melbourne. Photo and article courtesy of @AuManufacturing powered by the Australian Manufacturing Forum. Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep has been unable to find a buyer for its loss making Quickstep Aerospace Services maintenance business at Tullamarine in Melbourne, and will close the operation. The Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul […]

Carl Quarterman named Finalist for The Courier-Mail Business Person of the Year at the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards

Carl and Kathryn Quarterman at the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards. Photo courtesy of Queensland Gaskets Brisbane, Australia – The Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN) is proud to announce that our National Chairperson and the Managing Director of Queensland Gaskets, Carl Quarterman, has been named a finalist for the prestigious Courier-Mail Business Person of […]

Specialist facility delivers major capability boost to Babcock and aids critical pathway to AUKUS

Babcock Australasia (Babcock) has opened a new cutting-edge facility, that will see its Adelaide maintenance, manufacturing and repair footprint double in support of critical sovereign army and navy programs. The $31 million Defence-accredited building will be home to more than 100 Babcock engineers and technical experts working across nationally significant Defence programs including: The Woodville […]

Minister Pat Conroy – Speech – Address to the National Press Club – 30 October 2024

THE HON PAT CONROY MPMINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRYMINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PACIFIC SPEECH MAKING AUSTRALIA SAFER:RESHAPING DEFENCE CAPABILITY IN THE NEW MISSILE AGE ADDRESS TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB 16 NATIONAL CIRCUIT, BARTON, ACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS   I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the land we meet on … and recognise […]

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