AllTeam Captains Named for INVICTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023
Flight Sergeant Nathan King and Able Seaman Taryn Dickens have been announced as the co-captains of Team Australia for Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023. The duo will lead the combined Team Australia of 31 current and former military personnel along with more than 90 of their family and friends at the games that will run […]
US Department of Defense reveals comprehensive changes to FMS
The tasking memo approved by Secretary Austin, named “Tiger Team”, is a central part of the Department’s commitment to improve the FMS system and advance the direction of the 2022 National Defense Strategy to break down barriers to working with allies and partners. Tiger Team conducted detailed analysis across a number of case studies at […]
Speech ‘Defence Industry in a Post-DSR World’ to the AIDN National Annual Gala Dinner 2023
THE HON PAT CONROY MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PACIFIC SPEECH ‘DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN A POST-DSR WORLD’ TO THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY AND DEFENCE NETWORK NATIONAL ANNUAL GALA DINNER 2023 Can I begin by acknowledging that we meet on the land of the Ngunnawal people and pay my […]
Industry ready to answer call to arms
NIOA Group CEO Rob Nioa says it’s time for Australia to step up and win the industrial capability battle. In a blunt warning to the nation’s premier defence gathering in Canberra last night (Eds: Wednesday, June 14), Mr Nioa said the consequences of outsourcing military production could be dire against a backdrop of the […]
Thales proposes acquisition of ASX-listed Tesserent Limited
Thales Australia and leading ASX-listed cyber security company Tesserent Limited have entered into a binding Scheme Implementation Deed for the proposed acquisition of 100 per cent of Tesserent shares. Under the proposal, the companies have indicated that Thales Australia would acquire 100 per cent of Tesserent shares valued at $0.13 per ordinary share in cash. […]
HMAS ANZAC Enforces United Nations Security Council Sanctions Against North Korea
Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Anzac has completed its deployment on Operation Argos as part of a routine regional presence deployment. Australia supports the enforcement of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions through the deployment of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maritime patrol aircraft and RAN surface vessels. HMAS Anzac, with its […]
Babcock continues to support SMEs entering the Defence industry at AIDN “Meet the Primes” event
Small and medium enterprises aspiring to undertake work in the Defence industry engaged with Babcock Australasia’s senior leaders at Australian Industry Defence Network (AIDN) NSW’s “Meet the Primes” forum recently. Aimed at empowering businesses with information to support them gaining work on some of the nation’s most exciting and ambitious Defence programs, almost 100 small […]
Defence extends NIOA strategic munitions deed
NIOA is set to provide the Australian Defence Force with key munitions options well into the second half of this decade, shoring up supplies against growing international supply chain pressure and responding to priorities identified in the Defence Strategic Review (DSR). NIOA Australia and New Zealand CEO Ben James has welcomed Defence’s decision to […]
Air Show Set to Thrill Newcastle Region
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), in partnership with the City of Newcastle and Port Stephens Council, is proud to announce the Air Force Newcastle Williamtown Air Show 2023. The biennial Air Show will be held over the weekend of 18 and 19 November 2023 in both Newcastle and at RAAF Base Williamtown. […]
Brisbane-based Hypersonix takes delivery of scramjet engine
Hypersonix has taken delivery of a demonstrator version of the engine that will power its in-development hypersonic “spaceplanes”. The “Spartan” scramjet is manufactured from special composites designed to resist the extreme heating and cooling experienced when travelling at multiple times the speed of sound. It comes months after the Brisbane-based company was chosen to supply the US […]