AllMinister for Defence Industry – Transcript, Doorstop in Brisbane
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP IN BRISBANE RHEINMETALL DEFENCE AUSTRALIA FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023 Subjects: Multi-Ammunition Soft-Kill System, increased protection from missile attack for navy vessels, defence jobs, Defence Strategic Review, Pacific budget speculation, Vanuatu security agreement, infantry fighting vehicles, missile types, exports, local manufacturing MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY, PAT CONROY: Today is a great day for Rheinmetall […]
Minister for Defence Industry media release – Moving ahead to manufacture long-range weapons and munitions in Australia
MOVING AHEAD TO MANUFACTURE LONG-RANGE WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS IN AUSTRALIA The Albanese Government is delivering on the priorities of the Defence Strategic Review. Today, the Government has appointed the head of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise. The GWEO Enterprise will accelerate the establishment of a local long-range guided weapons and […]
Australia secures anti-ship missile Defence capability
AUSTRALIA SECURES ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DEFENCE CAPABILITY The Albanese Government has committed $180 million over the next 5 years to modernise the anti-ship missile defence capabilities on Royal Australian Navy ships. Rheinmetall Defence Australia signed a contract to build Multi-Ammunition Soft-Kill System (MASS), to equip Anzac Class frigates and Hobart Class destroyers with anti-ship […]
NT Defence Week
Significant investment in Australia’s north has seen the Northern Territory become a key training destination, sustainment hub and forward operating base for the Australian Defence Force and our allies. The Territory hosts a capable and resilient defence industry which is evolving to support platforms, programs and projects coming to the region. Along with the development […]
Incentive payment announced to retain ADF personnel
The federal government has announced a $50,000 bonus payment to incentivise the retention of a highly skilled Defence workforce. The Continuation Bonus initiative will be made available from 2024 to permanent Australian Defence Force personnel who undertake another four years after their end service date. Personnel will have to have served a minimum […]
Marles says DSR will ‘increase importance’ of Space Command
Defence Minister Richard Marles has said the federal government’s DSR report would “increase the importance” of Space Command. It follows the long-awaited review giving the organisation more autonomy over its funding and resourcing — but ruling out making it a US-style Space Force equal to the Army, Navy and Air Force. The DSR has been […]
BAE Systems welcomes aerospace workforce boost to Williamtown
BAE Systems Australia has welcomed its largest group of aerospace apprentices and first cohort of trainee aircraft engineers to support the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of F-35 and Hawk Lead-in fighter aircraft. The 2023 intake has increased threefold to include 18 apprentices and seven aircraft engineers working at the company’s Williamtown and Pearce sites […]
Minister for Defence Industry Media Release – Queensland to manufacture new bomb disposal robots
QUEENSLAND TO MANUFACTURE NEW BOMB DISPOSAL ROBOTS The Albanese Government has signed a $46 million contract with a Queensland company to manufacture up to 80 new explosive ordnance disposal robots for Australia’s sailors, soldiers and aviators. The new robots, to be manufactured by L3Harris Micreo, will carry cameras and sensors that have an […]
Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions ramps up as first exports roll out
Defence manufacturer Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions’ Queensland artillery shell plant is growing exponentially as it takes another important step towards full-rate production. The Maryborough factory’s workforce has more than doubled to 60 since this time last year, with another 30 vacancies to be filled by July. The jobs surge comes as Rheinmetall Waffe Munitions […]
DSR Summit: Conroy and Marles talk defence industry tactics
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy discuss defence industry strategy and national goals at the Defence Connect DSR Summit. The Defence Connect DSR Summit was officially opened at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney earlier today. The event is a gathering of defence industry and […]