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Defence manufacturing SMEs awarded $3.2 million in grants

Six small and medium businesses in the Australian defence manufacturing industry have received a total of more than $3.2 million in grants to build capabilities for the defence sector and address export barriers. 

Australia, Germany ink Boxer vehicle export agreement

Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry, and his German counterpart, Thomas Hitschler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence, have signed a Letter of Cooperation to begin official negotiations to manufacture the Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles in Queensland for export to Germany.

South Australia confirmed as build site for next-gen nuclear-powered submarines

Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy, together with Senator Penny Wong and South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas have confirmed that Osborne will become the home for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine construction efforts.

ADF boosts national security with new guided weapons acquisitions

The Australian Defence Force has contracted Kongsberg Defence Australia to deliver the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as part of an effort to increase Australia’s guided weapons and explosives ordnance stocks. 

Quickstep to manufacture F-35 components for Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has signed a six-year contract with Quickstep Holdings for the delivery of Australian-made components for the F-35 aerospace program. 

Investing in innovation to boost defence capability

Media Release by Defence The Defence Innovation Hub has awarded contracts worth $27 million to ten Australian businesses, including a Tasmanian research organisation. The Australian Government...

Minister for Defence Industry – 2023 Australian Defence Sales Catalogue applications now open

Media Release by Defence Applications for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Australian Defence Sales Catalogue are open to Australian defence industry companies. Minister for...
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