Tag: Australian Defence Force
Government to splash over $600m on state-of-the-art information systems for Navy’s ships
The Federal Government will invest more than $600 million in a new Fleet Information Environment to strengthen the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) maritime communications.
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Med-Con commissions first of seven mask-making machines built by Foodmach
The first of seven mask-making machines being built by packaging automation manufacturer and integrator Foodmach began producing 60,000 masks a day late last month...
$1B investment to boost Australia’s defence industry
The Morrison Government has announced a $1B investment package to accelerate Australia's defence initiatives in the COVID-19 recovery and support thousands of jobs across...
Defence in need of canvas products for ADF activities
The Department of Defence is inviting proposals from Australian companies to provide a wide range of high quality canvas-type products for the Australian Defence...
Defence orders Aussie-made rifles for ADF
Defence will acquire 8,500 world-class, Australian-made Enhanced F88 (EF88) weapon systems from Thales Australia to improve the overall capability of the Australian Defence Force...
New defence acquisition to secure local jobs
The Federal Government will acquire 251 remote weapon stations in a move that will provide job stability for over 200 workers at Australian defence...
Gold Coast manufacturer to supply life-saving body armour to ADF
Gold Coast company Craig International Ballistics has secured an initial $1 million contract from Defence to deliver a cutting-edge Australian manufactured soft body armour to the...
Brisbane’s EPE secures a $10m defence contract
Brisbane based company EPE has won a $10 million contract with Leidos Australia to deliver chemical and biological defence capabilities to the Australian Defence...
Melbourne-based Point Trading to help deliver new Defence capability for ADF
Moorabbin business Point Trading has secured a $7.4 million contract with Leidos Australia to deliver world-class chemical detection equipment for the Australian Defence Force.
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Armor Australia to manufacture next-gen combat helmets for ADF
Four South Australian firms will share in a total of $2.3 million in grants to invest in projects that build capabilities aligned with Defence’s...
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