Tag: Pat Conroy

Defence doubles primes in global supply chain program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence has almost doubled the number of multinational prime contractors it is paying to engage with local businesses through its long-running Global Supply Chain Program. Defence Industry minister Pat...

Defence drops $100m on local and overseas drones

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new fleet of reconnaissance drones will be acquired by the Australian Defence Force under a $100 million-plus deal with Germany’s Quantum-Systems and Australia’s own SYPAQ Systems. The federal...

Defence grants awarded ahead of new guidelines

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Defence department has announced a final cohort of industry grants ahead of applications opening under new guidelines for the streamlined Defence Industry Development Grant program. The $2.9 million...

Govt eyes future ASCA expansion

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has opened the door to expanding the remit of Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator to other national security agencies less than a year after it was...

Defence awards last $3.5m in grants before program reform

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Eight local companies will share in defence industry grants worth $3.47 million, the last to be awarded before Defence introduces a new grants regime in June. Funded projects include...

Govt becomes broker for defence industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian government is set to broker the sale of sovereign defence capabilities to other nations on behalf of local firms under a new program designed to boost export...

Space treaty stoush opens up over sovereign controls

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What was supposed to have been a no-brainer treaty between the US and Australia promising to boost the local space industry – the Technology Safeguards Agreement – has instead...

Govt focuses defence industry plan by halving priorities

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new Defence Industry Development Strategy has halved the number of sovereign capability priorities to seven and simplified grants in a bid to create a more streamlined approach to...