AllUncrewed undersea capabilities strengthen AUKUS partnership
MEDIA RELEASE Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have conducted a combined exercise off the east coast of Australia testing autonomous undersea warfare capabilities. The Integrated Battle Problem 23-3 exercise demonstrated the strength of AUKUS partners’ maritime collaboration. A range of modified commercial and military autonomous systems were deployed, in conjunction with existing […]
Albanese Government signs information security agreement with European partners
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government has strengthened Australia’s ties with European partners by signing the Security Agreement on the Protection of Classified Information with the Organisation for Joint Armament […]
This Remembrance Day the Spirit of the Unknown Soldier embodies all who have lost their lives in service
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Matt Keogh MP Minister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans’ Affairs JOINT MEDIA RELEASE This Remembrance Day the Spirit of the Unknown Soldier embodies all who have lost their lives in service Today Australians the world over will pause to honour the more than […]
Land agreement to build Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP Premier of South Australia JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Australia is a step closer to building conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines after the Australian and South Australian Governments reached agreement on a land exchange for the new submarine construction yard. The submarine construction […]
Investing in our defence industry workforce for the future
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Minister for Skills and Training The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP Premier of South Australia JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and Premier of South Australia, the Hon Peter Malinauskas MP […]
Strengthening Australia’s Defence Export Control Framework
The 2023 Defence Strategic Review made clear that Australia faces a deteriorating strategic environment. The Australian Government is committed to ensuring Australia’s defence export control framework keeps pace with the emerging challenges in Australia’s security environment. The Government is also committed to enhancing defence trade with likeminded partners, including the United Kingdom (UK) and the […]
Navantia Australia and UTS launch Marintec, Maritime Institute of Technology
A sovereign capability partnership that impacts the maritime industry. MEDIA RELEASE Marintec – the Maritime Institute of Technology (trademark pending) is an industry-led joint research institute established by Navantia Australia and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). The Institute aims to develop digital technologies for the maritime industry and is setting a new standard for […]
Delivering sovereign capability through Australian industry partnerships
MEDIA RELEASE Navantia Australia has been delivering sovereign naval design and engineering capability since 2012, investing in the growth of its capacity through the development of its Australian workers. Directly employing over 300 naval architects and engineers, Navantia Australia is continuing to build sovereign capability for Australian industry through the establishment of its Technology Partner […]