AllDefence’s next generation of firefighting services contract awarded to Ventia Australia
MEDIA RELEASE Defence has awarded Ventia Australia the base services contract for firefighting services protecting our people and our assets, now and into the future. Valued at $564 million over six years, the contract will deliver airfield and structural rescue and firefighting, training and incident response at designated Defence sites. Firefighting services protect Defence capability […]
ADM South Australian Defence Summit
27th August 09:00 – 13:00 Collaborative Leadership for AUKUS Success Workshopled by Allan Ryan, Executive Director, Hargraves Institute 13:00 DEFENCE EXPORT CONTROLS INFORMATION SESSION Led by Emily Hall, Assistant Secretary, Defence Export Control, Department of Defence Regulatory Amendments and Compliance Support Defence Export Controls will introduce the key changes that are occurring to Australia’s Defence […]
Defence rapid response training starts in Northern Australia
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has commenced Exercise Austral Shield 2024 around Derby in Western Australia, Darwin in the Northern Territory, Cairns in Queensland, and Christmas Island, to practice its ability to defend our region and rapidly deploy to Australia’s north. The exercise enables the ADF to contribute to the collective security of […]
Government invests in Bendigo with new Bushmasters
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government is continuing to support local jobs in Bendigo with a $45 million contract to build an additional 15 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles. Thales Australia will build the Bushmaster vehicles in Bendigo, supporting hundreds of jobs in […]
Albanese Government invests over $100 million to deliver next generation drones
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government will invest over $100 million to boost the ADF’s arsenal of drones, ensuring Australian military personnel are provided with cutting-edge lethal and non-lethal capabilities and underscoring an unwavering commitment to National Defence. The acquisition of two […]
Visit to the United Kingdom
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence MEDIA RELEASE The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) this week on 12 – 13 July to meet with the newly appointed UK Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon John Healey MP. Australia and […]
2024 Strategic Policy Grants Program
MEDIA RELEASE Following consideration in a highly competitive round, Defence will award up to $4.488 million in grant funding under the 2024 Strategic Policy Grants Program to 16 successful applications, across 14 entities. The successful applications directly align with the strategic priorities, initially outlined in the Defence Strategic Review 2023, including deterrence and national resilience, […]
AIDN calls for complete implementation of recommendations of enquiry into supporting the development of sovereign capability in the Australian Tech Sector
MEDIA RELEASE Canberra: There is considerable overlap between the Australian tech sector and Defence industry, and questions on the conduct of federal government procurement in this area is of significant interest to many AIDN members. AIDN applauds the release of the report of the “Finance and Public Administration References Committee” into “Supporting the development of […]
First Australian Navy officers assigned to UK Astute-class submarines
MEDIA RELEASE Following their completion of the Officers Nuclear Operator Course and Engineering Administration Course, the first three Royal Australian Navy officers have graduated from the Royal Navy’s Nuclear Reactor Course in the United Kingdom. Lieutenant Commander James, Lieutenant Stephen and Lieutenant Isabella were among the top of their class in the Royal Navy’s elite […]
Exercise Pitch Black 2024 takes off
MEDIA RELEASE Australia’s biggest international air combat training activity, Exercise Pitch Black, will take to the skies over the Northern Territory from 12 July to 2 August. With approximately 140 aircraft and over 4000 personnel from 20 nations participating, this year’s iteration of Exercise Pitch Black is the largest participation in its 43-year history. This […]