Future Frigates contender backs SA workforce
One Future Frigates contender has gone on the record to ease the ASC workforce’s fears, maintaining the company will use an Australian workforce to build the Future ...
NAVAL • Wed, 16 Aug 2017
Defence sustainment in the spotlight
Better Defence sustainment management and reporting is back on the agenda, with the joint committee of public accounts and audit conducting a public hearing today in ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 15 Aug 2017
Intelligence agencies admin and expenditure report tabled
The parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security has tabled its review into the administration and expenditure of the six intelligence agencies from the ...
LAND • Tue, 15 Aug 2017
LAND 400 contender unveils multimillion-dollar fund
A LAND 400 Phase 2 contender has revealed it will establish a multimillion-dollar fund as part of its bid for the $5 billion combat reconnaissance vehicle program.
Minehunters service life extended
The Australian government has granted first pass approval to extend the service life for the Navy’s Huon Class Minehunter Coastal vessels.
NAVAL • Tue, 15 Aug 2017
Certainty lacking in defence industry
Western Australia’s inaugural defence industry advocate Rear Admiral (Ret'd) Raydon Gates spoke with Defence Connect following his appointment last week, and touched on ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Mon, 14 Aug 2017
Defence industy hearing goes regional
A parliamentary regional hearing into opportunities to grow the NSW defence industry and promote regional investment has travelled to Orange.
Billion-dollar Tiger aircraft grounded
Following Airbus’ investigation into the fatal crash of a German variant of the armed reconnaissance helicopter, Australia’s Tiger aircraft have been put on pause, ...
AIR • Mon, 14 Aug 2017
Defence accepts pilot training aircraft
Australia has officially welcomed the first six of its new, cutting-edge training aircraft acquired under AIR 5428.
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