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BHP boosts Katherine Bennell-Pegg spaceflight campaign
The campaign to send Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space has received a major boost, with BHP committing $1 milli...
Rear Admiral Steve Tiffen appointed as military adviser for UDT Australia steering committee
Navy leader Rear Admiral Steve Tiffen (Ret’d) AO CSM has been appointed as an Australian military adviser by Clarion Events.
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US Department of War, Lockheed Martin commit to increase AIM-260 missile production, foreign military sales
The US Department of War has signed a framework agreement with American defence prime Lockheed Martin to increase production of th...
Defence experts, officials to lead Land Forces 2026 strategic panel in Perth
WA head of the Office of Defence Industries Linda Dawson, Senator Ellie Whiteaker, defence expert Jennifer Parker, and Ventia’s ...
The real cost of capability: Defence acquisition from purchase price to preparedness
As Australia accelerates Defence acquisition, whole-of-life cost discipline will be essential to ensuring new platforms remain ava...
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Supporting allied long-range strike: Reviving the B-1R regional bomber concept
Following revelations that the US would begin retiring its fleet of Cold War-era B-1 Lancer bombers due to increased focus on the US Air...
February 18 2020
Minor, middle or great power? Defining Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific
The rise of Indo-Pacific Asia is serving to exacerbate Australia’s identity crisis, with politics playing an important role in navigating the quagmire of ideas to...
May 01 2019
The teeth in China’s anti-access/area denial defences
China’s pursuit of a reliable counter to US and allied multi-domain power projection platforms like carrier strike groups has resulted in the development of an...
April 24 2019
Sovereign industry key to enhancing undersea battlespace: Thales
With more than half of the world’s submarines expected to be operating in our region in the coming decades, Australia’s surface warships and submarines require...
August 24 2018
Recruitment challenges for the defence industry
There are always going to be challenges in attaining the right staff in any business, but for an industry about to receive an influx in project work, getting it right first...
November 14 2016
Laws of attraction – Engaging and recruiting the perfect team
With the February release of the 2016 Defence White Paper and the associated Integrated Investment Program, industry is preparing itself (or should be) for the upcoming forge...
November 14 2016
Life after the uniform - Morals, ethics and education
Thinking about life after the uniform? The Australian defence industry are looking to hire ex-Defence personnel, says Kinexus director Rob Kremer.
November 14 2016