Defence Industry Guide News

Senior leaders from Australia’s industry, defence and academic communities have called for a concerted focus on capability planning and R&D investment to establish a competitive, sustainable space industry sector.

Since 1998, Defcon Technologies has supplied innovative world-class products and systems based on 'emerging technologies' developed for defence, aerospace, security and law enforcement

The EOS Group of companies designs, develops and manufactures sophisticated laser and thermal technologies that are applied to a variety of sighting and surveillance applications in the aerospace and defence markets.

Velcro Companies continue to be the original and premier manufacturer and innovator of hook and loop fasteners.

Diehl Defence is a corporate division of the German Diehl Group, concentrating all business activities in the fields of defence and security as a holding company.

Saab Australia conducted a defence industry briefing in Sydney where it mapped out the company's plans for defence programs both current and future, domestic and international.

Cubic Defence New Zealand (CDNZ) was named one of ‘Ten Companies to Watch’ with the largest revenue growth in NZ in 2016

Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for supply of an integrated combat system for the two replenishment ships under Sea 1654/3.

SA Defence SMEs APC Technology and Acacia Research are combining forces to offer a mission system for Land 400.

RFD liferafts and dinghies were employed during WWII, saving the lives of thousands of allied personnel. Today, RFD liferafts and lifejackets are used by shipping, airlines and defence forces here in Australia as well as overseas.

Point Trading is an Australian owned company providing an extensive range of products, services and technologies in the Australian and Pacific region.

Milspec Services is a logistics company providing systems, spare parts, accessories and consumables to the Australian and NZ Departments of Defence and their prime contractors.

ADA is Australia’s leading supplier of innovative design, manufacture and complex apparel and inventory management services into Government and large corporate organisations.

ATI have been the exclusive agent and commercial advisors for a number of large international suppliers to industrial and military markets in Australia and NZ since 1983.

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has signed its first Global Supply Chain (GCS) Agreement, which will provide Australian companies greater access to international supply chains.

Refuel International – based in Sunshine West in Melbourne – has won the $47 million contract to construct the ADF new aviation fuel tankers.