Plenary sessions will cover major issues in defence, transportation, autonomous systems and space.

The two policy areas covered in the release are: Sovereign Industrial Capability and the related Sovereign Industrial Capability Assessment Framework as well as Innovation.

The exercise involved the networking of F/A-18 simulators at both RAAF Base Williamtown and Tindal with the E-7A Wedgetail simulator at Williamtown and C-130J simulator at RAAF Base Richmond.

Echo Voyager is fully autonomous, requiring no support vessel for launch or recovery, enabling operation at sea for months before returning to port.

Correct calibration contributes to the quality of products, including many used in defence applications, and adds to the safety of infrastructure and facilities.

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SME XTEK has been propelled into the major league of local defence contractors, with the Commonwealth’s $101 million investment by far the largest in the company’s 40 year history.

If the Bremen based company is successful, ASC Shipbuilding/Forgacs will build a modified Luerssen OPV design.

The issue of sovereignty will be one of the highest profile issues, given the importance of Australia maintaining a sovereign submarine capability.

The Inquiry into the Defence Industry in NSW by the State Development Committee aims to investigate opportunities to grow the defence industry to boost economic development.

Engine testing verified the upgrade can provide a 5 to 6 per cent fuel burn improvement and a 6 to 10 per cent thrust increase across the F-35 flight envelope.

The proposed DMRT design is portable with low-power requirements and includes Boeing’s Weapons Tactics Trainer system, which incorporates sonobuoy and ocean acoustics modelling.

A new proximity fuse gives ground forces the ability to engage small, elusive targets such as Unmanned Aerial Systems.

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Boeing project director Lee Davis confirmed that the design phase had been completed, with formal testing underway and a field test for Army being planned for August this year.

The capital funding includes money for improving defence camps and bases throughout the country, including facility upgrades in Auckland, Manawatu and Canterbury.