DefenceCare is holding an Employment and Wellbeing seminar for current and ex-serving men and women of the Australian Defence Force and their families on Sunday March 8, 2015 at Penrith RSL Club.

Rob Hawketts has joined KBR Australia in the role of Vice President Government Services, Asia Pacific, and will have overall responsibility for KBR’s defence and government business in the Asia Pacific region.

With all the issues surrounding the Future Submarine and the way ahead, the program is being viewed more as a political decision rather than capability one.

Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist confirmed to Australian media in Stockholm that the nation wants to be “a constructive partner” with Australia on the Future Submarine program as they have “both the capacity and capability along with the experience and flexibility” to meet the requirements.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.336 of 19 February 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

The winners of the ADM Defence and industry team awards announced at the ADM 2015 Congress in Canberra on February 10 were....

With 5,000 companies and 400,000 jobs in the defence sector (165,000 of which directly involve armaments), French manufacturing accounts for over a quarter of European capacity.

Unique among Australian states, South Australia has an Industry Participation Advocate whose office works to ensure local businesses leverage maximum opportunities from the $3.8 billion of contracts let annually by the State Government.

On Friday February 6, submissions closed for the Australian Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee inquiry in to “The potential use by the Australian Defence Force of unmanned air, maritime and land platforms”.

Around 250 delegates from across Defence and industry attended the 2015 annual ADM Congress on February 10.

The requirements for Australia’s Future Submarine have been established, but there’s no existing platform that meets them, according to the head of the Sea 1000 program.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.335 of 12 February 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.334 of 5 February 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

Saab Systems’ new teaming agreement with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyard on the Netherlands Walrus class replacement program may provide opportunities on a new Australian submarine, according to Saab Systems in Australia.

For the Australian defence industry, the British industry’s statistics are eye-watering in comparison.

Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) may contract a small unmanned aerial system (UAS) for use in emergencies