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The development of hypersonic technology is to be accelerated under a new AUKUS arrangement – bolstering the collective security of the three nations. From: Ministry of Defence and The Rt Hon John Healey MP Published 18 November 2024 New arrangement to accelerate battle-winning capabilities of the f...

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The UK, the US, and Australia (AUKUS) have conducted tests of various autonomous and networked platforms during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 in Australia. These exercises, part of the AUKUS defense partnership, aimed to improve interoperability and showcase control over each nation’s naval assets. During the 'Maritime Big Play&#...

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12 August 2024 Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have together reached another significant AUKUS milestone, with the signing of an agreement to enable cooperation that is essential to Australia’s capacity to safely build, operate and maintain a conventionally‑armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability. The Agreement...

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26 September 2024 Today the Right Honourable John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States (U.S.) at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, t...

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22 March 2024 The Albanese Government is ensuring local jobs and Australian industry are at the heart of our next generation submarines with the announcement today of Australia’s Sovereign Submarine Build Partner and Sovereign Submarine Sustainment Partner. Today’s announcement is a critical step towards the construction of Austra...

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16 August 2024 Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) have finalised the establishment of an export licence-free environment, unlocking billions of dollars of investment and cutting red tape for Australian industry and our AUKUS partners. Delivering on our collective commitment just over a year ago to streamline def...

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Some of the world’s most advanced defence capabilities will be produced in Geelong, with the Hanwha Defence Australia’s Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) officially opening today. Construction of the facility was undertaken by national construction group, Built. The delivery of the first phase of this facility has cre...

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The federal government will contribute up to $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle. The project, which involves construction of a factory in the Newcastle Airport precinct, is expected to generate more than 500 jobs in the construction phase an...

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The Australian Government is turbo charging export opportunities for Australian defence industry through a significant expansion of the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program, underscoring support for local companies and jobs. The number of major defence companies, known as primes, participating in the GSC Program will almost double from seven to...

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The Albanese Government is continuing to support local jobs in Bendigo with a $45 million contract to build an additional 15 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles. Thales Australia will build the Bushmaster vehicles in Bendigo, supporting hundreds of jobs in the local economy and many more jobs across the supply chain in Victoria.​ This co...