01 Feb 2012

Thales Alenia Space and Thales Australia have announced their sponsorship of a new Masters degree program in satellite systems engineering at the University of New South Wales. Premium

01 Dec 2011

In the introduction to last year’s Top 40 Defence Contractors survey, I wrote that the Top 40 contractors had reported total revenue which exceeded $7 billion for the first time in the history of the survey. For 2011, the total revenue for the Top 40 Defence Contractors has grown apace to $7.7 billion, a healthy year on year increase of 8.4 per cent. Premium

01 Dec 2011

The peaceful exterior of a sleek low-rise building in suburban Gaithersburg, Maryland, belies the high-tech cyber war being waged within between those determined to compromise the IT networks of one of the world’s biggest defence contractors, and those tasked with preventing this. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Modern defence projects are becoming increasingly complex; the challenges of planning and steering them demand a fundamentally different approach new approach and new and wider skills. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Transfield Services’ profile has grown considerably in South Australia during the last eighteen months. What may not be known is that the company is in fact in its 16th year of full time operations in South Australia. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Defence has committed up to $89,000 in SADI funding to South Melbourne company C4i to boost the skills of its workforce. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Boeing has kept a small but important package of Super Hornet manufacturing work in Australia. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Invenio Engineering Solutions and Navy Engineering Division are helping to define the delivery of scenario-based training on-board Armidale Class Patrol Boats (ACPB) for the Royal Australian Navy, using Invenio’s REFINE concept. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced in November that applications had opened for $9.2 million in grants to defence companies to develop innovative ideas that help build and sustain Australia’s Priority Industry Capabilities (PIC) Premium

01 Dec 2011

The Defence presence and opportunities for industry in the Northern Territory are set to grow following the recent announcement of Australia-US force posture initiatives. Premium