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From Defence:

The Commonwealth Government will provide 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles, including two ambulance variants, to the Government of Ukraine. For more information see here.
Defence have announced Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as partners of the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise, supported by The Australian Missile Corporation, The Sovereign Missile Alliance and Aurecon Advisory. For more info see here.
Defence has announced $200 million for upgrades to Reserve and Cadet facilities at 14 Victorian sites over the next 10 years. See more here.
AUKUS Leaders have confirmed that the partnership has expanded its cooperation to include hypersonics and counter-hypersonics weapons systems. For more information see here.
Information about Defence initiatives funded in the 2022-23 Commonwealth Budget are available here.

Other News:

SYPAQ officially opened its Defence Autonomy Centre of Excellence (DACE) on 11 April 2022. See more here.
Luerssen Australia and Australian Maritime Technologies have formed a strategic partnership for the Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Program, and other potential programs. See more here.
BAE Systems and Ai Group launch a degree apprenticeship program to be delivered by Victoria University, to increase skilled participation in major defence projects see more here
The Royal Aeronautical Society is hosting an event on the development of the Airpower Teaming System-Loyal Wingman/MQ-28 Ghost Bat air vehicle. Further details are available in the attached event flier, and you can register for the event here.
REMINDER Nominations are now open for Australian Aviation’s Australian Aviation Awards. Nominations close on 30 June 2022. See more here.
The attached COVID-19 Victorian Government factsheet provides an overview of upcoming changes to restrictions in Victoria, effective from 11.59pm Friday 22 April. Further information on current COVID-19 compliance requirements is available here.

Upcoming Domestic Events:

15 June 2022 – Trusted Autonomous Systems 2022 Symposium. See more here.
22 June 2022 – ADM Congress. See more here.
20 - 22 July 2022 – Australian Defence Science and Technology Research Summit. See more here.
4 - 6 October 2022 – Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition. See more here.
11 - 17 November 2022 – Maritime RobotX Challenge. See more here.
28 February - 5 March 2023 – Australian International Aerospace & Defence Exposition (28 February – 3 March) and the Australian International Airshow (3-5 March). See more here.

Victorian Common User Facility

If industry requires access to secure communications facilities to engage with Defence, this can be provided through the Victorian Common User Facility.

Defence Industry Support Tools

The Office of Defence Industry Support has a number of tools to support defence SMEs. The Defence Business Readiness Tool, the Digital Readiness Assessment Tool, and the Cyber Security Assessment Tool.

Links to Grant and other Programs:

Attachments:

Updated COVID-19 Restrictions in Victoria 20th April 2022

Australian Defence Export Office Pitch Training Program

The ADEO, in partnership with Marketing Entourage, have created a five week online pitch training program specifically for businesses looking to export defence and dual use goods and services. This training is fully subsidised for Australian Defence Industry businesses.

The program is specifically designed to improve the chances of success for Australian defence industry companies when engaging with opportunities to pitch their capabilities to foreign military and military suppliers. The training is delivered through a series of webinars, online modules and one-to-one pitch practice sessions.

Australian Defence Industry businesses are encouraged to apply by registering their interest at the link below. Multiple people from the same business can be included as a single application. Limited spaces are available on each cohort and the ADEO will prioritise businesses who have recently participated in an industry delegation with TDA.

Click here to learn more about the Online Pitch Training Program and to register your interest.

BAE Systems Hunter Class Opportunities

BAE Systems Maritime Australia’s Innovation team is seeking Expressions of Interest from industry to support the Hunter Class Frigate Program (HCFP) to:

Investigate manufacturing technologies, materials, coatings, and processes with the potential to improve the sail away performance of the nine Hunter class frigates;
Investigate infrastructure, the workforce, and shipyard capabilities to ensure the Osborne Naval Shipyard maintains high levels of productivity, quality and safety; and,
Investigate ongoing maintenance or future capability upgrades that may immediately influence the design and delivery of the nine Hunter Frigates to be built at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.

The team will evaluate submissions quarterly - with feedback - until June 2022.

Each EOI reviewed by the Hunter Innovation Team may be considered for future steps including a Request for Information (RFI) and/or Request for Proposal (RFP). This may lead to a an agreement for a scope of work which could be in the form of a Research Task, Case Study; Feasibility Studies; Proof of Concept; Prototyping; or other agreed scope of work.