ADA-Vic Annual Business Development & Networking Day SOLD OUT!!
Hi there,
Tomorrow ADA-Vic will hold its Annual Business Development and Networking Day and we are excited to announce that we have a full house!
We are looking forward to seeing many of our members on the day. We have a packed agenda for the Morning Networking Session so we encourage all of you to arrive between 8am and 8.30am to register. Tea and coffee will be served and this a great opportunity for informal networking before a prompt start at 8.45am.
For the golfers, the weather looks cool but there is no rain forecast. What more could we ask for!!!
Opportunities for SMEs in the defence industry will continue to grow and we are here to help and advocate for our members.
We would also like to hear from you if you have any news or stories about your business that may be of interest to other businesses and organisations.
AVALON 2023 Innovation Pitchfest Expressions of Interest Open
Australian companies and research centres participating in AVALON 2023 are invited to pitch their new ideas and technologies to the Australian and international community at the Innovation PitchFest.
The Innovation PitchFest is part of the greater Innovation Program, sponsored by Synergy Group, at AVALON 2023. PitchFest consists of three minute pitches aimed at demonstrating Australian innovation, research collaboration or the development or strength of an idea in a research project. Participants are offered training in the art of the three minute
pitch in the lead up to the event.
The Innovation PitchFest is open to all accredited Trade Visitors and will take place 1000 – 1130 Wednesday 1 March 2023. Register here.
Expressions of Interest are now open for defence, industry, start-ups and Publicly Funded Research Organisations (PFRO) to participate in the AVALON 2023Innovation Pitchfest. Three minute pitches must demonstrate:
Uniqueness and novelty (ie your innovation)
Application or end goal of the innovation
Where future collaboration may be of benefit (and with whom)
QinetiQ, a leading science and engineering company, announced its completion of the acquisition of Air Affairs Australia. This follows the announcement on 4 October 2022 of an agreement to acquire Air Affairs Australia. The business will be a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Australia.
The acquisition of Air Affairs further establishes QinetiQ as a long-term, strategic partner to the Australian Defence Force and underpins QinetiQ’s strategic position as market leader in threat representation, training, test and evaluation.
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, Thales Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jeff Connolly, and senior Defence, Infrastructure and Airservices Australia officials met on the 2nd of December at a Projects of Concern Summit in Canberra.
The Projects of Concern Summit is a forum for senior stakeholders from government and industry to discuss remediation issues for listed Projects of Concern.
In October, the Albanese Government moved to revitalise Defence’s projects of concern process. Ministerial Summits are an important forum to engage on remediation activities.
The recently listed Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) project was the focus of today’s discussion.
The Summit agreed to a set of principles for remediating the OneSKY-CMATS project.
The OneSKY program is a partnership between Defence, Airservices Australia and Thales Australia to replace existing air traffic management systems with an advanced, integrated management and control system for civilian and military aviation.
Minister Conroy welcomed the return of the Summit, which was last held in 2020, and thanked Thales Australia for helping to identify ways to improve delivery of the project.
Defence announced it will consider the findings of the March Defence Strategic Review before deciding on the tender for the LAND 400 Phase 3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle project. See more here.
Defence’s Chief Technology Officer has outlined a 10-year transformation of Defence’s information environment, adopting advanced technology which will support warfighters on the battlefield of
the future. See more here.
TDA is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) to take part in the Australian industry delegation to SEA-AIR-SPACE 2023 held at Maryland, USA from 03 – 05 April 2023. Interested companies can apply to attend by completing the EOI form by
11:59pm AEDT Wednesday, 14 December 2022 here. See more here.
Victorian-based business The Smart Think Australia has received a $227, 686 grant via the Commonwealth Defence Global Competitiveness Grant Program for the expansion of hard armour production line with the introduction of industry 4.0 production and quality control measures to meet international market demand. See more here.
Innovative Australian companies and research centres taking part in Avalon 2023 are invited to pitch their innovative ideas and technologies to the Australian and
international community at PitchFest via EOI. To submit an EOI and for information, see more here.
Real Response has unveiled their mixed reality training system, BlueRoom Simulator, designed to enable military personnel to train with medical equipment in complex scenarios. See more here.
Hanwha Defense Australia and Elbit Systems have agreed to support the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IVF) turret, built in Australia, on the global market. The turrets will be integrated with the hull of the IFV at H-ACE in the Avalon Airport precinct. See more here.
Applications open for the Girls in Aerospace and Defence: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program. Applications close: 11:59PM, Wednesday 7 December 2022. See more here.
RMIT student Hayley Nitschke, is one of three Australian student interns of the Airbus Space Internship program who will head to the UK as part of a bilateral space
cooperation initiative. The students will work on a series of live international space missions being supported by Airbus’ UK divisions. See more here.
Australian Space Summit to return in May 2023, with speakers including senior leaders from Amazon, LeoLabs and KPMG, alongside Australia's first astronaut, Dr Paul
Scully-Power. See more here
Ronson Gears, Electromold, Calm Aluminiun, and Rosebank Engineering are among four of the six Australian SMEs receiving contracts as part of the delivery of hardware and software sub-assemblies for the global Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) program. See more here.
Melbourne company, Cushman & Wakefield Australia has proved its commitment to veteran employment by making The Pledge with Soldier On as a Gold Pledge Partner. Soldier On is a not-for-profit veteran support organisation supporting veterans and their families. See more here.
ASC is setting up a digital supply chain as part of its
current Digital Transformation Program, which aims to automate and streamline processes and drive efficiencies for ASC and the 1, 200 Australian businesses within its Collins Class submarine supply chain. See more here.
The first of Army’s Hanwha AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers (SPH) is due to roll off the production line in Korea in the third quarter of 2025 and the
first vehicle off Hanwha Defense Australia’s line at Avalon Airport near Geelong will follow a matter of weeks later. See more here.
Defence Connect has launched its first Australian Cyber Security Awards. The awards will be held in June 2023 and are designed to recognise professionals and businesses that have gone above and beyond in the cyber security industry. See more here.
Please Note: This update is produced every two weeks by the Defence and Aerospace, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. The date of this update was 5th December 2022.
Industry Opportunities & Work Packages
In partnership with the Victorian State Government, Lockheed Martin Australia manages a secure facility designed to enable Victoria’s innovation community to better engage with classified Defence and National Security programs. The first facility of its type in Australia, the Victorian Common User Facility is a key initiative in creating new business opportunities for Victoria’s innovation sector.
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.
