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Yesterday, on the 11th November, ADA-Vic and its staff joined with Australians across the nation to acknowledge, honour and remember the courage and sacrifice of those who have served our country and those who have given their life in service to our nation on military and peacekeeping operations.

The 11th November 2021 is the 103rd anniversary of the signing of the Armistice between Allied forces and Germany on 11 November 1918, which ended the First World War.

As long as we remember the fallen and who they were, and the fact that they fought and died for Australia and the values we stand for, we will continue to face our future with the same courage and honour.

"Lest We Forget"

Thales, in partnership with ADA-VIC, is presenting a series of webinars to engage SMEs and our SME partners to brief on current and near term supply opportunities in the GW & EO space.

This webinar will cover topics including:

Summary of Explosive Ordnance (EO) supply chain opportunities supporting the Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (SDMM) Contract
Guided Weapons, Space and Hypersonics Supply Chain opportunities
What is it like being an SME partner supporting Project Advanced Rocket Motor Technology Demonstrator
Establishing an Australia supply solution for Spike LR2
Conclusions and way to stay engaged

DATE
Thursday, 18 November 2021

TIME
Webinar commences 11:00am

SPEAKERS
Dion Habner, Managing Director, Australia Munitions
Duncan Watt, General Manager, Guided Systems
Jacob Blitman, Chief Executive Officer, VRA
Lloyd Damp, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Launch
Michelle Richard, Director, Purchasing

ADA-Vic Networking and Golf Day

10th December 2021

The ADA-Vic Networking and Golf Day is scheduled for the Friday, 10th of December 2021, at Medway Golf Club, Maidstone, VIC.

This event will consist of a morning session of networking and industry briefings, set amongst an amazing backdrop with morning tea and lunch. For the golfers there will be a golf competition in the afternoon and then a dinner and further networking session in the evening.

This will be an enjoyable and informative day with the opportunity to meet others in Defence.

Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force Established

On 16 September 2021, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the President of the United States of America, announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US (AUKUS).

The first major initiative under AUKUS is Australia’s acquisition of at least eight nuclear-powered submarines. The Australian Government intends to build these submarines in Adelaide.

Australia, the UK and the US have committed to a comprehensive program of work over the next 18 months that will bring this capability into service. The optimal pathway to achieve this is through a significant increase in Australia-UK-US defence collaboration.

This period will be used to examine the full suite of requirements that underpin nuclear stewardship, with a specific focus on safety, design, construction, operation, maintenance, disposal, regulation, training, environmental protection, installations and infrastructure, basing, workforce and force structure.

The Government has established a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force led by VADM Jonathan Mead AO to facilitate Australia’s role in AUKUS.

For more information about the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force visit the website.

Telstra wins $1.1bn Defence Contract

Telstra, announced on the 3rd November 2021, an agreement to renew its contract with the Australian Department of Defence to deliver critical network and telecommunications services.

The five-year contract, worth over $1 billion, will see Telstra continue to provide the Department

with leading-edge technology and telco solutions. The contract includes the option for Defence to extend the contract for one or more periods of up to three years. It is the largest ever customer contract of its kind signed by Telstra Enterprise and contributes to Telstra’s previously communicated target of returning the Enterprise business to growth.

Assistance for SMEs Affected by the Cancellation of the Attack Class Submarine Contract

The Impacted SME Support Cell has been established within CDIC to support SMEs identify competitive opportunities, that leverages the time and effort they have made to increase their future competitiveness for the Attack Class program, but were yet to secure a contract with Naval Group or Lockheed Martin Australian.

CDIC's resources will be harnessed to assist SMEs to compete for future work either in the shipbuilding domain or more broadly with the increasing Defence programs that Government is investing in.

The support cell can be contacted on SME.support@defence.gov.au.

From Defence:

Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation has completed a trial of autonomous leader-follow vehicles in conjunction with the Australian Army’s Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office. See more here.
Team Defence Australia is seeking EOIs for the Singapore Airshow 15-20 February 2022. See more here.

Other News:

The Victorian Government has released Victorian Space Industries Snapshot. See more here.
Marand enters into an agreement with Pearson Engineering Limited to produce a prototype Earth Anchor Dozer Blade for Rheinmetall’s Lynx Combat Support Vehicle. See more here.
Land Forces 2022 has been confirmed for 4 to 6 October 2022.
Boeing’s Melbourne facility has commenced the manufacture of the fifth Airpower Teaming System (Loyal Wingman) aircraft. See more here.
Amiga Engineering has been contracted by Hypersonics to manufacture its Spartan scramjet. See more here.
Nominations are open for Space Connect’s Australian Space Awards 2022. Nominations close on 15 January 2022. See more here.
Space Connect’s Australian Space Summit 2022 is planned for 24 March 2022 in Sydney. See more here.
ABECK Group has secured a contract in the Hunter Class frigate program. See more here.
The Victorian and Tasmanian defence advocates collaborate on a joint op-ed on interstate cooperation. See more here.
1MILLIKELVIN partnered with Defence to develop a revolutionary imaging capability to detect material stresses and defects party funded through a Boost Your Business grant. See more here.

COVID Support

Support and guidance for businesses dealing with COVID can be found 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.

Links to Grant and other Programs:

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.

SEA 1905 - Portable Operation Centre

Thales UWS is seeking to gain a detailed understanding of Australian industry for organisations with the design and technical capability to manufacture, integrate and supply the ‘Portable Operations Centre’ system outlined in this Expression of Interest (EOI). Note Thales is looking for an organisation to partner with who can provide a turn-key solution.

This opportunity offers the successful organisation the potential to partner with Thales in Australia for the SEA1905 Programme and global defence programmes through the Thales Global Supply Chain.