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Enabling Members to do Better Business in Defence
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The Hon Peter Dutton has been announced as the new Minister for Defence
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Hi there, Australia has had a Cabinet reshuffle and as a result we have some newly appointed Ministers including Peter Dutton as the new Minister for Defence.
ADA-Vic continues to stand at the forefront advocating on behalf of members to key Government and Defence stakeholders every week.
If you're still scratching your head wondering how to engage with and gain traction in the Defence Supply Chain, please get in touch today via info@australiandefencealliance.org.au so that we can point you in the right direction.
We are the conduit between Defence Industry, Government, Defence, Primes and SMEs advocating for the outcomes that affect members and the wider industry.
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What's in this edition...?
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Information
- Updates from Government & Defence regarding their programs and Industry
- Collated weekly tenders
Networking
- Monthly Face-to-Face networking events
- Live webinars on relevant Defence Industry topics
Support
- Reach out if you have a challenge you can't navigate
- Reach out if you're stuck and need some further information
Advocacy
- Defence and Government can only make changes based on feedback... if there are issues - we need to know about them = from you
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Major Service Provider Arrangement Industry Consultation Paper
Defence Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) has initiated a review into the Major Service Provider (MSP) panel arrangements (the Review).
As part of the Review, an independent adviser has been appointed to conduct the review and is seeking feedback from stakeholders (including Defence industry) on their experiences with and information on opportunities to improve the MSP panel arrangements and the realisation of the MSP panel objectives.
ADA-Vic advocates on behalf of members regarding challenges members face doing business in the Defence Industry.
If your business has been impacted by the MSP arrangements we would like to hear from
you.
This is your opportunity to share your experience, concerns and provide suggestions for improvement.
Your participation is greatly appreciated!
Please send an email to info@australiandefencealliance.org.au and we'll set up a quick chat to hear more about the challenges you face with the MSPs
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From Defence
- The Hon Peter Dutton has been appointed as the new Minister for Defence
- The Hon Mellissa Price has now been promoted to the Cabinet, more here
- Priority Sovereign Industry Capabilities & Grants, Minister for Defence Industry Announcement, more here
- Defence funds 40 engineering scholarships at RMIT and QUT to support the national naval shipbuilding enterprise, more here
- The Commonwealth Government releases the Naval Shipbuilding Training and Upskilling Program to provide pathways into the naval shipbuilding industry, more here
- Defence has committed to procuring an additional three Loyal Wingman aircraft, securing 33 jobs in Victoria, more here
- Defence will conduct a review of the Global Supply Chain program. The terms of reference are being developed
- The Commonwealth Government has reached agreement with Naval Group that it will spend 60 percent of the contract value in Australia over the life of the program, more here
Funding and Announcements
- CDIC Grants Re-Open... 3 x Capability Improvement & Competitiveness Grants, more here
- $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) Funding Opportunity, more here. Also see the Government's Modern Manufacturing Strategy which the MMI funding aligns with here
- The Commonwealth Government has launched
the Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund to support the delivery of new pathways in the sector, more here
- The Commonwealth Government is encouraging space related businesses to apply for the second round of the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund grants. See more here
- Government promotes Moon to Mars with more Grants, more here & here
- Business Events Grant Program = Assistance to attend industry events, more here
- Victorian Govt. 'Small Business Digital Adaptation Program', update your business, more here
- ASBAS - Funding to Get Professional Advice for updating your business, more here
- Skilling Australia's Defence Industry (SADI) Grants "Open for Applications", more here
Other News
- Latest News from CDIC can be found here
- BAE Systems Australia is awarded a 5-year contract with Defence for the Nulka decoy system. This will secure 60 jobs in Victoria, more here
- Team Redback completes integration testing of its active protection systems and the SPIKE LR2 missile, more here
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Participants Needed Vic Defence Website Design
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The Victorian Government’s Defence Capture Team is building a better defence.vic.gov.au website. To help do this, the Defence Capture Team has engaged Squiz Australia to undertake two separate activities to ensure the new website meets the needs of its users. Please note, you may opt to participate in one or both of these
activities.
The Defence Capture Team is seeking participants for:
User Interviews
To learn more about the day-to-day needs of its users and make the website more useful, the Defence Capture Team via Squiz Australia is seeking participants for 1:1 online usability interview. The
interviews will help the Team understand more about how you use the site, which will help them determine what types of features and improvements should be considered.
The online session will take about 60 minutes to complete. You will need a computer with a working microphone, ideally a working camera, and an internet connection. At the session, which will be conducted remotely, they’ll ask you some questions relating to the website – there are no right or wrong answers to these, and don’t worry, you will remain anonymous. Your answers will only be used to help improve the website.
To participate in this process and schedule an appointment with a consultant from Squiz, please contact Ellie Hughes,
Defence Capture Team via ellie.hughes@ecodev.vic.gov.au and nominate your preferred availability.
Tree Jack Testing Study
The Defence Capture Team is also seeking participants for a short study to ensure the improvements to the new site
structure are on the right track and make sense. This is referred to as Tree Jack testing. The study will involve a series of questions about where you would expect to find content on the website. Your response will inform development of the new defence.vic.gov.au website structure. If you agree to participate in this study, you’ll be asked to complete several short tasks via an easy-to-use online research website. The tasks are planned to take 5 to 10 minutes to complete and there are no right or wrong answers.
If this interests you or you have any questions, please contact Ellie Hughes via ellie.hughes@ecodev.vic.gov.au.
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New DISP Website & Security Portal
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Defence Security and Vetting Service has launched a new Defence Industry Security Program website and security portal to better meet the security needs of defence industry.
Find out more about DISP membership for
Defence Suppliers here
Also find the new "Working Securely with Defence" guide, launched to help Industry win contracts, more here
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National Health Security Resilience Assessment
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The current COVID-19 situation highlights the need for Australia’s health security to be underpinned by a nationally coordinated approach to sovereign preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery (PPRR).
Opportunity to Contribute All organisations that play a role in research, product development, manufacture, or distribution of technologies and products of relevance to the six critical sectors identified below are strongly encouraged to complete to the NHSRA.
The NHSRA will extend beyond previous audits of Australia’s medical countermeasures capability to include end-to-end research, development, manufacturing and distribution in six critical sectors including:- Medical Countermeasures
- Medical Devices
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Modelling and Simulation
- Hazard Management
- Sensing Systems
NHSRA OPENS 30th November 2020 NHSRA CLOSES 31st May 2021 TIME COMMITMENT 15 – 60 minutes (depending on the sector(s) in which your organisation is involved) SCOPE National
For more information please contact DMTC Phone: +61 3 9214 4447 Email address here Web address here
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Industry Opportunities & Work Packages
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RMIT - HAPS Challenge (High Altitude Pseudo Satellites)
The HAPS Challenge aims to energise local Australian development of key technologies and to ensure Australian sovereign HAPS that have accurate station-keeping capability or long endurance capacity needed to allow deployment over an area of operations for a period of days to weeks.
Trusted Autonomous Systems, SmartSat CRC, and RAAF Air Warfare Centre in association with SLWDAC at RMIT invites Australian companies to enter the High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Challenge. This is a unique opportunity to
contribute to our national capability.
Phase 1 Submission Due Date = 24th May 2021
Phase 1 Shortlist for Phase 2 completed = 25th June 2021
Phase 2 Commencement = 28th June 2021
Phase 2 Submission Due Date = 8th October 2021
Phase 2 Shortlist for Phase 3 completed = 12th November 2021
Phase 3 Commencement = 15th November 2021
Phase 3 completion and
demonstration = 20th May 2022
More information on how to enter can be found here
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US DEFENCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES
- US Defense - Spectrum and Wireless Monitoring System (SWiM), deadline 02 April, more here
- DARPA - Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIE) Opportunity – Hybrid AI Protect of Open Source Code (SocialCyber), deadline 06 April, more here
- DARPA – Low Temperature Logic Technology (LTLT), deadline 06 April, more here
- US DARPA – Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG), deadline 14
May, more here
Companies with an interest in applying can also email, contact here for further information and support.
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UK DEFENCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES
UK DASA is running some competitions!Wireless Communications, Networking and Information
This competition seeks innovations to demonstrate information exchange capabilities that are resilient to the challenges of the deployed military environment - often referred to as a congested and contested environment. DASA are interested in innovations that will reach Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) of between 3 and 6, at the end of the Phase 1 competition. £500k is available for this Phase 1 DASA competition. There is no upper limit per proposal for this competition, but DASA are expecting to fund around 5 to 10 proposals to complete before the end of February 2022.
DASA are seeking proposals for novel capability in the fields of wireless communications, networking and information theory. Proposals can be based on novel ideas within existing communications standards and defence networks, or for completely new approaches to transmitting information. Proposals can target any of the domains of defence (including Air, Land and Maritime) communications capability; however, proposals should be focussed on deployed scenarios, rather than fixed
communications infrastructure, such as data centres.
Deadline for applications: midday BST on Wednesday 7 April 2021. For further information and to apply – visit this link.
Companies with an interest in applying can also email, contact here for further information and support.
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Airbus Seeks Innovative Industry Capability
Airbus calls for Industry Capability to support their Space Programs, more here
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Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Grants Open Now!
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The Joint Strike Fighter Industry Support Program - Sustainment Grants
This grant program provides Australian businesses with funding to develop new or improved capabilities to win work in the sustainment phase of the Joint Strike Fighter Program.
The grant opportunity is to support Assigned-Product Support Providers (A-PSPs) to develop and implement their approved Depot Maintenance Activation Plan (DMAP). Through their plan they'll become a Qualified F-35 Component Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) for maintenance and repair activities for existing components used in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Grants from $50,000 up to $250,000 are available to fund up to 50% of eligible project expenditure for phase 1 and 2. Phase 3 and 4 funding will be determined by the Department of Defence in accordance with the amount outlined in applicants supporting business cases.
The program details are available on the BGA website, including program guidelines with button below.
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New Work Packages Announced for SEA 1000
- Individual packages
worth up to $900M
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In the first of many local packages to be offered throughout the life of the 50-year program, these specialised pieces of equipment include the steering gear system, weapons handling system and main shaft line, and will support hundreds of Australian jobs.
Naval Group has officially launched its
first ‘Local Manufacturing Package’ expression of interest (EOI) to Australian industry – part of a package expected to be worth almost $900 million, with the company also opening its office at Port Adelaide.
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Army Robotics Exposition 2021 (ARX 2021)ARX 2021 will be held at the Brisbane Exhibition Centre on 20 April 2021 in conjunction with the Chief of Army Symposium 2021, which begins the day prior.
The ARX 2021 program will include: verbal presentations from the main stage, static displays and physical demonstrations of ground
and air based robotic systems within a designated demonstration area. The event will be promoted through defence media channels and provides an excellent opportunity to build networks within Defence. The Deed of Participation terms (within these CFS Terms) will govern the Applicants’ participation at ARX 2021.
ARX 2021 is open to Defence personnel, Defence contractors, invited guests, Defence invited media. Invitations will be extended to the senior representatives from across technology and innovation groups within Defence.
There is no attendance entry fee for ARX 2021. Successful applicants will be required to self-fund all travel,
freight and demonstration costs of their technology for the purposes of ARX 2021 in line with the Deed of Participation.
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1 – 3 June 2021
Innovative individuals and companies in the land domain have until 16 April 2021 to enter the prestigious Land Forces Innovation Awards, find out more here.
The Awards will be presented at the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre scheduled for 1-3 June 2021.
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International Trade Shows
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Team Defence Australia EOI's open
All EOI’s must be received via ICN here by the closing date’s with the appropriate Defence Export Controls documentation attached to be eligible to participate with Team Defence Australia at these
event.
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Defence Exports Office (DEO) & Team Defence Australia
...offer 'Pitching Your Business' course Free of Charge (FOC).
See article here for more details and to download the brochure.
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Join a 'Team Defence Australia' industry delegation for international trade events.
Applications via the DEO page at ICN here
Should you have any questions about Defence trade shows or the EOI application process, please direct your enquiries to teamdefence.australia@defence.gov.au
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Here is a link to the Austender website where you will find Government and Defence tenders
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We collate the Defence centric Austenders for you each week, link here
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Here is a link to the ICN Gateway where you will find major Government and Defence work packages
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Please find link
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for previous
newsletter
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Australian Defence Alliance Victoria Inc.
570 Bourke Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Australia
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