Hi there, As Victoria starts to see new growth in our gardens we also see the light at the end of the long COVID-19 tunnel and a stepped plan to "get out". Both State and Federal Governments have weighed in this month to help individuals and local businesses with new Defence projects, grants and extra measures of financial support. This week Adam Evans joined the team at ADA-Vic as the new alliances manager; taking the place of outgoing manager Charlotte Morris who has been instrumental in building the VDA program to what it is today. Charlotte moves on with our good wishes to become more involved with her work at DMTC.
Read below for a number of upcoming industry events and announcements including the much anticipated CDIC review findings. These are all helpful resources for our members to help you understand and navigate the Defence Industry.
As mentioned above the defence industry is where a lot of work packages (to boost the economy) are
being continuously rolled out; as well as grant funding opportunities to boost Sovereign Industry Capability (SIC). There has never been a better time to secure your piece of the Defence investment (proposed at half a trillion + dollarsover the next decade!)... especially if you are in the IT or Cyber Security sectors.
Reach out today, to see how ADA-Vic can enable you to do Better Business in Defence info@australiandefencealliance.org.au
Thales enters full rate production for the Hawkei vehicle, more here, hereand video here
Sypaq is appointed as the exclusive AS/NZ agent for Kleos Space, more here
Holmwood Highgate secures aviation tankers contract with New Zealand, more here
Demand for defence industry staff in
Victoria remains strong and the state had the largest rise in salaries over the last 12 months of any state or territory at a modest 1.7 percent, though this growth is lower than previous years. The 7th Industry Insights report from Kinexus is available from this link
ADA-Vic and Thales are partnering to deliver a Cyber Resilience webinar on 16 September, see here
DSI News of Interest for 17 August see here and 7 September see here.
Several defence opportunities are outlined in EX2 newsletter
This Week's Event
16th September @ 10-11:30am
Cyber Resilience Event for SMEs and supply chain
Thales, in partnership with ADA-Vic, are presenting a series of webinars to support SMEs and the Thales SME partners by demystifying cyber security and digital threat readiness to build a future we can all trust.
These events will provide you with practical and actionable information on securing your digital assets and cloud based technology; unpacking what it means to be Cyber resilient.
Protecting physical and digital assets from cyber-attack is critical to the future of Australian supply chains.
You will hear from leaders in cyber security about the current threat environment for Australian businesses and what you can do to help ensure your business is more cyber resilient.
SPEAKERS
Michelle Richard, Director, Purchasing
Ben Doyle, Chief information Security Officer
Jeremy Hulse, General Manager - Cyber Security
Graeme Pyper, Business Development Manager - Cyber Security
It's too late to register for this event... ...it took place this morning
Should you have any questions about Defence trade shows or the EOI application process, please direct your enquiries to teamdefence.australia@defence.gov.au
Tenders
We collate the Defence centric tenders from Austender for you each week
