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Hi Juanita,

6 weeks to go until our Annual Networking & Golf Day on Friday, 9th December 2022!!

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, and also the non-golfers amongst us, there will be an Ambrose golf competition in the afternoon followed by a BBQ and drinks right after the golf.

These are two separate sessions. If you are time poor or not a golfer, you can come along to the morning session only from 8.30 am to 1pm. This session will include coffee and teas on arrival, prior to the main speakers, a mid morning catered break and a full buffet lunch. All great opportunities to mingle and network!

For the golfers (or non golfers!) who would like to continue on networking, the afternoon is also available to continue meeting others in the Defence Industry. This event was a huge success last year and we would encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment as numbers are limited.

Medway Golf Club is located only 20mins west of Melbourne CBD and free parking is available.

Also, if you are interested in promoting your business, there are various sponsorship options for the day. These range from displaying your name and logo to speaking slots informing members of the capabilities of your organisation.

These sponsorships packages are very reasonably priced and are a cost effective way of promoting your business.

Please contact us today if you are interested in learning more. Email at

info@australiandefencealliance.org.au or phone (03) 8658 5707.

This will be an enjoyable and informative day with the opportunity to meet others in Defence and we look forward to seeing you there.

When: Friday, 9th December 2022, 8.30am to 7pm

Where: Medway Golf Club

Tickets: ADA Members

Morning Networking Session - $50.00

Full Day Golf & Networking - $130.00

Non-Members

Morning Networking Session - $75.00

Full Day Golf & Networking - $195.00

Government Delivers 2022-23 Budget for Defence

On the 25th October, Commonwealth Treasurer Jim Chalmers tabled the Albanese government’s 2022-23 federal budget. Defence spending will increase 8 per cent over the financial year, rising above 2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) over the forward estimates.

In addition to the $270 billion investment in Defence’s capability over the decade to 2029-30 the Government will provide $37.3 million over 3 years from 2022–23 to the Department of Defence to support the development of defence and fuel manufacturing industries. Funding includes:

$32.2 million over 3 years from 2022–23 to support the construction of the North Queensland Simulation Park in Townsville, Queensland to support the development and growth of defence industry in the region.
$5.1 million over 3 years from 2022–23 to support the development of sovereign capacity in renewable fuel manufacturing, particularly for the Australian Defence Force.

However, the 2022-23 budget excludes new spending on key capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), with the government awaiting the recommendations of the Defence Strategic Review, due in March 2023.

Australian Space Industry Capability Database - Expressions of Interest Open

The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA), in partnership with Austrade and the Australian Space Agency with the support of ODIS and SmartSat CRC, is developing an Australian Space Industry Capability Database. This public facing database will map capability across the Australian space industry. The database will comprise an industry directory with detailed company information and an aggregated data visualisation to showcase industry capability. If you would like to register your organisation’s interest to be included in the Australian Space Industry Capability Database please email operations@spaceindustry.com.au

Defence Appoints Adecco Australia to Deliver ADF Targets

In the latest move to scale up the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Australian Government has selected Adecco Australia as Defence’s new recruitment partner.

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh said given the strategic circumstances we now face, the recruitment and retention of personnel has never been more important.

“Our people are the most important capability for the defence of Australia, and our national interests. It’s exciting to be working with a new recruitment partner to ensure we’re engaging with the very best people our nation has to offer,” said Minister Keogh.

With Defence looking to increase their employment footprint by 18,500 people by 2039-40, the time to inspire the workforce of the future is now.

Shout Out to These ADA-Vic Members!!

Finalists of the Manufacturer's Monthly Endeavour Awards were announced on Monday 24 October 2022. We would like to congratulate these ADA-Vic members announced as finalists:-

Outstanding Start-Up Award - Gangi Germicidal Systems for Lindo: Chamber
Australian Industrial Product of the Year - Coolon LED Lighting for BitMove
Best Industrial IoT Application - Coolon LED Lighting for BitMove

We eagerly await the announcement of the at the Gala Awards night on the 3rd November 2022.

From Defence:  

Expressions of Interest (EOI) to participate in the Australian industry delegation to Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 held at Hanoi, Vietnam have been re-opened to 11:59pm AEDT Sunday, 30 October 2022. The event will run from 8–10 December 2022. Submit an EOI here.
EOI is now open for the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) to be held in in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 20 – 24 February 2023. See more here.
Defence announced the Endeavour Foundation as the service provider for the Defence Administrative Assistance Program, allocating $23.7 million over three years to providing people with disabilities opportunities for meaningful work in Defence. See more here.
Defence announces the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle has reached Initial Operational Capability on schedule under Project Land 400 Phase 2. See more here.
Chief of the Defence Force General Angus J. Campbell, AO, DSC and Secretary of Defence Greg Moriarty have established the Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group (NSSG). See more here.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles met with New Zealand’s Defence Minister in Geelong to refresh Australia-NZ Defence dialogue on 17 October 2022. See more here.

Other News:

Swinburne University, in conjunction with industry, has developed new carbon fibre technology nanomaterials to detect structural faults in aerospace systems. See more here.
Sentient Vision Systems, headquartered in Melbourne, rolls out global expansion. The company pioneered the world’s first optical radar, ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) achieving a global track record for its ability to detect small objects on the sea surface over a very wide area. See more here.
Two Victorian companies, Mackay Consolidated Industries and Able Industries Engineering, will manufacture components for the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle if selected for service. See more here.
Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) and STEM Punks launch landmark education program. The Program will engage a diverse array of students in primary and secondary schools nationally to enable secondary students to advance into areas of need across the Australian space industry. See more here.
LMA is investing $74 million to establish an Australian integrated air and missile defence ecosystem. Its aim is to bring together government, industry and academia to develop further air defence capabilities. See more here.
Nova Systems announced it will deliver sovereign skills training to 2,700 technical professionals through a short course in critical defence capability, covering areas including T&E of complex systems, model-based systems engineering, communications and logistics. See more here.

QinetiQ has reached an agreement to acquire Air Affairs Australia, which provides special mission aircraft training and threat representation products and services to Defence and commercial customers. See more here.
Thales Australia and Kongsberg Defence Australia launched the StrikeMaster land-based maritime strike system. The StrikeMaster combines Thales’ Bushmaster with Kongsberg Defence’s Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System. See more here.
Penske Australia and CIMIC’s UGL will partner for a major upcoming ADF maintenance contract to deliver maintenance support services, including national vehicle recovery, for nominated Defence fleet equipment. See more here.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Australian Defence Industry is now worth $8.9 billion a year, representing 0.46% of GDP. See more here.
The New Zealand Defence Force is exploring how it will integrate Command, Control, Communication, Computing and Intelligence systems (C4I) into its impending delivery of Thales Bushmaster NZ5.5 vehicles. See more here.

Attached is the ADM’s list of Defence tenders.
Attached is the TDA Information for Companies 2022.

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

Upcoming Domestic Events:  

Reoccurring 2022 - Soldier On Coffee Catch Up Victoria. See more here.
3 November 2022 – DTC Defence Industry Dinner & Award Ceremony. See more here.
7 - 9 November 2022 - SIA 11th Biennial Conference 2022. See more here.
8 – 10 November - PARARI 2022. See more here.
9 November 2022 – ADM Defence Skilling Summit. See more here.

11 - 17 November 2022 – Maritime RobotX Challenge. See more here.
15 – 17 November 2022 - Military Communications and Information Systems (MilCIS) 2022. See more here.
28 – 30 November Defence Human Sciences Symposium. See more here.
1 December 2022 – ADM Space Summit. See more here.
1 Feb – 2022 ADM Congress. See more here.
20 – 24 February 2023 - International Defence Exhibition and Conference. See more here.

28 February - 5 March 2023 – The AVALON Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition. See more here.

Links to Grant and other Programs:  

Skilling Australia's Defence Industry Grants Program

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 21st October 2022.

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.

For more information or to make CUF bookings, please email viccufbookings.gr-eo@lmco.com

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.

Launch of No Stress M8 - Online Wellbeing Tool for Leaders in Manufacturing

No Stress M8, a FREE tailored suite of resources to help create stress-free, psychosocially safe and productive workplaces. No Stress M8 is the result of a multi-year project working with the Victorian manufacturing industry, that has been funded under the under WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkWell Mental Health Improvement Fund. No Stress M8 Flyer

Date and time:

Thu., 3 November 2022, 8:00 am – 9:30 am AEDT

Location:

Discovery Hub, Engineers Australia 600 Bourke Street #Level 31 Melbourne, VIC 3000

In 2022, Human Performance Week brings together two events:

The Defence Human Sciences Symposium (DHSS), the principal Australian forum for those interested in the application of human sciences research to enhance Defence capability, an

The Human Performance Research Network Symposium (HPRnet). HPRnet is an established network of universities that draws together multidisciplinary teams from around the country who are co-invested in the delivery of significant outcomes for Defence. The symposium brings together existing network members and those with an interest in human performance to hear about the latest developments in human performance research for the military.