Australian Department of Defence

First RAAF F-18 Super Hornet Flight

July 23, 2009

Greg Combet, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has congratulated the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing following...

Technology: from the Laboratory to the Battleground

July 21, 2009

The Australian defence industry is innovative and robust and its researchers are amongst the most respected in the world. The...

New Air Force Capability at Williamtown

July 7, 2009

The Royal Australian Air Force today re-formed Number 4 Squadron, to enhance the ADF’s Air/Land coordination capability. The new Squadron...

Australia to Fund New Defense Technology Proposals

June 29, 2009

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that new technology that promises to significantly reduce the...

Weapon Locating Radar Upgrade Project Achieves Key Milestone

June 26, 2009

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that the project to upgrade Army’s Weapon Locating Radar...

Submarine Rescue Capability Relocates To Australia

June 8, 2009

The LR5 submarine rescue system arrived in Australia early on Tuesday morning 2 June 2009, the Defence Materiel Organisation’s Head...

Defense Strategic Reform Program: Delivering Force 2030

June 5, 2009

As part of the 2009 Defence White Paper, the Government committed to fundamental and extensive reform of Defence business to...

Australia Joins the International Anti-Piracy Force

June 1, 2009

Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Australian Defence Force would contribute to international efforts...

Australia’s New Defence White Paper Ministerial Address to ASPI

May 15, 2009

The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, has re-iterated his expectations of Defence and affirmed the importance of...

Budget 2009-10: Defense Savings Initiatives

May 13, 2009

The Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon today announced further details of the Defence Strategic Reform Program. This program is a...