Australian Department of Defense, The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, the Hon Greg Combet MP, today officially launched the Defence Export Unit at the Pacific 2008 International Maritime exposition.
Mr Combet said that “the Defence Export Unit will work closely with Australian defence companies planning to enter the defence export market and will continue to support those companies that have already broken into overseas defence markets”.
“The DEU demonstrates the Government’s commitment to working with Australian defence industry and it will make a real difference to the volume and value of Australian defence exports”.
The Unit’s work will include identifying future overseas opportunities for Australian defence companies and coordinating with other Australian Government agencies including Austrade.
Unlike previous initiatives in this area the DEU will facilitate a whole-of-government approach to supporting Australian defence industry international marketing activities.
The Unit will engage with federal government agencies and the relevant industry departments of the state and territory governments to facilitate cooperation on defence industry export initiatives.
“The Australian Government is committed to the expansion of exports across all industries and today’s launch demonstrates that support in the important area of defence procurement”.
The DEU will be headed by Mr Terry Whelan. Mr Whelan’s biographical details and background information on the Defence Export Unit can be found on the Defence website at www.defence.gov.au/dmo.
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