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Exhibiting at the Indian Ocean Defence & Security (IODS) 2026 Conference and Exhibition allows organisations to engage meaningfully with Australia&rsq
The Indian Ocean Defence & Security (IODS) Conference and Exhibition returns to Perth from 26–28 May 2026, as a pivotal platform for powering strategic partnerships and advancing Australia’s sovereign defence capability.
H&B Defence – a joint venture between HII and Babcock - has secured its first contract to enhance supply chain capabilities for the global AUKUS enterprise through the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot Program.
Western Australia’s naval shipbuilding and submarine sustainment industry will take a major step forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Western Australian Government and ASC.
Australian innovation took centre stage on the final day of Indian Ocean Defence & Security (IODS) 2024 with a series of pitch presentations and the announcement of the three winners of the IODS 2024 Innovation Awards.
Swedish manufacturer MCT Brattberg has announced it is opening an Australian office after securing a contract to deliver products into the Hunter Class Frigate Program.
The Chiefs of Navy for Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have strengthened their naval ties today, during a visit to HMAS Stirling in W
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP today announced the accelerated build of 18 new Landing Craft Medium at the Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia
TeraNet captures laser signals from German satellite, paving the way for 1,000-fold faster communication speeds from space.
Marintec, the joint venture between Navantia Australia and UTS, has unveiled its PhD program aimed at developing Australian researchers and growing and the innovation’s side of the Australian defence and maritime industries.
The pitch day is an initiative of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) which was established by the Australian Government as a critical conduit for providing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a capability edge.
The Australian Government is delivering its commitment to grow Australia’s thriving defence industry, through a new $150 million industry grant program.
Fifteen Australian innovators from both the defence and civil sectors have been shortlisted for the inaugural Indian Ocean Defence & Security (IODS) 2024 Innovation Awards, worth $40,000.
Thousands of Australian SMEs will have the opportunity to work under one supply chain system to help streamline the process of working with the Australian Department of Defence and major primes in the nation’s defence sector.
The Australian Government continues to progress Australia’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine program, today announcing the concept design partners for South Australia’s new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY).
Australian innovators have one more week to complete their Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 Innovation Award submission with organisers announcing a deadline extension.
Conventionally armed, nuclear‑powered submarines and infrastructure will receive $53 billion to $63 billion over the next decade as part of Australia’s investment in developing a Navy with enhanced maritime, air and land strike capability.
The Australian Government will deliver a sovereign, autonomous undersea capability, through the Ghost Shark Program.
Western Australia is set to take centre stage at the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference (IODSC) next year.
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