MyDefence: detection products and international distribution
MyDefence’s accounts, HighCom contracts and Terma cooperation show how a Danish counter-drone business combines equipment, software and international delivery partners.
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Signed contracts reported · 2026-04-18Contracts signed for the first three upgraded Mogami frigates24 articles
NIDS's industrial-strategy collection gives partners a way to compare national priorities
Shared language about resilience can conceal different industrial objectives. NIDS's comparative volume helps companies identify whether a proposed partnership supplies the capability a country actually wants to retain.
Japan’s Australian frigate contract shifts supplier attention to delivery and support
The April 2026 agreement for three upgraded Mogami frigates gives suppliers a concrete programme to map, while leaving work-package access to be established.
ASPI's workforce geography analysis adds a location test to industrial expansion plans
Australia’s national recruitment progress and its regional workforce distribution answer different questions. Together they show why defence suppliers need a location-specific operating model before committing to a new site.
HEO’s NRO contract shows a market for imagery of space assets
HEO’s NRO award concerns imagery of space assets, with cameras, processing and analytics in the supplier’s account of the work. A separate Sidus milestone reveals the commercial relationships underneath that service.
ASCA’s Decision Advantage awards show the value of a defined information problem
Australia announced fourteen emerging-technology contracts in January. Software suppliers should connect their capability to a measurable decision-support task.
Australia's air-training investment puts facilities, simulation and courseware in one programme
The government's December 2025 announcement identifies CAE Australia and a delivery start planned for 2026, but does not confirm subsequent acceptance.
Advanced Navigation: navigation products, robotics and industrial customers
Advanced Navigation's US$110 million Series C supports a business spanning navigation components, underwater robotics and international customer support. A KONGSBERG agreement provides a named supply-chain reference.
ASCA Pitch Day’s completed RFI shows how to prepare for a specific challenge
The 2025 process is closed, but its public themes and milestones explain the difference between a general innovation pitch and a response to a defined request.
Australia’s defence-industry grants: use the current batch dates and existing rules
The programme has been extended, while current guidance still governs applications. Four streams have different funding ceilings and assessment batches.
Australia’s Global Supply Chain Program puts the sales route inside participating primes
Defence funds dedicated teams in major companies to develop opportunities for Australian suppliers. The supplier still needs a competitive contribution and a specific work package.
BMT: naval design, engineering and lifecycle services
BMT's employee trust, design portfolio and named shipbuilding partnerships distinguish its business from vessel construction. Its public accounts show the scale and limits of its engineering group.
Boresight: target-aircraft services and training-market customers
Boresight reported A$6.38 million FY2026 revenue after its June ASX listing. Its target-drone business combines repeat equipment demand, local production and training-market partners.
DroneShield: counter-drone hardware and enterprise software
DroneShield combines counter-drone hardware with software and support. Its enterprise software announcement illustrates a move toward managing multiple customer sites.
Entering an Australian government panel: deed and work order decisions
A panel appointment establishes a purchasing route under agreed terms. Assess the service scope, formal entry window and cost of remaining ready before forecasting work from Australian government buyers.
Fivecast: ONYX, MATRIX and the OSINT product suite
Fivecast’s Australian OSINT business separates deeper investigation, assessment workflows and curated information products. Public materials identify a DIU-supported development history for MATRIX.
Gilmour Space Technologies: launch services, satellite products and manufacturing milestones
Gilmour Space raised A$217 million in January 2026. ElaraSat is operating in orbit, while the current Eris schedule targets a second test flight in early 2027.
Inovor Technologies: small satellites and Australian institutional missions
Inovor builds satellites and mission systems in Adelaide. Its record spans Kanyini, Buccaneer, the Optus research satellite and a first Hyperion spacecraft targeted for late 2027.