Yearly Archives: 2024

South Australian cybersecurity company Secure State has joined leading technology provider archTIS Limited’s Channel Partner Program as a Silver Partner. Formalised earlier this month, the agreement marks a major milestone in Secure State’s 20-year history and supports the company’s mission of bringing Defence-grade cybersecurity solutions to Australia’s Defence supply chain. Under Silver Partner status, Secure State will resell and provide services for archTIS products Kojensi – a multi-level security platform for classified sharing and document collaboration and NC Protect – a data discovery, compliance, and protection software program to further strengthen its offering to clients around Australia. Founder and COO ...

Babcock Australasia has joined the list of companies breaking records in the defence industry in 2024. Starting this month, a record 69 graduates will take part in Babcock’s Graduate Program, gaining first-hand work experience supporting contracts for Collins Class submarines, High Frequency Communications and the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet. This announcement further cements the global defence and aerospace company’s commitment to upskilling the next generation of defence industry workers. Almost half the graduates will be based in Adelaide (34), with other graduates in the 2024 intake located in New Zealand (20), Perth (11), Sydney (3) and Melbourne (1). During the ...

BAE Systems Australia has welcomed a record number of apprentices to begin their defence industry careers at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. Forty apprentices have begun their journey into technical trades onboard the Hunter class frigate program, joining more than 1,800 people already working on the project – nearly 1,400 of whom are based at Osborne. Most apprentices will start roles in manufacturing, piping and mechanical trades, along with five starting work in electro-technology and machining in the production workshops, and seven existing BAE employees continuing their career journey as mature-aged apprentices. Managing Director of BAE Systems Australia ...

A project led by Adelaide based defence software firm, Acacia Systems, has been selected to receive a $1.6 million dollar funding boost under the inaugural round of the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Activator Fund. The ‘Enhancing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Undersea Surveillance Minimum Viable Capability’ Project aims to advance novel approaches to increase the accuracy, range, tracking and localisation of undersea threats. The Activator Fund was established to enable South Australia to participate in larger-scale innovation activities within the defence industry and supports the rapid translation of innovative technology into Defence capability. Acacia System’s Chief Executive Officer, Horden Wiltshire, talks ...