What do you know about compact, rugged millijoule-class ultra-short pulsed lasers? DARPA wants to know about how - compact & rugged can sources be? - to optimise under environmental stress? - to be broadly tunable? Respond to the RFI by 20 November - https://bit.ly/4Adbd5G

🚀 Calling Victorian defence & aerospace SMEs! Showcase your capabilities at the 2027 Avalon Airshow (#AS27) with the VicGov Exhibition Pavilion. ⏰ EOI Closes: 5 PM, Mon 19 Oct 2026 Apply now https://bit.ly/3VLRQAK #AvalonAirshow #Aerospace #DefenceIndustry #SME #BusinessVic

The Round 4 of the #Victorian SSP Program closing 27/11/2026 The SSP gives #funding for industry & Victorian TAFEs or DualSector universities to team up to design pilot short training courses that quickly fill industry skills gaps in key sectors. ➡️https://bit.ly/4d5mTxw

DARPA's Surgical Competition has $3.5M in prizes for those developing robotic systems as skilled, reliable partners to human surgeons. Push the boundaries to create scalable, life-saving capacity when & where needed most. Submit by 30 Oct - https://bit.ly/4xSENf3

DoD is setting up the Operational Energy Transitions Defence Research Centre (OET DRC). 🔹 RFT 13016: Lead Partner -https://bit.ly/4dnykAB 🔹 RFI 13457: Contributing Partners -https://bit.ly/4isGGdI 🔔 1 Oct Briefing Rego by 28Sept https://bit.ly/4dGaSi2 🎯ATM Close: 26Oct

What is CMMC? If you want to get into the US Defense supply chain you need to know about Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Learn more at De Stefano & Co's free webinar - 29 Sept - https://bit.ly/4h8lXtu or 22 Oct - https://bit.ly/4A58DP0

CMMC: Preparing your business for the US Defence supply chain

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📢Calling all Old Crows! AOC ANZ Meeting - 6 Oct, ANZAC House, Perth. A great networking opportunity & hear from Dr Martin Blake , ICRAR at Curtin Uni on Repurposing the Radio Sky for Defence in the Contested Space Domain RSVP by 2 Oct https://bit.ly/4yXL9Ks

SME wanting to better understand your cyber risks & improve #cyber security? La Trobe Cyber Clinic Day might be just what you need. Free to hear about current & emerging threats, make useful contacts, get general guidance. Weds 7 October -

La Trobe Cyber Clinic for NFPs and SMEs

La Trobe’s free Cyber Clinic for NFPs and SMEs. Hear from cyber experts, get a practical Cyber Health Check and strengthen your organisation’s cyber resilience.

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🚀 Calling Victorian defence & aerospace SMEs! Showcase your capabilities at the 2027 Avalon Airshow (#AS27) with the VicGov Exhibition Pavilion. ⏰ EOI Closes: 5 PM, Mon 19 Oct 2026 Apply now https://bit.ly/3VLRQAK #AvalonAirshow #Aerospace #DefenceIndustry #SME #BusinessVic

Like to test your fault detection and progression trend skills on a Bell 206B-1 helicopter gearbox with spalling on a planet bearing? Registrations are now open for the #HUMS2027 Data Challenge - cash prizes & present at HUMS2027. https://bit.ly/4h9ntvm by 31 Oct

Going to AUSA in Washington in Oct? Got an innovative TRL5+ interoperable power generation & storage solution? Register at AUSA with 60-second pitch for chance to pitch to Army & DoW with $500K cash prizes. https://bit.ly/4h9zkdZ

Don't miss out! New deadline for the #Avalon2027 International Airshow PitchFest & Innovation Awards. Cash Prizes for - Best Innovation (TRL 7-9) - Emerging Tech (TRL 5-6) - Young Innovator - Blue Sky Thinking (TRL 0-3) Enter by 13 October at https://bit.ly/434G5G3

Missed the AMCRC STARTER Project webinar? Catch up now! 🛠️ The program offers dollar-matched R&D funding for Australian manufacturing SMEs & start-ups looking to solve business challenges using additive manufacturing. Learn more youtu.be/BPDh9pTEnII... #opportunity

HMGCC wants to make testing easier and faster with an AI agent that behaves like a normal phone user. Can you automate the process of testing modified software on large numbers of mobile phones at once? £60,000 & 12 weeks to get to TRL 5 https://bit.ly/4cWGm3r by 8 October.

#ASCA asked how #YourADF might better disguise it signatures to decoy, deceive, camouflage & conceal. Hear some great new ideas from across Australia at the Pitch Day 5 Oct. Registration for virtual attendance closes 4 Oct at https://bit.ly/4gNVK4s 📷Defence WO2 Max Bree

The next DAIRNet Seminar is happening this Thurs 9 September. Hear Istari Digital founder, the Hon Dr Will Roper, talk on Building a True Cyber-Physical Internet - how an internet reimagined for the physical world is revolutionising defense & aerospace. https://bit.ly/478RlmL

Can you detect, track & identify micro & mini UAS in an urban environment? IDEaS Canada is offering prizes & the chance to test your TRL5 & up solution in Ottawa, July 2027, in front of experts & potential customers. https://bit.ly/4bPPPce by 1 Dec

Defence is holding a classified #industry #briefing on the Defence Intelligence Target Enterprise in Canberra, late September. To find out how you can be involved in projects like the intelligence mission data uplift, register your interest by 21 Sept - https://bit.ly/4j6IYiO.

DARPA's Surgical Competition has $3.5M in prizes for those developing robotic systems as skilled, reliable partners to human surgeons. Push the boundaries to create scalable, life-saving capacity when & where needed most. Submit by 30 Oct - https://bit.ly/4xSENf3

Defence is holding a classified industry briefing on the Defence Intelligence Target Enterprise in Canberra, late September. To find out how you can be involved in projects like the intelligence mission data uplift, register your interest by 21 Sept - https://bit.ly/4j6IYiO.

How do we align strategy, capability, and economic resilience in an unpredictable security landscape? Join leaders in Canberra on 28–29 October for the 22nd #Safeguarding #Australia Summit. This event supported by DSTG, Home Affairs, & RMIT University https://t.co/DsCfQqMuFP

'🔉Ministerial Keynote Announced for Safeguarding Australia Summit 2026 🇦🇺 The Hon Peter Khalil MP, Assistant Minister for Defence, will deliver a Ministerial Keynote Address at the 22nd Annual Safeguarding Australia Summit this October in Canberra. '🎬https://bit.ly/45JDwL7

DoD is setting up the Operational Energy Transitions Defence Research Centre (OET DRC). 🔹 RFT 13016: Lead Partner -https://bit.ly/4dnykAB 🔹 RFI 13457: Contributing Partners -https://bit.ly/4isGGdI 📅 1 Oct Briefing Rego by 28Sept https://bit.ly/4dGaSi2 🎯ATM Close: 26Oct

Up to £60k #funding available via #HMGCC Co-Creation! HMGCC is seeking an on-device mobile app to help users monitor, understand & reduce their #digital #data #footprint & ad-tracking exposure. 🗓️ 12-week projects|TRL 5 ⏰ Phase 1 by 24/9/2026 ➡️Apply https://bit.ly/3SB66vj

#ASCA will hold a Classified Defence Industry Briefing Thurs 5th November in Sydney Better understand emerging priorities & be better positioned to work with ASCA on future initiatives Clearance & citizenship conditions apply EoIs close 21 September - https://bit.ly/3UVbytF

What is CMMC? If you want to get into the US Defense supply chain you need to know about Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Learn more at De Stefano & Co's free webinar - 29 Sept - https://bit.ly/4h8lXtu or 22 Oct - https://bit.ly/4A58DP0

CMMC: Preparing your business for the US Defence supply chain

Is your business ready for CMMC? Join us as we explore what CMMC means for Australian organisations pursuing US Defence and AUKUS-related opportunities.

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'🔔Applications for funding are open for the Department of Defence Defence Strategic Policy Research Program, closing 23 September 2026. Read more – Grants Connect reference: GO8439 https://bit.ly/3Uu7D6T #Opportunity #defence #policy

Missed the AMCRC STARTER Project webinar? Catch up now! 🛠️ The program offers dollar-matched R&D funding for Australian manufacturing SMEs & start-ups looking to solve business challenges using additive manufacturing. Learn more youtu.be/BPDh9pTEnII... #opportunity

Do you have AI-based software tools to turn fragmented sensor data into a continuously updated understanding of space and missile threats fast enough to drive operational decisions? Let the US DoW Innovation Unit know by 24 September. https://bit.ly/4r92gpO

Good Luck to MonashUAS, competing at #SUAS2026 in Tulsa. With Redback, their newest custom quadcopter designed for autonomous flight, aerial mapping, payload delivery, endurance & transportability, these Aussie students are taking on the world. https://monashuas.org/ 📷MUAS