Defence and aerospace

• 2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program explains how Australian businesses can support a stronger defence industry.
• Australian Watercraft and Seaboats Panel is a Department of Defence request for tender to establish a standing offer panel for the design, manufacture, integration and support of seaboats and small watercraft for Defence and other Commonwealth agencies. Closes 2 November 2026.
• Defence Industry Development Grants Program supported by the Australian Government will fund small to medium enterprises to build Australia’s sovereign capability, global competitiveness, technical superiority and national security. Four funding streams are available: Sovereign Industrial Priorities; Exports; Security; and Skilling.
• Defence Q provides information on how Queensland businesses can become ‘defence-ready’, enabling them to access state, national and global defence supply chain opportunities.
• Joint Strike Fighter Industry Support Program Sustainment Grants provides Australian businesses with funding to develop new or improved capabilities to win work in the sustainment phase of the Joint Strike Fighter Program closes 30 June 2028.
• Space Concession helps companies wanting to develop high technology for the space sector; encouraging the transfer of technology and expertise by providing duty-free tariff on eligible imported goods.
• The Industry Platform (formerly known as BenchOn) creates a digital industry eco-system to intelligently match requirements for People, Products and Services directly to the suppliers who are best suited to support.
• ARM Hub's Accelerator Programs designed to drive sovereign capability, commercial readiness, and global competitiveness, particularly in sectors where transformation is critical to Australia’s economic resilience including Biomedical, Defence and Female Founders.