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F-35A training equipment delivered

One of the world’s largest aircraft has landed at RAAF Base Williamtown carrying the first delivery of Australia’s state of the art training equipment for the Joint Strike Fighter.

Australian Defence Force demonstrates cooperative engagement capability

DDG HMAS Hobart and future destroyer Brisbane have successfully demonstrated the Cooperative Engagement Capability system.

Next three F-35A Joint Strike Fighters mission-ready

Australia has taken delivery of the next three F-35A aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

Military Sales Catalogue promotes Aussie exports

The second edition of the Australian Military Sales Catalogue was released today to promote the products and services produced by Australia’s defence industry internationally.

New Army vehicles to protect our troops

The world-class vehicles will be manufactured and delivered under a contract with German contractor Rheinmetall as part of LAND 400 Phase two.

International Women's Day

Members of CASG’s Gender Diversity Action Group took part in the Australia's largest International Women's Day (IWD) celebration. Held in Canberra on 8 March 2018, the International Women’s Day luncheon celebrated the economic, political and social achievements of women.

Maintaining vigilance

Even the most technologically sophisticated fast jets in the world would be useless without a skilled team of maintainers to keep them airborne.

Australian F-35A project on track to deliver deployable mission system facilities

The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, has congratulated Lockheed Martin Australia on the delivery of the first two F-35 deployable facilities manufactured by Tomago-based Varley Group, as part of the Deployable Duty Facility/Deployable ICT Facility Mission System.

JORN upgrade

Australia’s world-leading over the horizon radar will be given a significant upgrade, with a ten year $1.2 billion upgrade by BAE Systems Australia, who will partner with Raytheon Australia, Daronmont Technologies and RCR Tomlinson to deliver the advancements and maintain the JORN capability.

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03 May 2018

F-35A training equipment delivered

17 Apr 2018

Australian Defence Force demonstrates cooperative engagement capability

09 Apr 2018

Next three F-35A Joint Strike Fighters mission-ready

2017-18 Budget
Estimate $12.9b

xAcquisition $6.6b
xSustainment $5.7b
xProvision of Policy Advice and Management Services Budget $0.65b

Pie chart showing the proportion of budget allocated to Acquisition, Provision and Sustainment

Our projects

Cost 94%

On average our projects are delivered 6% under budget.
Capability 99%

99% of Materiel Capability Performance measures are being met in our largest, most complex projects, as reported in the 2015-16 Major Projects Report.
CASG manages the delivery of more than 150 complex projects and over 100 sustainment products with a combined APS and military workforce of around 5,000 people.

Defence seeking executives for independent assurance reviews.

The Department is seeking Senior Executives to join its Independent Assurance Review (IAR) team.

IAR is a process intended to improve project outcomes and ensure that Defence is able to provide high quality and reliable advice to Government regarding the health and outlook of major capital acquisition and sustainment project, products and programs.

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2017-18 Budget Estimate $12.9b

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Defence seeking executives for independent assurance reviews.

2017-18 Budget
Estimate $12.9b