New sales office to back Australian Defence industry

Defence is taking the next step forward in unleashing Australian innovation, technology and manufacturing on the international stage by establishing a new office dedicated to selling sovereign Australian defence technology to our international partners.

The new Australian Defence Strategic Sales Office (ADSSO) will promote and facilitate the sale of select Australian defence capabilities to priority international partners. Australian companies will benefit from a centrally coordinated platform that proactively promotes, negotiates and drives forward their export sales.

The ADSSO will be a joint Government and industry endeavour, drawing on front line experience of industry representatives.

This initiative delivers on the commitment under the 2024 National Defence Strategy to support Australian defence industry to pursue export opportunities and integrate Australian companies into global supply chains.

It is also an important step in delivering the 2024 Defence Industry Development Strategy, which highlighted the need to better coordinate with industry on our export efforts to trusted international partners.

The initial priority capabilities for the ADSSO will include:

• Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle and Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle
• Boxer Heavy Weapons Carrier
• AS9 Huntsman and Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle
• MQ-28 Ghost Bat
• Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)

Future priority capabilities will be determined by Australia’s strategic requirements in consultation with industry.

Australia’s defence industry has a proud history of exporting world-leading technology. This includes the Bushmaster, now used by nine countries, and a record breaking $1 billion deal to export Boxer armoured vehicles to Germany.

Canada has also announced it will partner with Australia on its Over The Horizon Radar technology, leveraging Australia’s world-leading Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN).