National Defence Government Contracts in Australia

Australian federal government procurement in national defence totals $62.3B across 4,373 contracts, with 1,337 distinct suppliers winning work from 86 federal agencies. Browse the top winners, recent awards, and buying agencies below.

$62.3B
Total contract value
4,373
Contracts awarded
1,337
Active suppliers
86
Buying agencies

Top suppliers in National Defence

  1. 1.DMOJSF OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNT PSFD
    $18.6B
    4 contracts
  2. 2.ASC SHIPBUILDING PTY LIMITED
    $15.7B
    2 contracts
  3. 3.ASC PTY LTD
    $9.7B
    3 contracts
  4. 4.RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    $3.4B
    40 contracts
  5. 5.THALES AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    $2.0B
    124 contracts
  6. 6.BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    $1.7B
    37 contracts
  7. 7.AUSTAL DEFENCE SHIPBUILDING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    $1.3B
    2 contracts
  8. 8.BABCOCK PTY LTD
    $1.1B
    10 contracts
  9. 9.LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    $486.0M
    31 contracts
  10. 10.NAVAL SHIP MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    $440.6M
    2 contracts

Top buying agencies

  1. 1.Department of Defence
    $61.2B
    3,572 contracts
  2. 2.Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program
    $229.8M
    105 contracts
  3. 3.Australian Federal Police
    $140.4M
    74 contracts
  4. 4.Australian Signals Directorate
    $77.6M
    73 contracts
  5. 5.Australian Taxation Office
    $73.5M
    17 contracts
  6. 6.Transport for NSW
    $60.3M
    6 contracts
  7. 7.Department of Home Affairs
    $57.8M
    175 contracts
  8. 8.Federal Court of Australia
    $51.0M
    1 contracts
  9. 9.Sydney Opera House
    $32.0M
    3 contracts
  10. 10.Greater Sydney Parklands
    $29.9M
    1 contracts

Financial year spending

FY27
$2.2B
350 contracts
FY26
$36.5B
927 contracts
FY25
$21.5B
670 contracts
FY24
$397.3M
702 contracts
FY23
$1.2B
590 contracts

Recent national defence contracts

DescriptionSupplierAgencyValueAwarded
Provision of public order and safetyNational Counterterrorism Innovatio Technology, and Education Center (NAustralian Federal Police$11K23 Oct 2026
Annual vetting services for Australian Government security cDepartment of DefenceAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency$50K21 Oct 2026
West Block Security ContractorsCorroboree Security ServicesDepartment of Parliamentary Services$111K21 Oct 2026
Pre-employment checking services for suitability assessmentsEquifax Australasia Workforce Solutions Pty LimitedAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency$22K21 Oct 2026
Research ServicesSIMBIANT PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$1.5M20 Oct 2026
Research ServicesFLINDERS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SERVICDepartment of Defence$383K20 Oct 2026
Software SupportSWORDFISH COMPUTING PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$2.0M20 Oct 2026
Integration and Development ServicesLOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$148K20 Oct 2026
Engineering SupportBAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$7.1M20 Oct 2026
Raw MaterialsDKC DIGI KEY CORPDepartment of Defence$18K20 Oct 2026
Engineering Support ServicesLOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$135.5M20 Oct 2026
Equipment and TrainingINSITEC PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$4.2M20 Oct 2026
Testing ServicesAMC SEARCH LIMITEDDepartment of Defence$195K20 Oct 2026
Military EquipmentEOS SPACE SYSTEMS PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$10.5M19 Oct 2026
Project Support ServicesSYPAQ SYSTEMS PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$400K19 Oct 2026
Security ServicesGBG ANZ Pty LtdAustralian Bureau of Statistics$18K18 Oct 2026
24 hours national security monitoringMSS SECURITY PTY LTDAustralian Securities and Investments Commission$11.8M18 Oct 2026
Software DevelopmentSIMULATION SOLUTIONS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$296K14 Oct 2026
Uncrewed Aerial SystemDEFENDTEX RESEARCH LABS PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$1.3M14 Oct 2026
Research and Project ServicesSME GATEWAY PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$163K14 Oct 2026
Engineering ServicesTHALES AUSTRALIADepartment of Defence$86K14 Oct 2026
Research Equipment MaintenanceFINSBURY SERVICE DOC PUMP PTY. LIMITEDDepartment of Defence$19K12 Oct 2026
Research AgreementUNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEYDepartment of Defence$396K12 Oct 2026
ICT Destruction ServicesSECURE HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION PTY. LTD.Department of Defence$121K12 Oct 2026
Engineering Support ServicesQINETIQ PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$91K9 Oct 2026
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