National Defence Government Contracts in Australia

Australian federal government procurement in national defence totals $60.6B across 4,298 contracts, with 1,328 distinct suppliers winning work from 86 federal agencies. Browse the top winners, recent awards, and buying agencies below.

$60.6B
Total contract value
4,298
Contracts awarded
1,328
Active suppliers
86
Buying agencies

Top suppliers in National Defence

  1. 1.DMOJSF OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNT PSFD
    $17.4B
    4 contracts
  2. 2.ASC SHIPBUILDING PTY LIMITED
    $15.4B
    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
    122 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.NAVAL SHIP MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    $440.6M
    2 contracts
  10. 10.LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    $350.4M
    29 contracts

Top buying agencies

  1. 1.Department of Defence
    $59.5B
    3,513 contracts
  2. 2.Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program
    $228.6M
    105 contracts
  3. 3.Australian Federal Police
    $140.3M
    73 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
    $57.4M
    174 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
$1.4B
255 contracts
FY26
$36.7B
945 contracts
FY25
$20.3B
671 contracts
FY24
$400.0M
703 contracts
FY23
$1.2B
590 contracts

Recent national defence contracts

DescriptionSupplierAgencyValueAwarded
Software Development ServicesSWORDFISH COMPUTING PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$1.1M8 Sept 2026
Aircraft SparesAIRBUS AUSTRALIA PACIFIC LIMITEDDepartment of Defence$387K8 Sept 2026
Systems EngineeringAURIZN DEFENCE PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$387K8 Sept 2026
Aeronautical EngineeringQINETIQ PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$783K7 Sept 2026
Disposal ServicesBIRDON PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$105K7 Sept 2026
Software Development and DeploymentDEDICATED SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$457K7 Sept 2026
Engineering ServicesJVCR (WA) PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$3.7M7 Sept 2026
Project Support ServicesLOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$19.3M7 Sept 2026
Security Consulting ServicesSecurity Consulting Group Pty LtdAttorney-General's Department$195K7 Sept 2026
Server RacksSERVER RACKS AUSTRALIA PRECISION METALS QUEANBEYAN PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$81K7 Sept 2026
Disposal ServicesMCMAHON SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$141K7 Sept 2026
Education ServicesTHE SIR RICHARD WILLIAMS FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDDepartment of Defence$275K7 Sept 2026
Test and Evaluation ServicesCEA TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$5.2M7 Sept 2026
Guarding servicesSNP SecurityAttorney-General's Department$750K7 Sept 2026
Psychologist ServicesPERFORMANCE MINDSETS CONSULTING PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$486K7 Sept 2026
Disposal ServicesSECURE HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION PTY. LTD.Department of Defence$74K4 Sept 2026
Data ServicesTACTICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS PTY LTD UNIT TRUSTDepartment of Defence$59.4M4 Sept 2026
Communications ServicesUBH GROUPDepartment of Defence$110K4 Sept 2026
Battery TechnicianTOWERS GROUP PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$509K3 Sept 2026
Research AgreementCURTIN UNIVERSITYDepartment of Defence$646K3 Sept 2026
Static and Ad Hoc Security GuardingMSS Security Pty LtdAustralian Electoral Commission$1.4M3 Sept 2026
System ImplementationL3HARRIS SPACE AND AIRBORNE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$28.4M3 Sept 2026
Research ServicesACS AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$179K3 Sept 2026
Network SupportAUSTRALIAN MISSILE CORPORATION PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$3.6M3 Sept 2026
Research ServicesAURIZN DEFENCE PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$381K2 Sept 2026
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