Australia issues new defence export catalogue
10 May 2021
by Jon Grevatt
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) released the fifth edition of its catalogue to promote military exports on 7 May. The DoD said that the Australian Defence Sales Catalogue 2021 – formerly known as the Australian Military Sales Catalogue – features an expanding number of local firms “underlining the increasing strength” of the country’s defence industrial base.
According to a DoD statement, the directory features 214 local companies: a 25% increase over the 2020 edition. The 2020 edition featured 170 local companies, which was a 49% increase over representation the year earlier.
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The number of Australian small businesses in this year’s Australian Defence Sales Catalogue has surged, underlining the increasing strength of Australia’s world-class defence industry.
The fifth edition of the Australian Defence Sales Catalogue showcases some of Australia’s leading-edge products, technologies and services available for export, with small businesses represented from every state and territory.
A total of 214 Australian small businesses are featured in this year’s edition, a 25 per cent increase from the previous edition.
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the increase highlighted the growth and breadth of Australia’s defence industry sector, despite the impacts of COVID-19.