Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield, weighs in on the Commonwealth government’s defence industry revitalisation plan.

Australian suppliers took a crippling hit when the automotive industry collapsed. Although the outlook for manufacturing at large remains uncertain, defence manufacturing is on the rise, and has been for three to four years.

Australia is under way to invest billions in much-needed major Defence programs, including (the much reduced but still significant) LAND400 for Infantry Fighting Vehicles, submarines, HIMARS long range strike capability vehicles, Northern Bases overhaul and much more.