Perth-founded Advanced Navigation and The University of Western Australia will receive a share of $40 million funding ahead of NASA's planned return of astronauts to the moon in 2025.
Sustainment and maintenance of Australia's anti-submarine torpedoes will remain in WA with Thales Australia receiving a $20 million contract to continue the works in the state.
A public independent school in Armadale has become the first school in the state to trial a program that partners industry with education to encourage greater adoption of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects (Stem).
Commerce Minister Michael Mischin will today encourage local defence contractors to apply for a state government industry assistance program to fund productivity enhancements, speaking at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA defence conference.
