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Kongsberg Maritime Pty Ltd leads $65.5M Australia defense award day

Australia desk. Official data dated . Source: AusTender. Generated by AwardTape from the official record; figures are not edited by hand.

AusTender lists 75 defense and security award notices dated Oct 27, 2026, worth $65.5M at AwardTape's conversion. The largest is Kongsberg Maritime Pty Ltd, $10.9M (15,468,935 AUD) from Department of Defence.

Largest buyers: Department of Defence $65.5M.

Largest awards

SupplierBuyerNoticeOfficial amountUSD (converted)
Kongsberg Maritime Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceSimulator Support Services15,468,935 AUD$10.9M
SAP Australia Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceProgram Support Services8,840,146 AUD$6.2M
TDW GmbH an MBDA companyDepartment of DefenceProject Support Services6,539,474 AUD$4.6M
Consunet Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceProduct Support Services5,868,225 AUD$4.1M
Downer Defence Services Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceEngineering Services5,398,256 AUD$3.8M
Benelec Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceRadio Network Upgrade5,128,957 AUD$3.6M
NCS AU PTY LTDDepartment of DefenceSoftware Services5,085,300 AUD$3.6M
Leidos Australia Pty LimitedDepartment of DefenceSafety Equipment5,060,174 AUD$3.6M
Benelec Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceCommunication Equipment4,986,124 AUD$3.5M
Chemring Australia Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceMilitary Spare Parts3,100,012 AUD$2.2M
Navantia Australia Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceEngineering Services2,689,500 AUD$1.9M
Fulie Pty LtdDepartment of DefenceProject Support Services2,418,724 AUD$1.7M

AwardTape analysis: Values are award notice amounts published by the buyer, converted to U.S. dollars by AwardTape for comparison. The local currency amount is the official figure. Registries publish on their own schedules, so a day's notices are not the same as a ministry's daily spending.

Sources

How to cite: AwardTape, "Kongsberg Maritime Pty Ltd leads $65.5M Australia defense award day", Oct 27, 2026, https://awardtape.com/briefs/2026-10-27/au/