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Indo Pacific Defence Industry Innovation at Indo Pacific 2025 – BenchOn DIAL Launch

Major Indo Pacific Defence Industry Innovation Launch: DIAL

By Tim Walmsley / November 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Major Indo Pacific Defence Industry Innovation Launch: DIAL

BenchOn unveiled the DIAL platform at Indo Pacific 2025, driving Indo Pacific Defence Industry Innovation through AI-powered global sourcing and secure defence collaboration.

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Defence Industry Business Threats - secure Australian defence supplier platforms.

Defence Industry Business Threats: Why Companies Are Leaving Public Catalogues and Open Databases

By BenchOn_admin / October 31, 2025 / Comments Off on Defence Industry Business Threats: Why Companies Are Leaving Public Catalogues and Open Databases

Public directories now expose key data,
raising defence industry business threats.
Suppliers are shifting to secure networks
across the Australian defence industry.

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Supply chain analytics and market intelligence dashboard on computer screen for BenchOn report launch.

Rethink Market Intelligence: Reporting 2.0 Launched

By Louise Flynn / August 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Rethink Market Intelligence: Reporting 2.0 Launched

AusDIP Reporting 2.0 is now live in AusDIP – providing real-time, anonymised insights into what’s happening across the Australian defence industry.

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Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem (MADE) Portal Launch on BenchOn

Register NOW: Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem Portal Launches to Elevate Australia’s Drone Industry.

By Louise Flynn / August 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Register NOW: Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem Portal Launches to Elevate Australia’s Drone Industry.

Australia’s drone industry has officially entered a new era of professionalism, collaboration, and opportunity with the launch of the Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem (MADE).

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Advanced manufacturing capabilities launched by BenchOn in partnership with Manufacturing Skills Queensland to connect Australian suppliers and defence projects.

Advanced Manufacturing is Australia’s Next Growth Engine: BenchOn Launches New Capabilities.

By Louise Flynn / August 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Advanced Manufacturing is Australia’s Next Growth Engine: BenchOn Launches New Capabilities.

Australia is making again. But this time it’s not about competing on cheap inputs or scale alone — it’s about advanced manufacturing: the smart integration of digital tools, automation, and specialised skills that deliver higher-value products and services. BenchOn launched new capability categories focused on Advanced Manufacturing, making it easier for contractors, defence primes and…

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Tim Walmsley Executive of the Year 2025

Tim Walmsley Named Executive of the Year at the 2025 Australia Defence Industry Awards

By Louise Flynn / July 30, 2025 /

BenchOn is thrilled to announce that our CEO and Co-Founder, Tim Walmsley, has been awarded “Executive of the Year” at the 2025 Defence Industry Awards.

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New AusDIP Capabilities

Product Update: Australian Defence Industry Portal (AusDIP) expands to new capabilities in emerging technologies.

By Louise Flynn / May 26, 2025 / Comments Off on Product Update: Australian Defence Industry Portal (AusDIP) expands to new capabilities in emerging technologies.

AusDIP has new capabilities which opens the door to more projects managing and suppliers.

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Tim Walmsley announced finalist in Australian Defence Industry Awards

Tim Walmsley announced finalist in Australian Defence Industry Awards

By Louise Flynn / May 20, 2025 /

Tim Walmsley, CEO BenchOn, has been announced as a finalist in the Executive of the Year category at the 2025 Australian Defence Industry Awards, recognising his longstanding commitment to innovation, industry collaboration, and defence capability development in Australia.

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Streamlining Australian Defence Procurement with BenchOn and Hellios JOSCAR supplier accreditation

Streamlining Australian Defence Procurement: BenchOn and Hellios Information JOSCAR

By BenchOn_admin / March 10, 2025 /

The Defence industry has many requirements that businesses must meet before they can supply goods or services. This makes it hard for Defence Primes to find the right suppliers quickly. It also makes it difficult for small and medium businesses (SMEs) to break into the industry. To continue to improve procurement processes, Hellios Information, JOSCAR…

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The Australian Digital Defence Industry Matrix

The Australian Digital Defence Industry Matrix has landed on BenchOn!

By BenchOn_admin / April 16, 2024 / Comments Off on The Australian Digital Defence Industry Matrix has landed on BenchOn!

After 8 years of R&D and working collaboratively with our thousands of clients, BenchOn has launched the next evolution in Defence Industry connectivity – The Australian Digital Defence Industry Matrix (ADDIM). Born out of the requirements of the Defence Strategic Review and the Defence Industry Development Strategy, ADDIM is the first key milestone in BenchOn’s…

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