Overview

The Australian Government has awarded 842 contracts worth $11.85B in the Conventional Weaponry procurement category (UNSPSC family 4611), spanning 19 years (2008–2026). This spending covers 155 distinct suppliers and 1 government agencies. The largest buyer is Department of Defence, and the most-awarded supplier is FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Year-over-year spending has decreased by 12%. There are currently 22 contracts worth $412.3M expiring within the next 12 months, representing potential recompete opportunities.

Key Metrics

842Total contracts
$11.85BTotal value
155Suppliers
1Agencies
$14.1MAvg contract
22Expiring (12mo)

Annual Spending

↓ 12% YoY

Government spend on Conventional Weaponry over time. Hover bars for details.

$0 $1.70B $3.41B $5.11B $6.82B 2012: $21.3M (4 contracts) 12 2013: $44.8M (80 contracts) 13 2014: $111.2M (82 contracts) 14 2015: $96.9M (195 contracts) 15 2016: $98.6M (151 contracts) 16 2017: $64.9M (87 contracts) 17 2018: $1.90B (42 contracts) 18 2019: $981.8M (30 contracts) 19 2020: $126.3M (24 contracts) 20 2021: $6.82B (22 contracts) 21 2022: $294.9M (30 contracts) 22 2023: $110.5M (23 contracts) 23 2024: $932.4M (28 contracts) 24 2025: $24.6M (32 contracts) 25 2026: $1.5M (8 contracts) 26

Top 10 Suppliers

Largest suppliers in Conventional Weaponry by total contract value awarded.

#SupplierContractsValueShare
1 FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA 14 $7.64B 64.5%
2 JPO PROJECT PAMMANDI CBASS EMBASSAY 15 $997.1M 8.4%
3 LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 $990.0M 8.4%
4 LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA P / L 2 $674.0M 5.7%
5 FMS ACCOUNT 14 $459.6M 3.9%
6 JPO PROJECT PAMMANDI CBASS EMBASSAY OF AUSTRALIA 2 $281.4M 2.4%
7 GE AVIATION SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 $99.7M 0.8%
8 EOS DEFENCE SYSTEMS PTY LIMITED 3 $95.6M 0.8%
9 EUROTORP 30 $91.6M 0.8%
10 NIOA TRADING 4 $82.8M 0.7%

Parent Category

Defence & Security UNSPSC Segment 46 · 26,378 contracts · $52.31B · 4,900 suppliers

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