# Australia awards A$2M contract to DefendTex for grenade technology development

The Australian Government awarded a A$2 million ($1.36 million) contract to DefendTex to develop rocket-propelled grenade technology for the Australian Defence Force. The contract was awarded through the Defence Innovation Hub.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-08-05
- Where: Melbourne, Australia
- Value: $1.36M (2.00M AUD)
- Status: announced
- Products: rocket-propelled grenade technology
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Australian Government](https://endata.com/companies/19968.md) (customer)
- [DefendTex](https://endata.com/companies/41105.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [army-technology.com](https://www.army-technology.com/news/australia-contracts-defendtex-to-develop-grenade-technology/), 2019-08-04: "The Australian Government has awarded a contract to defence technology company DefendTex to develop rocket-propelled grenade technology for the country's Defence Force."

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