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(noun) Freedom from external control: autonomy
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Our national security - indeed Australia’s future - depend on ensuring our sovereignty.
With a new Australian Government and the Defence Strategic Review underway, the time is ripe to revisit what “sovereign” defence capability really means.
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Without doubt, Australia needs true sovereignty in defence to ensure our ongoing national security is not solely reliant on our international partners and multi-national entities.

We all have a role to play, but where we can do something locally for a reasonable price and have control, we should.  

The Hon. Richard Marles MP, Minister for Defence
“We need to be looking at sovereign capability. We need to protect the country, to defend the continent and defend our key interests.”

Nova Systems by Numbers

Contributing to every major Australian Defence project of strategic significance
Injected and reinvested into the Australian economy
Australian technical professionals have graduated through our sovereign, in-country training programs
*Figure for FY21/22
Australian owned and controlled (Veteran owned and founded)
Local supply chain partners

Nova Systems. Sovereign is in our DNA.

Nova Systems is 100% Australian owned and controlled engineering services and technology solutions company.

Our controlling shareholders are Australian. Our headquarters are in Australia.

There is no foreign influence on decisions regarding:

  • The raising and allocation of capital.

  • The funding and protection of Intellectual Property.

  • The funding and creation of Research & Development.

  • Mergers, acquisitions and disposals.

Sovereign defence capability critical for Australia’s ongoing safety and security

Truly sovereign Australian defence capability is critical. Nova Systems CEO Jim McDowell explores why we shouldn’t settle for anything less than the most sovereign position possible.

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For more than 20 years, we have partnered and collaborated with the Australian Defence Force, our industry partners and academia, contributing to Australia’s sovereignty, security and safety.

There are few recent complex major projects of national safety and security we haven’t been involved with.

We are proud of our economic contribution to Australia and the local jobs we have created. We are committed to building a sustainable and enduring sovereign defence industrial capability based here in Australia, under Australian control.

USEFUL LINKS
THE CANBERRA TIMES: Australia must now transition to local defence capability
DEFENCE CONNECT: Nova Systems to host SME forum
THE AUSTRALIAN: Plan to build a national defence industry still wanting, Nova says
PODCAST: A stronger sovereign industrial base with Jim McDowell CEO Nova Systems
DEFENCE CONNECT: Truly sovereign T&E defence capability critical to deliver equipment for our armed forces
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