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Defence

Department of Defence

A. Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity · Material materiality · Who this agency buys from, and what expires when. The expiry pipeline is where the next tender comes from.

Contract spend

36.33$bn

FY2025-26, apportioned

Contracts

33,660

active in FY2025-26

Supplier groups

6,099

resolved to parent

Apportioned contract spend, FY2025-26, amendment-adjusted, cancelled contracts excluded, straight-line by calendar day.

Contract spend over time

Department of Defence's apportioned contract spend, FY2021-22 to FY2025-26, in $m. Contracts are spread across financial years by calendar day; AusTender holds nothing signed before 1 July 2018, so earlier years are understated and are not shown.

Largest suppliers

The 5 largest supplier groups by apportioned FY2025-26 value, after entity resolution, so a prime does not fragment across spellings of its own name. Values are $m of contract value apportioned to this financial year, not cash paid.
Supplier group	FY2025-26 $m
FMS ACCOUNT	4,406.7
HANWHA DEFENSE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	1,110.3
BOEING DEFENCE AUSTRALIA LTD	990.9
BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD	932.5
ASC SHIPBUILDING PTY LTD	876.3

Behind this point

Full agency detail

6,094 more suppliers, the 100 largest listed; 7,120 contracts worth $30.58bn expiring in the 12 months to 2 October 2027; 44 buying divisions and 56 categories.

Included: every supplier group with its parent and how it was resolved; the expiry pipeline month by month with values; the buying-division breakdown; the UNSPSC category mix; open versus limited tender share; and supplier concentration. Portfolio and national views, this agency's top line and its trend stay free for everyone.