Overview

The Australian Government has awarded 247 contracts worth $13.27B in the Defence & Security — Code 4612 procurement category (UNSPSC family 4612), spanning 20 years (2007–2026). This spending covers 67 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 increased by 41%. There are currently 25 contracts worth $1.54B expiring within the next 12 months, representing potential recompete opportunities.

Key Metrics

247Total contracts
$13.27BTotal value
67Suppliers
1Agencies
$53.7MAvg contract
25Expiring (12mo)

Annual Spending

↑ 41% YoY

Government spend on Defence & Security — Code 4612 over time. Hover bars for details.

$0 $664.0M $1.33B $1.99B $2.66B 2012: $320.3M (10 contracts) 12 2013: $252.7M (25 contracts) 13 2014: $402.6M (19 contracts) 14 2015: $218.3M (25 contracts) 15 2016: $595.9M (13 contracts) 16 2017: $1.10B (10 contracts) 17 2018: $155.7M (11 contracts) 18 2019: $62.7M (23 contracts) 19 2020: $1.01B (15 contracts) 20 2021: $289.6M (9 contracts) 21 2022: $1.03B (13 contracts) 22 2023: $2.66B (16 contracts) 23 2024: $1.94B (11 contracts) 24 2025: $1.95B (27 contracts) 25 2026: $572.1M (1 contracts) 26

Top 10 Suppliers

Largest suppliers in Defence & Security — Code 4612 by total contract value awarded.

#SupplierContractsValueShare
1 FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA 30 $6.68B 50.4%
2 FMS ACCOUNT 54 $1.84B 13.9%
3 KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE AS 2 $1.27B 9.6%
4 NATO SEASPARROW SURFACE 3 $943.9M 7.1%
5 DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE DFAS-PE 1 $700.9M 5.3%
6 NATO SEASPARROW SURFACE MISSILE SYS 13 $277.4M 2.1%
7 RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 $247.5M 1.9%
8 JPO PROJECT PAMMANDI CBASS EMBASSAY OF AUSTRALIA 1 $185.5M 1.4%
9 BOEING COMPANY, THE DBA BOEING DIV 2 $169.3M 1.3%
10 THE BOEING CO 3 $137.6M 1.0%

Parent Category

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

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