The Morrison Government is investing $10 million in innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that will strengthen Defence's military capability and support highly skilled jobs in Australia's defence industry. The investment supports the Government's new Blueprint for Critical Technologies and Action Plan, released by the Prime Minister yesterday. It also contributes to the development of a sovereign critical technology capability in AI, one of the Government's nine listed critical technologies of national interest. Minister for Defence Industry and Science and Technology Melissa Price today announced 10 new Defence Innovation Hub contracts funded under the Government's two-year, $32 million COVID economic stimulus package. The package was established to support jobs growth in the defence industry while navigating the challenges posed by the pandemic.