SA government satellite booked for ride to space

IoT satellite developer Myriota has announced an agreement with ISILAUNCH to send South Australian government satellite Kanyini into orbit on board a SpaceX Transporter rocket mission in 2023. Under the Launch Services Agreement, Kanyini, the first satellite developed by an Australian state government, will be sent into low Earth orbit. The home-grown satellite, named after…

DroneShield wins large order for counterdrone technology in Asia

Artificial intelligence defence technology company DroneShield has received close to $1m in orders for its counterdrone technology, as war in Ukraine demonstrates an increasing need for military anti-drone capabilities. The $900,000 order for the portable counterdrone system is from a government agency of a country allied with the West. DroneShield CEO, Oleg Vornik, said the…

VEEM to manufacture Hunter frigate propellers

Perth marine engineering firm VEEM is to manufacture two giant propeller blades and a propeller hub for the prototyping phase of the construction of nine Hunter class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy in Adelaide. BAE Systems Australia has awarded a $1.7 million contract to VEEM to manufacture the components under the supervision of the…

Government backs LBT Innovations APAS medical equipment

Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has been awarded $1.5 million in federal government funding to support further development of the company’s APAS Independence laboratory instrument (pictured). The funding from the Medical Future Fund through MTPConnect’s clinical translation and commercialisation medtech programme will support development of a new, smaller benchtop version of the APAS instrument,…

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Peak industry bodies warn of ‘high-risk’ impacts of new workplace laws

The Business Council of Australia, Ai Group and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry have said proposed workplace laws allowing multi-employer bargaining may have “harmful, unintended consequences”. The government has accelerated the introduction of the industrial relations bill within the Fair Work Act that allows unions to make enterprise agreements that cover multiple employers…

Varley Rafael closes in on Spike missile manufacture

Varley Rafael Australia (VRA) is continuing to develop capabilities and the supply chain to support Australian manufacture of the Israeli Spike fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile (pictured). The company, a joint venture between the Varley Group and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, are contracted by the Commonwealth to deliver Spike LR2 missiles to enable integration and acceptance…