The Australian Missile Corporation and drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer Drone Shield have signed a collaboration agreement as the AMC continues to pursue its role in the Australian government’s $1 billion Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) enterprise. The AMC was one of the Australian-based GWEO enterprise panel partners invited by the federal government in…
Automotive one-piece carbon fibre road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has reported the results of virtual validation tests of a light weight wheel designed to fit Australia’s CH-47 Chinook military helicopters. The company took to social media to report that it had designed a prototype lightweight carbon fibre helicopter wheel (pictured), which was 35 percent lighter…
The number of school students undertaking vocational education and training (VET) as part of their senior secondary certificate of education increased in the last year, according to the latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). NCVER Managing director Simon Walker said: “In 2021, there were 251,200 students undertaking VET in Schools…
A team of Australian researchers have developed a world-first sprayable coating effective against the spread of both viruses and bacteria, and which could be commercially available within three years. The coating worked over a “sustained period” and could be applied in the same way as spray paint, according to a statement from the University of…
Infant formula manufacturer Bubs Australia is riding a wave of success exporting formula to the United States, announcing record fourth quarter gross revenue of $48.1 million, up 278 percent on the previous corresponding period. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of growth on prior year recorded by the company, which is air freighting emergency supplies…
US defence R&D organisation MITRE Corporation and the Australian department of defence have signed a new collaboration agreement, with MITRE to establish an Australian presence. The not-for-profit MITRE runs six federally-funded R&D centres in the US, assisting the US government with scientific and technological expertise, as well as participating in public-private programs. It was founded…
Australian and United States ministers have met in a virtual forum to discuss strengthening global supply chains. Industry and science minister Ed Husic joined a virtual ministerial forum hosted by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, to discuss long-term strategies to build supply chain resilience. During the…
Rocket manufacturer ATSpace and spaceport operator Southern Launch have announced approval from the federal government to launch two suborbital “Kestrel I” rockets from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia. The VS02 and VS03 missions will fly the experimental Kestrel I rockets along sub-orbital trajectories to test the rocket design under different operating…
Airbus Defence and Space has been named strategic partner for one of Defence’s strategic STaR (Science, Technology and Research) Shot R&D programs, the decade-long ‘Resilient Multi-mission Space’ theme, which will design, manufacture, launch and operate at least four small satellites.
Starpharma’s Viraleze antiviral nasal spray has passed another trial confirming its effectiveness – this time showing it provides protection against infection with the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of the virus which causes Covid-19. One hundred per cent of animals treated with Viraleze in a viral challenge test by Scripps Research had no detectable virus…
