Thales Australia has welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy of a $160 million contract to build new Bushmaster Protected Vehicles (pictured) for the Australian Army. The contract for the new Bushmasters was signed at Thales Australia’s Bendigo facility today in the presence of Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters who…
Gilmour Space Technologies today welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to their Gold Coast factory to formally unveil and ‘launch’ the Eris rocket – Australia’s first home-grown orbital launch vehicle. Albanese said: “This is a great Australian success story. “A company that began eight years ago but now employs 200 people here at the cutting edge…
By Susanne Becken, Griffith University; Brendan Mackey, Griffith University, and David Simon Lee, Manchester Metropolitan University The global airline industry is fast recovering from the unprecedented pause to flying imposed by COVID-19. In some parts of the world, such as the Middle East, airlines are even expanding rapidly – well beyond pre-pandemic levels. But how…
Defence and space company Black Sky Aerospace has announced that it has approval to develop its site into an integrated facility for rocketry, including R&D, testing and manufacture. In a statement on Wednesday, the company said its 2,500-acre-plus property in southern Queensland is used mainly for agriculture at the moment, but the new “Material Change…
CSIRO has released a new report examining the prospects of carbon dioxide utilisation in the Northern Territory, which will help inform the business case for a proposed Northern Territory Low Emission Hub (NTLEH.) The Opportunities for CO2 Utilisation in the Northern Territory report has been delivered to the territory government and stakeholders, CSIRO said in…
New MD for Tetra Pak Oceania Boris Munster has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Tetra Pak Oceania, succeeding Andrew Pooch, who stepped down to retire after nearly 35 years of service to the company. In his new role, Munster will be responsible for Tetra Pak’s business operations in Australia and New Zealand.…
Deakin University and PPK Group’s White Graphene subsidiary has secured up to $100,000 in funding to investigate space and aerospace uses for white graphene, which is a unique material made up of sheets of boron nitride. White Graphene won Boeing’s Sustainability in Space Pitch Competition against competition from five young startups at a recent event…
Australian manufacturers expect to increase production volumes in the next 12 months, supported by higher capital expenditure and investment in technology, a new CommBank report shows. The new 2023 CommBank Manufacturing Insights Report reveals that 72 per cent of manufacturers in Australia expect to increase production levels in the next 12 months, while the same…
