Electrical engineering business Ampcontrol has announced the appointment of Director of Operations Alan Foster (pictured) to the new Executive Director role, which the company says will strengthen its manufacturing and see Foster “act as a conduit between the Ampcontrol Board and day-to-day operations”. In a statement on Thursday, Ampcontrol said Foster currently oversees manufacturing operations…
Perth aeronautical engineering company Innovaero has flagged the acceleration of development of Australia’s first sovereign precision loitering munition capability following a new agreement with the federal government. The company will move into a third phase in the development of the OWL B precision loitering munition (pictured) with the manufacture, test, and evaluation of the capability…
Hypersonic vehicles could be launched as early as 2025 following the signing of a MoU between South Australian spaceport provider Southern Launch and Queensland hypersonic vehicle and scramjet technology manufacturer Hypersonix Launch Systems. Under the MoU, Hypersonix and Southern Launch will work together to develop a mission to launch and return Hypersonix’s test bed vehicles…
Siemens and Next-Gen Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the world’s first lithium (NCA) cathode materials manufacturing plant outside of China.
A construction slowdown in Australia and North America has forced a $172 million pre-tax write-down at brick manufacturer Brickworks.
Soldiers from the Australian Army’s Regional Force Surveillance Group (RFSG) Pilbara Regiment are trialling an uncrewed ground robot. The Ground Uncrewed System, known as GUS, is an Australian-developed surveillance robot – developed with industry partner Outlook Industries. Research and development is taking place in the Victorian town of Yinnar. The use of locally sourced materials…
By Peter Roberts Both major political parties should hang their heads in shame for allowing Australia’s value-adding manufacturing sector to sink to become such a small share of our economy. No single party is responsible for us being the least complex economy among advanced nations, however a special place is held by the Liberal-National coalition…
Defence contractor Hanwha and assured positioning navigation and timing (APNT) developer Advanced Navigation are to co-develop strategic-grade inertial navigation systems (INS). This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Sydney based Advanced Navigation, and Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) to develop high-performance navigation systems for autonomous, airborne and crewed…
Robotic technology company FBR has completed the walls of the first home in its US Demonstration Program with CRH Ventures, with the walls certified as compliant with the design and building code. This marks a significant milestone in the commercialisation of FBR’s technology, being the first build ever completed by the recently updated Hadrian X…
Lockheed Martin Australia and Thales Australia have signed a Teaming Agreement which could lead to the development and production of Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) for the Australian market. The purpose of the agreement is to collaborate, qualify and produce Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Solid Rocket Motors and other components in support of the…
