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ASC selects Siemens’ industrial software Collins sub fleet Australia’s submarine company, ASC, has selected Siemens’ software to help it sustain the Collins Class submarine fleet. The Collins Class sustainment program (CCSM) – which will extend into the 2040s – will use Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Peter Halliday, CEO of…

POSCO joins HILT CRC

South Korean steelmaker POSCO has joined the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT) a development the CRC cited as “an important milestone” in its global collaboration efforts, “particularly in developing low-carbon ironmaking technologies.” According to a statement from HILT on Wednesday, it reflects both the benefits of collaboration with international companies and the…

A visual guide to 14 of the drones wreaking havoc in Ukraine, Russia and beyond

By Peter Layton, Griffith University In the past five years, uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones) have become indispensable in modern warfare. The Russia–Ukraine war has accelerated their ascent: on any given day, there may be hundreds or even thousands of drones operating across the frontlines and behind them. Cheap, mass-produced consumer technology is the foundation for…