KBR and DEWC collaborate on spectrum security

Defence technology and engineering solutions provider KBR today announced a partnership to work with Australian electronic Warfare and surveillance technology manufacturer DEWC Services. Together, the companies will collaborate on activities related to spectrum security technology in support of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under the agreement, KBR and DEWC will share skills and experiences to…

DEWC uses AI to detect RF signals

Electronic Warfare and surveillance technology company DEWC Systems has partnered with the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) to explore AI and machine learning to detect radio frequency (RF) signals. AIML, part if the University of Adelaide, and DEWC will detect and classify RF signals in complex environments as part of their Miniaturised Orbital Electronic…

Defence SA awards $900,000 for collaborative research

Six projects have received a total of nearly $900,000 in funding in the seventh round of the Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) announced today. Aimed at supporting genuine collaboration across government, the university sector and industry, the CRF is a catalyst for defence-relevant research, development and innovation, according to Defence SA’s Acting Chief…

Asension’s Wombat exported to the United Kingdom

Adelaide defence manufacturer Asension has announced its first-ever export – a Wombat Smart Sensor Suite electronic warfare (EW) system. The Wombat Smart Sensor Suite exported to the United Kingdom is a 19-inch rack version of the company’s sovereign, software-definable, intelligent transceiver. According to the company Wombat is a software-definable intelligent transceiver to support user-configurable RF…

Asension contracted to develop space-based sensors

South Australian defence company, Asension has received a $4.35 million contract to deliver a space-based tactical sensor system for use by the defence department. Asension, formerly known as DEWC Systems, was awarded the contract through the Defence Innovation Hub. Defence industry minister Pat Conroy visited Asension’s headquarters in Adelaide on Thursday, and said said sovereign,…

Inovor Technologies announces spacecraft launch

South Australian space companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at launching a rocket and a spacecraft with an interfaced electronic warfare payload from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex (WWOLC) near Port Lincoln on Eyre Peninsula.. Spaceport operator Southern Launch, ATSpace Australia, Asension (formerly DEWC Systems), and Inovor Technologies will utilise ATSpace’s…