Defence digital strategy and roadmap launched

The federal government has released a 2024 Defence Digital Strategy and Roadmap, which sets out Defence’s approach to delivering information and communications technologies (ICT) . The Defence Strategic Review said that ICT is critical to Defence and modern warfighting capability, and underpins Australia’s preparedness to meet strategic circumstances. The eight page Strategy and Roadmap outlines…

Orbital engine destined for military UAV

Drone engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation (Orbital UAV) has established a collaborative agreement with Dynamatic Technology to integrate an Orbital 150cc Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE) into a Dynamatic designed UAV for potential supply to defence forces. Dynamatic Technology is an Indian based manufacturer of highly engineered, mission critical products for the Aerospace, Automotive and Hydraulic industries.…

Navantia transfers technology to Halliday Engineering

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia Australia has awarded Sydney based company Halliday Engineering a contract for manufacturing the replacement bow ramps for the Canberra class Amphibious Assault ship (LHD) Landing Craft (LLC). Sydney-based Halliday Engineering collaborated with Navantia Australia’s engineering team for the design enhancement of the LLC ramps, which involved the transfer of Intellectual Property to…

Nova Eye Medical’s sales growth and operating result

Ophthalmic surgical device manufacturer Nova Eye Medical has reported a record combination of sales growth and operating result improvement during the year ended 30 June 2024. Underpinned by solid performance in its core glaucoma segment including its flagship product, iTrack Advance, the company’s sales in July 2024 were materially above the previous year. Investments recently…