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…
Trajan Scientific and Medical’s Neoteryx business has donated Mitra microsampling devices to the Polaris Dawn Mission which has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in the United States. Polaris Dawn is the first of the Polaris Program’s three human spaceflight missions aiming to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown, attempt the first-ever commercial…
Life h20, a company commercialising a mobile water purification and desalination system (WPDS), has been awarded $434,978 in support through the Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund (AMEF.) The WPDS, named Life-Port, has been developed with input from Australian Defence Force trials and used across defence, disaster relief and humanitarian aid campaigns over four years. The support…
BAE Systems Australia has today unveiled a cutting-edge uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) that gives military commanders an added tactical option while keeping soldiers out of harm’s way. The Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System (ATLAS) Collaborative Combat Variant (CCV) is a new, cost effective, modular, 8×8 UGV built leveraging BAE Systems’ expertise in autonomous technology and…
Consultation has opened today on the Australian Government’s $523 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative, being delivered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Announced in the 2024-25 Federal Budget in May, the Battery Breakthrough Initiative aims to fund projects that enhance the development of Australia’s battery manufacturing capability to improve supply chain resilience and provide opportunities…
Sydney-based PCB manufacturer Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing is to acquire New Zealand’s leading electronics design and manufacturing specialist Nautech Electronics. Circuitwise and Nautech are two of the leading contract electronics manufacturing companies in their respective markets, with a shared focus on quality, reliability and responsiveness for their customers, according to a statement. The partnership extends both…
A new report published by the James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI) examines the state of Industry 4.0 adoption among NSW SME manufacturers and ways to lift this. Recharging SME manufacturing in NSW, authored by Western Sydney University Associate Professor Dilupa Nakandala, identifies barriers to adoption including “specific leadership capabilities, people, skills and experience,…
Battery materials and technology company Talga Group has signed a development agreement with non-ferrous metals provider and recycler Aurubis AG to develop a recycled graphite anode product from used batteries and battery production scrap. The development agreement, which aims at product readiness by 2025, is driven by growing customer interest in recycled graphite anode as…
