The federal government’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) has selected EM Solutions to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy’s SATCOM systems across its existing fleet of vessels, sparking a major expansion for the Brisbane company. Worth $150 million over seven years, this is by far the largest contract ever signed by EM Solutions which will…
CSIRO and university and industry partners are testing an Australian-made CyanoSat hyperspectral imager which was recently launched into low Earth orbit on board a Skykraft satellite. Canberra-based Skykraft has had a number of satellites launched this year forming part of a constellation of Air Traffic Management satellites, with the latest launched two days ago. The…
STÄRKE expands into injection moulding STÄRKE Advanced Manufacturing Group has announced the acquisition of the complete assets of RIAN INDUSTRIES, a 22 machine injection moulding business in Melbourne. Group CEO Al Jawhari said the company would be known as STÄRKE INJECTION MOULDING PTY. LTD. and combined with the company’s facilities in Adelaide and Detroit, Michigan…
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has told industry that the way is open for Australian manufacturers to enter the supply chains of the United States’ submarine construction programme. Addressing the Australian Industry and Defence Network, he said the submarine project would deliver 20,000 jobs in the Australian economy, with the government investing $3 billion over…
Australian new-vehicle engineering and manufacturing firm Premcar today announced the establishment of its newest vehicle assembly plant. Situated in the Melbourne suburb of Epping, Premcar’s all-new production facility has been established to accommodate growing new-vehicle production demand from global automakers and official new-car importers. This latest new-vehicle production facility will operate alongside Premcar’s current Engineering…
A Victorian government funded medical technology hub for skills and device development is set to boost the state’s reputation as a global leader in the field. Minister for Industry and Innovation Ben Carroll today announced the opening of Victorian Medtech Skills and Device Hub, which is backed by $5.75 million from the government. Carroll said:…
The Northern Territory is reaping the benefits of a focus on advanced manufacturing, with the territory’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund on track to create up to 100 new manufacturing jobs and generate up to $35 million into the economy over the next three years. This comes two years into a strategic partnership between the territory…
Munitions manufacturer NIOA Group CEO Rob Nioa has attacked Australia’s continuing reliance on importing foreign weapons systems and called on the country to mobilise its industrial base to deter potential threats. The head of Australia’s biggest privately-owned supplier of munitions to the ADF said the consequences of outsourcing military production could be dire against a…
Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield and defence contractor Epirus Inc have completed integration of DroneShield’s multi-sensor DroneSentry system (pictured) with Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) counter-electronics/counter-UAS effector. The integration of DroneShield’s detection system with a high power microwave directed energy weapon allows for a fully integrated C-UAS system that can track multiple drone threats…
The federal government has ratified two international treaties that deliver greater workplace protection to vulnerable workers. The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Minimum Age Convention,1973 (No.138) provides a framework that sets out the minimum age for young people to start employment so that they can work safely and without interfering with their schooling. According to the…
