The number of weapons incorporating gimbal pointing systems developed by Canberra defence company Electro Optic Systems – and supplied to Ukraine – is increasing with Northrop Grumman demonstrating a new counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability. The demonstration at the SOF Week exhibition now underway in Tampa, Florida includes Northrop Grumman’s Mobile – Acquisition, Cueing and…
A 43-foot hybrid boat being developed by a collaboration between electrical and electronics company Ampcontrol, boat builder Steber International and the University of Newcastle, has been launched on the Manning River, Taree, in regional NSW. Ampcontrol Engineering Manager Steve Mitchell said the successful deployment was a result of a partnership between industry, government and the…
The head of the company developing Australia’s first rare earths metals refinery has urged companies to produce high value rare earth metals locally rather than exporting ores overseas. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Iluka Resources Tom O’Leary told the company’s annual general meeting that the key Australian rare earth resources – neodymium, praseodymium,…
The Australian Government has listed a new defence project as a Project of Concern: the Satellite Ground Station – East and Wideband SATCOM Network Management System. While infrastructure for the project has been delivered, including three large ground antennae, it is facing ongoing schedule delays due to other technical challenges. The project is designed to…
Frontier Energy’s Bristol Springs green hydrogen production project which aims to be one of the lowest-cost in Australia has received pre-certification from the Smart Energy Council. The project is located 120km from Perth in the South West of Western Australia and is planned to include a 36 mw electrolyser powered by a 114-megawatt solar farm.…
Dedicated hardware VC Melt Ventures has raised $10 million for a new fund and expects to raise $20 to $30 million by the end of this financial year. The raise was supported by new investors including founder of Camplify Justin Hales, CEO and founder of Newcastle tech firm Pegasus, and co-CEO Andre Pinkowski of Sydney…
Energy storage company Green Gravity has announced the construction of the Gravity Lab, a research and development facility designed to test the use of gravity to store and release energy. The company plans a facility in partnership with BlueScope Steel utilising disused mineshafts to obtain high resolution performance data from the company’s proprietary gravitational energy…
CNC Design prints innovative lounge chair in two hours Additive manufacturing technology company CNC Design has demonstrated that 3D printing can print large items of furniture in a matter of hours, reducing production time and costs. The company displayed an innovative chair (pictured) at AMW 2023 exhibition at the RMIT University stand utilising a material…
Openway Food today has launched a new $10 million manufacturing facility in Melbourne to onshore the production of coated, Mini Rice Cakes. Part of the company’s Table of Plenty product line, the new plant will create 40 new jobs and deliver economic benefits to local rice and other ingredient producers. Onshore manufacturing of the products…
Melbourne automotive manufacturer Premcar has been given the green light by Nissan Australia to develop and produce the newest model to join its modified Nissan Warrior programme – the Patrol Warrior. Following Nissan’s earlier announcement that its flagship Y62-series Patrol was under assessment to join its Australia-based Warrior range, the go ahead will see wheel,…
