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Advanced Navigation, Quantx Labs among seven defence grant recipients

DefenceBy Staff Reporter September 8, 2023

Seven companies have been awarded grants totalling $3.8 under the federal Defence Global Competitiveness and Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority programs. “These grant programs support Australian businesses to continue world-class manufacturing, serving Australia’s Defence needs, and providing the boost that’s needed to turn their cutting edge capabilities into successful defence exports,” said defence industry minister Pat…

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NT government awards Ship Lift construction contract to Clough-BMD

DefenceBy Staff Reporter September 8, 2023

The Northern Territory government has said that building will be underway soon, after awarding the head construction contract for the Ship Lift Facility to the Clough-BMD Joint Venture. The facility at Darwin’s East Arm will be 26 metres wide and 103 metres in length. It will have four wet berths for in-water maintenance, and 20…

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EM Solutions completes first stage of Brisbane factory expansion

DefenceBy Staff Reporter September 8, 2023

EM Solutions, a maker of satellite and microwave communications products, has completed the first stage of its Brisbane factory’s expansion, which it says is required to accommodate the design, manufacture and testing of its flagship Naval SATCOM systems. In a statement on Thursday, the Electro Optic Systems (EOS) subsidiary said the expansion includes a new,…

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$412,000 awarded through Low Carbon Manufacturing Grants Program

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Ten Victorian manufacturers have been awarded assistance worth up to $50,000 each from the state government’s Low Carbon Manufacturing Grants Program. A cumulative $412,000 was awarded through the program, according to a statement from manufacturing minister Ben Carroll on Thursday. The Business Growth stream of the LCMG provides grants of up to $50,000 to companies…

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Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Vast appoints Project Director for VS1 Concentrated solar thermal power company Vast Solar has announced the appointment of Federico Sandoval as its new Project Director for VS1, a 30 megawatt / 288 megawatt hour CSP project in Port Augusta, South Australia. VS1 uses Vast’s proprietary modular tower CSP v3.0 technology and will generate dispatchable power…

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US Army to test IperionX-made titanium plates

DefenceBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Australian-listed IperionX has signed an agreement with the US Army to produce high-strength titanium plate components for testing on its ground vehicles. The Test Services Agreement and Statement of Work with the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Centre (DEVCOM GVSC) will focus on the ballistic testing properties of IperionX’s materials. Following…

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Black Sky demos ‘robot with fangs’ at Polish defence show

DefenceBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Rocketry business Black Sky Aerospace and Funnel Web Systems have demonstrated a prototype robotic launch platform, named the Funnel Web, at the MSPO international defence expo in Poland. In a statement on Thursday (Australian time) from the MSPO exhibition, BSA’s CEO Blake Nikolic said the result of the collaboration could be used to keep soldiers…

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Infant formula maker Bubs makes inroads into US market

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Australian infant formula manufacturer Bubs has begun a major US clinical trial as part of an approval process for the US market. The nationwide Growth Monitoring Study (GMS) clinical trial is part of the regulatory process for approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which would allow its organic infant formulas a permanent…

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Marand awarded further work on Naval Strike Missile

DefenceBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Marand Precision Engineering has been awarded a further contract from Kongsberg Defence Australia on the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) project, and will begin production of structural launcher frames and rails for NSM launcher canisters immediately. In a statement on Thursday, Kongsberg said the frames and rails were key components for the Launcher Missile Module (LMM),…

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Austal wins US Navy landing craft contract

Defence, Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter September 7, 2023

Australian ship builder Austal has won a $143 million contract with the US Navy to build three Landing Craft Utility vessels, with the potential to expand the work. The win follows a previous contract for the detail design of the vessels and also includes the option for the construction of an additional nine vessels as…

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