The federal government has signed a new contract with Raytheon Australia, running five years and worth $322 million, for in-service support for the Collins class submarines’ combat system “during Australia’s transition to nuclear-powered submarines.” In an announcement on Wednesday, Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Tony Dalton said the work would include a life of…
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By Peter Roberts The federal government is talking big in facing up to price gouging by gas producers, but is studiously avoiding tough action that would actually make a difference. Ministers have been facing the media talking up a Heads of Agreement that has brought in 157 petajoules of additional supply to the east coast…
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Nova Systems marks 2,700 technical professionals receiving skills training Test and Evaluation (T&E) registered training organisation (RTO) Nova Systems announced on Tuesday that it had passed a milestone of more than 2,700 Australian technical professionals having made it through the company’s short training courses. According to the company, the milestone is “yet another example of…
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@AuManufacturing’s special editorial series Land Forces 2022 looks today at what many see as the future of the battlefield – autonomous land and aerial vehicles. Peter Roberts reports on Australia’s surprising experience and expertise in autonomous vehicle control. From Ukraine to the Middle East, autonomous land and aerial systems have long played a role on…
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Space life sciences company Human Aerospace has announced the launch of a collaborative research programme to develop ‘Spacesuits for Preserving Human Health and Mobility”. The two year project was successful in receiving grant funding from the Australian Space Agency’s International Space Investment: Expand Capability grant programme. The company has previously developed a Gravity Loading Countermeasure…
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Drug delivery system developer Vaxxas has automated the process it uses for manufacturing its high-density microarray patch (HD-MAP) which administers vaccinations to patients. Working with automation specialist Aim Lab, the Brisbane company needed to speed up the manufacturing process for its micro-array systems that encompass thousands of micro-projections that can be coated with a vaccine…
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Electro Optic Systems’ SpaceLink satellite subsidiary has been awarded a contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to study how the company’s proposed commercial optical satellite ground terminals will integrate into the Near Space Network. The funded study includes a demonstration of end-to-end transport of multi-source data at the SpaceLink gateway in the Mojave…
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Adelaide’s Sparc Technologies and Fortescue Future Industries will accelerate scoping of the commercialisation of a revolutionary green hydrogen production process that does not utilise energy-hungry electrolysis. The partners, along with Adelaide and Flinders Universities, are in a joint venture to commercialise patent-pending photocatalytic water splitting technology with the aim of producing low-cost green hydrogen on…
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Siemens and Applied EV have announced a partnership, with the Melbourne-headquartered EV company to use Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software to support the design, quality assurance and assembly of autonomous vehicles. The announcement on Wednesday follows news of Applied EV’s recent success testing a self-driving cabinless commercial vehicle on European streets, and an investment…
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The Victorian government has released its Made in Victoria 2030: Manufacturing Statement policy, which outlines its priorities for strengthening sovereign manufacturing, investment attraction, and jobs. In an announcement on Wednesday, the government cited recent investments in the state by multinationals including: Moderna’s investment in mRNA vaccine manufacturing and research; Nissan Casting’s expansion into electric vehicle…
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