The stealthy extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle programme (XL-AUV) being developed by Anduril Australia has been formally named the ‘Ghost Shark’ by the Department of Defence in a ceremony in Sydney. The name references Boeing’s successful development of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Ghost Bat for the RAAF. The ceremony at Anduril’s Sydney base featured a…
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Saber space traffic microservices program certified in US Saber Astronautics’ microservices program, COSMOS, completed security reviews to deploy to military operators at the US Space Force (USSF). Saber said over the weekend that that program includes a number of microservices, including tools allowing operators to analyse and visualize the space domain using live data from commercial…
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Research undertaken by the fertlisers division of Incitec Pivot has demonstrated what it says is a path to reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the form of nitrous oxide from nitrogen fertilisation. According to a statement from Incitec Pivot Fertilisers on Monday, their results demonstrated using a nitrification inhibitor formulation containing DMPG in combination with urea…
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The American Bureau of Shipping has approved the design of Provaris Energy’s proposed 26,000 cubic metre H2Neo compressed hydrogen carriers (pictured). The approval for the green hydrogen transporter, the first of its kind to be approved globally at this level, will allow shipbuilders to provide firm quotations for the construction of a fleet of H2Neo…
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The federal government has continued rolling out its plan for extra free-fee TAFE places with a new agreement signed with the Queensland Government. The 12-month Skills Agreement will inject more than $200 million into the Queensland skills and training sector to support access to over 37,000 Fee-Free TAFE and vocational education and training (VET) places…
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A team of researchers led by University of South Australia’s Professor Yan Zhuge will trial a world-leading solution to heal cracked concrete in pipelines, a maintenance problem worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually in Australia. The university said in a statement on Monday that the team – which also includes researchers from the University…
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We all need to eat, but we seem to take for granted our access to processed and fresh food and groceries, and even more so to Australia’s parlous food industry value chain. By Allen Roberts To consider the ‘food industry’ as one entity ignores the entirely different strategic drivers of the three main components: raw…
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By Peter Roberts Manufacturing industry is not going to see any relief to current high energy prices following a week of meetings and announcements that revealed how the Albanese government is taking back some control of energy markets. But it will benefit from moderation of future rises and, surprisingly, a new mechanism that could align…
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Thales Australia has been awarded a contract extension by the Department of Defence for an Internet Protocol (IP) based Maritime Tactical Wide Area Network (MTWAN) system. Part of the Royal Australian Navy’s Maritime Communications Modernisation and network centric warfare priorities, the contract was let under the navy’s SEA 1442 Phase 3 programme. Thales’s MTWAN is…
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Venture capital investment has slowed this year. But if your company does something that solves a real-world problem and that customers want as a result, then you can still get funded, believes Marten Jurg from Additive Assurance. Jurg’s company announced a $4.1 million raise last week, led by Significant Capital Ventures. AA’s products, which monitor…
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