The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index has continued its generally positive run, rising 0.9 points to 50.2 points in September 2022. Readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion. While activity contracted in all sectors but chemicals and machinery & equipment, new orders…
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Two Australian defence suppliers have come together to offer the Army a slimmed down electronic warfare capability, the HERCULES EW, that should be more versatile and capable of taking communications into difficult to penetrate areas. Melbourne-based AOS and South Australian company Asension will launch the HERCULES EW at Land Forces 2022 today, offering a sovereign…
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Today our special editorial series Land Forces 2022 asks the question of the moment – what are the lessons Australia can draw from Russia’s largely land war against Ukraine? Gregor Ferguson reports. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the gift that keeps on giving for defence analysts. The Russians have committed just about every cardinal sin…
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Today @AuManufacturing’s special editorial series Land Forces 2022 celebrates one of Australian defence industry’s most recent successes – the R400 remote weapon station (RWS) from Electro Optic Systems. Today is Day one of Land Forces 2022, and we can’t think of a better way to whet your appetite for the systems on display than a…
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Thales Australia and Kongsberg Defence Australia will today launch the StrikeMaster land-based maritime strike system as part of its offerings at Land Forces 2022 conference. The StrikeMaster combines Thales Australia’s familiar armoured single-cab Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace’s (KDA) Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defence System . According to Thales the…
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In episode 22 of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Daen Simmat, founder and CEO at Black Lab Design. The episode was recorded during a visit to Black Lab’s factory in Frenchs Forest last week. In this broad-ranging chat, Simmat tells us about starting a company in 2013, its natural evolution from sheet metal…
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Chemicals and explosives manufacturer Orica has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Axis Mining Technology, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of specialised geospatial tools and instruments for the mining industry. Announced in August, the $260 million acquisition presents compelling growth opportunities across the mining value chain, by combining Orica and Axis’…
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By Fergus Downey, Curtin University This weekend marked a milestone for Western Australia’s Binar Space Program as its first satellite Binar-1 lived up to its name. Binar is the word for “fireball” in the Noongar language spoken by the Aboriginal people of Perth. Binar-1 became a real “Binar” as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the…
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Australian packaging startup Varden is in the running for an Open Bosch Award which is presented for outstanding open innovation projects between start-ups and and the company by the Bosch Group. The company, whose core technologies turn natural moulded pulp fibre into sustainable and high performing packaging, was today announced as a finalist in the…
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BAE Systems Australia and EPE have today announced a partnership to demonstrate advanced autonomous capabilities in Australia. Announcing the partnership on the eve of Land Forces 2022 in Brisbane, the two organisations will collaborate on the development autonomous technologies through BAE Systems’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) program, which began this year. BAE Systems has converted…
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