US prime defence contractor Northrop Grumman has brought together a powerful group including Australian SMEs to bid to construct a military satellite communications system. The team includes Inmarsat, L3Harris, AECOM, Blacktree Technologies, EM Solutions and Vocus, and will be able to draw on decades of collective experience to invest in and grow an ‘Australian sovereign…
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A report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has injected a little reality into claims that Australia is paying too much for military equipment, and specifically the Hunter class frigate programme. In Understanding the price of military equipment ASPI senior analyst Marcus Hellyer argues that that the cost of modern military equipment can be eye-wateringly…
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Today @AuManufacturing’s editorial series Excellence in maritime manufacturing turns to the involvement of Australian owned SMEs in defence contracts. Here Peter Roberts interviews Brent Clark, CEO of our largest SME defence body, the Australian Industry & Defence Network. @AuManufacturing: The appointment of a defence industry minister in 2016 began a more public effort by the…
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The US subsidiary of Perth shipbuilder Austal will design and construct a 16th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel for the US Navy. The USN has exercised a $324.6 million (US$230.5 million) fixed–priced incentive contract option for EPF 16 equipped with enhanced medical and aviation capabilities – the third medical version of the transport ship ordered.…
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Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced successfully completed benchtop testing of an additively manufactured prototype scramjet engine and its hydrogen fuel system.
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Today @AuManufacturing’s editorial series Excellence in maritime manufacturing turns to the Hunter class frigate programme. In an exclusive interview with Peter Roberts, BAE Systems Maritime Australia’s Craig Lockhart reveals the company has made up 12 months of early delays in constructing Hunter class frigates in Adelaide. He also refutes suggestions the anti-submarine frigates will be…
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University of NSW Sydney spinout robotics business Contactile has announced a $2.5 million seed round, led by Silicon Valley-headquartered True Ventures.
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ADVERTISING FEATURE. By PIER Marketing It goes without saying that customer acquisition is an essential aspect of any business’s marketing strategy. But customer retention — the art of holding onto the customers you already have — is equally important. In fact, depending on where your business is at in its journey, customer retention might even be more important than acquisition.…
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University researchers have demonstrated the ability of floating wetlands of common native reeds to remediate some of the world’s most indestructible and dangerous industrial chemicals known as PFASs. The scientists at the University of South Australia studied the ability of native rushes – Phragmites australis, Baumea articulata, and Juncus kraussii – to remove PFAS’s (per-…
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QuantX, the company that has developed some of the world’s most accurate clocks, has won $1 million from SmartSatCRC to develop a new atomic clock designed to operate in space. The Adelaide technology company will accelerate development of a new atomic clock designed to provide the most precise timing for satellites in space, according to…
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