Perth drone engine manufacturer Orbital UAV is to explore potential advanced propulsion systems for aerial logistics company Animal Dynamics’ Stork-STM uncrewed aircraft system. The system would be used on the Stork-STM (pictured), a heavy-lift parafoil craft designed to carry heavy loads of up to 135kgs over distances of up to 400km. Importantly, the MoU between…
Perth drone engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation has announced a new customer, with US defence technology company AeroVironment ordering one of the company’s newest heavy fuel engines for assessment. Orbital has been hit this year with issues with its dominant customer, Boeing subsidiary Insitu. Orbital revealed in February that Insitu had terminated its third engine program…
Drone engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation is to plan an engine upgrade pathway for one of autonomous technology and drone manufacturer Anduril’s uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The Perth company has previously been contracted to deliver a test engine to US-based Anduril under a MoU covering joint development of concepts, products and technical solutions in the uncrewed…
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation has bounced back from bad news it received from the Boeing company earlier this year, announcing it has signed a contract worth $3.5 million with its major Singapore customer. In February Orbital confirmed the cancellation of a new UAV engine it was developing for Boeing subsidiary Insitu,…
Perth unmanned aerial vehicle engine manufacturer Orbital UAV is heading for a loss of around $7 million for FY22 due to issues with its dominant customer, Boeing subsidiary Insitu. Orbital revealed in February that Insitu had terminated its third engine program under its long term supply agreement with Insitu. Production volumes for the two engine…
Australian in-space transportation provider, Space Machines Company (SMC) has secured the support of SpaceX as a launch partner to carry its Optimus Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) to space as part of its April 2023 mission. SMC’s Optimus OTV is one of the largest commercial spacecraft designed and manufactured in Australia. The 2023 mission will demonstrate…
Perth drone engine manufacturer Orbital UAV is to deliver a test engine to autonomous technology and drone manufacturer Anduril which recently won a contract from Australian defence forces. The development is part of a MoU signed by the two companies announced today to work on concepts, products and technical solutions in the uncrewed domain. Orbital…
Perth unmanned aerial vehicle engine manufacturer Orbital UAV has been hit by the cancellation of a new UAV engine it was developing for Boeing subsidiary Insitu. The company said today it had received confirmation from Insitu of the termination of its third engine program under its long term supply agreement with Insitu. Production volumes for…
Australian rocket motor developer Valiant Space has secured a June Orbital launch with space services company Skykraft. Valiant Space, which has developed a chemical thruster designed to help satellites manoeuvre in orbit and in space, will launch a payload into orbit onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission. The company will utilise Skykraft’s Skyride rideshare service…
Drone engine manufacturer Orbital UAV has signed up a new customer for its drone engines – US Navy supplier Skyways. Under a MOU, Perth-based Orbital will deliver pre-production, heavy fuel engines to Skyways for integration into next-generation cargo-carrying UAV’s for flight testing. Skyways has been selected by the US Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft…
