Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, October 14 – October 18, 2024

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Green hydrogen plant breaks ground at Wodonga Ground has been broken in Wodonga, Victoria today on one of Australia’s largest renewable hydrogen plants – a facility that is predicted to cut CO2 emissions by around 4,000 tonnes each year from…

ADF acquires two Fractl laser systems

High-power laser manufacturer, AIM Defence, will supply an additional two counter-drone Fractl units to the Australian Defence Force under a new $4.8 million agreement. Earlier this year, the ADF’s first directed energy systems contract was awarded to AIM Defence following a series of successful military trials and demonstrations of the portable, counter-drone ‘hard kill’ system…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, September 9 – September 13, 2024

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) AIM Defence opens new anti-drone laser factory Laser-based anti-drone system maker AIM Defence has expanded into a 4000 sqm facility to support the manufacture and export of AIM’s Fractl Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) laser. The new facility will house a skilled…

AIM Defence scores $1m in drone competition

AIM Defence’s Fractl Tactical Directed Energy Laser has taken out first place at an international Counter Drone Sandbox in Canada netting a $1 million dollar prize. The win cements AIM’s position at the forefront of low cost and compact Tactical Counter-Drone Systems and follows the Australian Government’s $5.4 million commitment to buy a Fractl counter…

AIM Defence chosen for Canadian counter-drone exercise

Directed energy and artificial intelligence company AIM Defence has been chosen by the government of Canada to demonstrate its laser system in an international counter-drone exercise beginning in May.   In a statement on Tuesday, AIM – which bills itself the creator of Australia’s first laser-based counter-drone system – said its Fractl high-power laser system will…