Cargo drone airline Dronamics has been officially assigned both IATA and ICAO designator codes, opening the way for the company’s Australian made drones to operate as a scheduled airline worldwide. In January @AuManufacturing reported that Sydney Composites manufacturer Quickstep was to manufacture an initial run of 10 drone cargo aircraft for European cargo airline Dronamics…
Aerospace composite manufacturer Quickstep has announced it will expand in the US, with Wichita, Kansas as the preferred location for an upcoming engineering and manufacturing facility. Quickstep has three sites in Australia – at Bankstown in NSW, and Waurn Ponds and Tullamarine in Victoria – as well as a Dallas sales office. The three Australian…
Ballistics and technology company XTEK has received an order worth $3.4 million from the Department of Defence to supply spare parts in support of the Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) fleet. In a short statement to the ASX on Wednesday, XTEK Group CEO Scott Basham said the company was continuing to provide high-end sustainment support…
Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield has been awarded a follow-on two-year R&D contract with a total value of $9.9 million by a Five Eyes nation’s Department of Defence (DoD), which the company chose not to name. Five Eyes refers to the defence/intelligence alliance between the US, Canada, UK, Australia and NZ. The award follows…
Drone engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation has secured a new customer for its engine development and manufacturing services. The Perth company said it had signed a contract worth $1.1 million for the supply of heavy fuel engine systems, spare parts and in service technical support with a new customer, which Orbital described as a ‘defence agency…
Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield and defence contractor Epirus Inc have completed integration of DroneShield’s multi-sensor DroneSentry system (pictured) with Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave (HPM) counter-electronics/counter-UAS effector. The integration of DroneShield’s detection system with a high power microwave directed energy weapon allows for a fully integrated C-UAS system that can track multiple drone threats…