The three AUKUS nations Australia, the UK and the US have established an export licence-free environment, opening up investment and export opportunities for industry. Defence Minister Richard Marles first raised the possibility of removing barriers to procurement, investment, information and data sharing systems, and export requirements with the government in 2022, and described today’s announcement…
Wire arc additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer AML3D has finalised a defence Manufacturing License Agreement with Boeing Defence and Space and its Australian subsidiaries. The MLA allows Boeing to provide technical data, defence services and the option to temporarily import parts to allow testing, inspection and additive manufacturing of components to support maintenance of aircraft. The…
By Adam Gilmour There is a space treaty being proposed in Parliament right now that sounds innocuous, but has the potential of being the biggest speed-bump/handbrake or ‘own goal’ for the Australian space industry. Tabled in Parliament on 28 February, the Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between Australia and the United States essentially allows US rockets…
