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Australian deep-tech company Advanced Navigation has secured a $26 million supply agreement with KONGSBERG to provide inertial navigation systems for the Norwegian defence company’s PROTECTOR Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) platforms, highlighting the role of Australian technology in international defence manufacturing supply chains.

Australian manufacturing is supporting the production of specialised sporting infrastructure, with Melbourne-based Abel Sports and Flagpoles using locally sourced aluminium and components to supply goal posts, flagpoles and barrier net poles to venues across the country, according to Capral Aluminium.

DroneShield has opened a new research and development (R&D) facility in Adelaide, expanding its Australian engineering footprint and supporting the development of counter-drone and electronic warfare technologies.

More than $1.9 billion in proposed private investment across three Queensland steel and manufacturing projects is set to target local steelmaking, recycling and processing capacity, according to the Queensland Government.

Titomic has secured more than A$550,000 in two contracts for cold spray additive manufacturing systems, expanding its manufacturing technology presence across the global oil and gas sector.

Australia’s engineering workforce will be critical to delivering the AUKUS partnership and supporting increasingly complex defence technologies, according to Engineers Australia Chief Engineer Katherine Richards AM CSC.

Queensland is set to host the national base of a new Cooperative Research Centre focused on advancing critical metals refining, processing and manufacturing technologies.

Baiada Poultry has opened a new processing plant in Tamworth, New South Wales, as part of a multi-million-dollar investment aimed at expanding its food manufacturing and poultry processing capacity.

Weld Australia has partnered with the Australian Academy of Welding Technology (AAWT) to use the new Adelaide facility as its primary training centre in South Australia, as demand for skilled welders grows alongside major defence and infrastructure projects.

A new partnership between Synergy and Programmed will provide eight apprentices with training opportunities at Muja Power Station in Collie, Western Australia, with the program expected to support skills development across sectors including manufacturing, energy, mining and industrial services.