South Australia’s defence capabilities to take centre stage at Indo Pacific 2023
More than 80 companies are set to represent South Australia’s defence industry at the international maritime exhibition, Indo Pacific 2023, in Sydney from 7 to 9 November.
JET Charge to power Perth’s first electric bus charging station
JET Charge, a company that manufactures electrical power equipment, has secured a $1.65 million contract to design, supply, install, and commission the electric bus charging infrastructure at Elizabeth Quay bus station in Perth.
New Monash-led research to explore policy design for robots in Australian public spaces
Researchers from Monash University have received a $608,385 grant from the Australian Research Council to explore how policy design can manage the growing presence of robots in Australian public places.
Manufacturing among priorities in $453K funding boost in Western Australia
The Western Australian Government has invested $453,000 in local projects in the agribusiness, manufacturing, and tourism sectors, under Round 6 of the Regional Economic Development (RED) grants program.
Cold Logic tapped to provide refrigeration for Hunter class frigates
Adelaide-based Cold Logic has secured a multi-million dollar contract to construct and install cold and cool rooms for the first batch of three Hunter class frigates, which are being built at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.
Flinders University pioneers joint research with US Navy for defence advancement
South Australia's defence research capabilities are set to receive a substantial boost through a collaboration between Flinders University and a prominent United States Navy research centre.
NIOA, L3Harris partner to bring rocket motor, warhead manufacturing to Australia
Australian defence company NIOA has teamed up with Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, to explore the manufacturing of critical guided weapons components in Australia.
Federal gov’t invests in AEROBOND’s industrial capability advancement
AEROBOND, an Australian sustainment and manufacturing company specialising in precision-guided munitions, hypersonic weapons, and integrated air and missile defence systems, announced its successful award of a Federal Government Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grant.
Universities, global defence players establish AUKUS Workforce Alliance
UNSW Sydney has collaborated with other universities and leading defence industry players to establish the AUKUS Workforce Alliance (AWA), a coalition dedicated to addressing critical AUKUS workforce and skilling opportunities.
Australian science and tech leaders seek increased R&D investment and reindustrialisation
Australia's science and technology sectors, represented by 138 member organisations and 115,000 scientists and technologists through Science & Technology Australia (STA), are mobilising to seek election commitments from political parties and candidates.
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
