Tag: defence
Quickstep secures follow-on contract to supply C-130J to Lockheed Martin
Australia’s largest independent aerospace composite company Quickstep Holdings is providing Lockheed Martin C-130J trailing edge flap supplies as part of a new five-year follow-on...
BAE Systems to manufacture upgraded electronic warfare suites for F-35
BAE Systems has received a $491 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare suites for the Block 4 version of the F-35 fighter, adding to the 1,200 F-35 EW systems it has delivered to date, the company announced Monday.
DroneShield unveils new DroneGun Mk4 in response to user feedback
DroneShield has introduced a game-changing new product, DroneGun Mk4TM, following considerable development in response to end-user input, the company announced in a press release.
Electro Optic Systems wins $120M supply agreement with Ukraine
Electro Optic Systems Holdings (EOS) has secured a conditional contract with SpetsTechnoExport (STE), a Ukrainian state-owned foreign trade enterprise, to supply Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) to Ukraine, valued at up to USD 80 million (AUD 120 million).
British Army purchases SPEE3D’s cold-spray 3D printing tech
Victoria-based additive manufacturing company SPEE3D is delivering its cold-spray metal 3D printing technology XSPEE3D printer to the British Army to boost its unplanned repair capabilities.
Northrop Grumman, Shield AI partner to develop next-generation drone system
Northrop Grumman and aircraft manufacturer Shied AI have collaborated to develop a replacement drone for the US Army's long-serving RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS).
Defence manufacturing SMEs awarded $3.2 million in grants
Six small and medium businesses in the Australian defence manufacturing industry have received a total of more than $3.2 million in grants to build capabilities for the defence sector and address export barriers.
Raytheon, Northrop Grumman to develop US Army’s Precision Strike Missile
Raytheon Technologies is collaborating with Northrop Grumman to advance the US Army’s Long Range Maneuverable Fires Program, which will become Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4.
SQP Engineering adopts FX20 3D printer to accelerate production
Western Australia-based company SQP Engineering has joined various industrial companies that turned to Markforged’s FX20 3D printer to produce specialised parts that would otherwise be too expensive or outright impossible to machine.
Australia, Germany ink Boxer vehicle export agreement
Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry, and his German counterpart, Thomas Hitschler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defence, have signed a Letter of Cooperation to begin official negotiations to manufacture the Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles in Queensland for export to Germany.
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.
