Technology

An additive manufacturing research project led in collaboration with Adelaide University is seeking to advance the manufacturing of next-generation power systems for space and defence applications, as researchers and industry partners work to transition a nuclear battery prototype toward pre-commercial manufacture.

Safran Electronics & Defence Australasia is supplying more than 100 units of JIM Compact multispectral surveillance devices for the Australian Defence Force’s LAND 159 Tranche 1 ADF sniper system. 

Perth-based Orbital Corporation has delivered the first new engine prototypes for the second engine program with Textron Systems, one of the world’s largest suppliers of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs).

Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies Limited has inked a significant manufacturing and distribution agreement with Safety Glass Pty Ltd, trading as Melbourne Safety Glass and MS Glass (MS Glass).

Lockheed Martin Australia has joined forces with C4i, Australian secure communications systems expert, signing a contract as part of a proposal to deliver advanced secure communication capabilities to support the Royal Australian Air Force’s AIR6500 Phase 1 Project.

Robotic technology company FBR Limited has received a binding conditional purchase order valued at AUD 990,000 for its Mantis welding robot, in a deal aimed at supporting manufacturing operations in the United States.

Many Australian small-to-medium manufacturers are yet to realise the benefits of low-cost extended reality (XR) technologies, says Anthony Franzè, Industrial Designer and Project Coordinator at the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub.

Boeing has combined its Australian and US expertise to build ground architecture and control systems for Australia’s first defence satellites under the JP9102 program. 

Canberra-based company CEA Technologies has been awarded a contract to build four new air defence radars as part of the Government’s $2.7 billion investment...

Researchers from RMIT University have collaborated with Microtec Engineering Group to create FiberX, a starch-based product capable of acting as fibre that resists digestion in the human gut.