Sovereign industry Archives - Page 9 of 10

Micro X Rover, deployable X-ray machine. Background photo by Sergeant Bill Solomou.

Hospital-grade X-rays available for field hospitals – innovation award winner

18/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2010 Views 0 Comments

Adelaide company Micro-X has won the Land Forces 2021 National Innovation Award for inventing and manufacturing Rover, a lightweight go-anywhere

AVT's CM62 Micro Gimbal and inset for sense of size. Images supplied.

Australian News Sovereign industry

World-class Aussie micro gimbal demonstrated to Defence

13/05/202113/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2209 Views 0 Comments

AVT Australia has demonstrated its innovative CM62 Micro Gimbal to key personnel in Defence.

Ship’s company of Royal Solomon Islands Patrol Vessel Taro line the upper deck after boarding their vessel for the first time following a formal handover ceremony at Henderson, WA. Photo by Able Seaman Annabelle Reidy.

Australian News Pacific Sovereign industry

Solomon Islands receives second Pacific patrol boat replacement

08/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2514 Views 0 Comments

The Solomon Islands has received its second Guardian-class patrol boat under Australia’s Pacific Maritime Security Program.

Director of Mission Systems PTY David Battle discusses with Captain Etienne Mulder from the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Group about the use of a generator used to jam mine firing systems. Story by Lieutenant Commander Alan Parton.

Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Tech paves way for future anti-mine capabilities

02/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1752 Views 0 Comments

The RAN could soon use remote autonomous systems to jam mine explosives under a new program being explored through industry

Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price, Defence Industry Secondee Australian Army Major Mark Vermeer and Founder of Jenkins Engineering Defence Systems Peter Jenkins during the launch of the Defence Industry Secondment Program.

ADF Sovereign industry

Defence building key relationships with industry

27/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1146 Views 0 Comments

Defence staff are being given the opportunity to learn from Australian businesses. The innovative Defence Industry Secondment Program is a

The Whiskey Project Group's tactical watercraft conducts trials on Sydney Harbour. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

Australian News Sovereign industry

The Whiskey Project wins major innovation boost

26/04/202126/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4246 Views 1 Comment

The the Whiskey Project has won a $7.35million Defence Innovation Hub grant to develop its next-gen high-performance watercraft.

A Lockheed Martin Long Range Anti-Ship Missile – Surface Launch (LRASM SL) variant in flight. Photo supplied byLockheed Martin.

Australian News Sovereign industry

Lockheed Martin and Thales form Australian sovereign missile team

22/04/202122/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2278 Views 0 Comments

Lockheed Martin and Thales have finalised a teaming agreement for Australian sovereign guided-weapons manufacturing capability.

Leading Seaman Jackson Setter, left and Navantia Australia engineer Jose Luis Bouza Fernandez stand with a new passageway sign for HMAS Supply. Story by Lieutenant Jessica Craig. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Caps off for industry support

15/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1295 Views 0 Comments

Engineer manager Jose Luis Bouza Fernandex can be proud of the role he played in preparing the crew of HMAS Supply for

An Australian Army Boxer conducts a water crossing at Greenbank Training Area during a drivers' course. Cropped segment from a Corporal Nicole Dorrett photo.

Australian News Sovereign industry

Aussie Supashock wins two Rheinmetall contracts

11/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2879 Views 0 Comments

Supashock has secured a multi-million dollar export order for running gear suspension systems on Rheinmetall military vehicles in Europe.

An air warfare destroyer under construction, 'watched' by students.

Australian News Sovereign industry

Learn naval shipbuilding on line

11/04/202114/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1665 Views 0 Comments

A new naval shipbuilding ‘taster course’ endorsed by Australia’s defence industry is set to be rolled out to its first

HMAS Darwin conducts a Nulka active missile decoy firing. Photo by Able Seaman Sarah Williams.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Indigenous company to build Nulka assembly plant

09/04/202109/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2255 Views 0 Comments

An Indigenous company has a contract to build a $23.9million Nulka assembly and maintenance facility in Orchard Hills, NSW.

Australian Munitions being loaded for export. Image supplied.

News Sovereign industry

Australian Munitions chalks up record export year

06/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3131 Views 0 Comments

Australian Munitions had a record year, signing more than $30 million in munitions orders to the US, New Zealand, Canada, Asia and Europe.

News Sovereign industry

Saab selects NSW company for sovereign cammo manufacture

06/04/202106/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2840 Views 0 Comments

Saab selected GDS as its Australian-industry partner to locally manufacture Mobile Camouflage Systems and multispectral camouflage screens.

HMAS Arunta fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow missile off the coast of Western Australia to test its missile systems after undergoing the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program upgrade. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.

Australian News Sovereign industry

Australia to develop own guided-missile manufacturing industry

31/03/202128/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3735 Views 0 Comments

The government will accelerate the creation of a $1 billion Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise to build guided missile in Australia.

Australian Army trainees from the RAAF School of Technical Training compete in the 'World Championship Gumi Race' in Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2015. Photo by WO2 Trevor Thompson.

Australian Army News Sovereign industry

Army orders new watercraft

24/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2680 Views 0 Comments

Two Queensland businesses have been contracted to build seven new watercraft to strengthen the Australian Army’s amphibious capability.

ScanEagle is launched from the flight deck of HMAS Newcastle, on patrol in the Middle East. Photo by Able Seaman Nicolas Gonzalez.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

30-year UAV project contenders shortlisted

23/03/202124/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2127 Views 0 Comments

Defence’s Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System Continuous Development Program has selected five contenders for the procurement phase.

Head of Air Force Capability Air Vice Marshal Catherine Roberts speaks with Professor Russell Boyce about the M2 CubeSat at the University of New South Wales Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Space mission up, up and away

23/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2094 Views 0 Comments

Australia today launched its most complex CubeSat mission ever, with the M2 Mission lifting-off in New Zealand as part of

Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A wins Australian submarine competition.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Government locks in French-designed submarines

23/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1871 Views 1 Comment Attack-class, future submarine program

The Morrison Government has locked Australia into a deal on the Future Submarine Program with French company Naval Group.

ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Nulka support secure for next five years

16/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2486 Views 0 Comments

BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a five-year $150million contract to provide in-service support and production of Nulka systems.

Attendees at the official opening of the OPV Enterprise Office in front of Pilbara, which is under construction at the Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

ADF News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Offshore Patrol Vessel Enterprise officially launched

12/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1448 Views 0 Comments

Representatives of government and industry gathered in Western Australia on March 4 to officially launch the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)