Tag: Defence

Air Force to test $30m in anti-drone tech at NT base

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An AI-infused intrusion detection system capable of searching out hostile drone threats will be deployed at an airbase in the top end as part of an $30 million trial...

CSIRO delivers nanotech suit prototype

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A protective suit made of ground-breaking nanofibre technology has been developed by the national science agency to shield Australian troops from chemical and biological threats. The prototype suit, which...

Hanwha on local defence industry partnership spree

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Hanwha signed three new local defence industry partnerships and renewed its collaboration agreement with Deakin University last week at the Land Forces 2024 conference in Melbourne. The industry agreements...

QuantX Labs bags Defence as first clock customer

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Adelaide startup QuantX Labs will supply Defence with $2.7 million worth of atomic clocks in the first sale of its latest precision timing and sensing breakthrough and the company’s...

Growing calls for Defence to seed a dual-use tech fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian and US Defence departments must forge closer innovation ties to counter China’s technology growth, including jointly backing dual-use breakthroughs with a new venture capital fund, according to a...

Gig Guide: Equatorial Launch poaches Hypersonix talent

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Equatorial Launch Australia’s new head of business development is Nina Patz, who leaves Hypersonix Launch Systems after more than three and a half years. Ms Patz moves to the...

Defence plans to phase out legacy IT by 2027

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence will mostly phase out its legacy IT systems by 2027 under a new digital strategy that will also see the department adopt a cloud-only approach. The three-year strategy...