Sydney-based Quickstep Holdings Ltd has begun a jointly funded project with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), in collaboration with DMTC Ltd, to identify, analyse and test high temperature materials as a first step towards the development of future…
DST Group has undergone a significant re-organisation which EX2 understands was supposed to have been unveiled on 1 July. The only sign on DSTG's website so far has been this note: "Our divisions ceased to operate from 1 July 2022.…
From 1 July 2022, the Defence Innovation Hub is seeking submissions for innovative technologies in key priority areas: Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD); Undersea Warfare (USW); and Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO). The Hub will invest up to…
On the last working day of the 2021-22 financial year NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and Leaders and Ministers from 22 member countries launched NATO’s Innovation Fund, the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund. The €1 billion Fund will complement…
Newcastle’s Williamtown Airport is positioning itself to play a key role in delivering and sustaining both Defence combat power and SMEs looking to establish a footprint within the Williamtown Special Activation Precinct. Stage 1 leasing opportunities include a commercialregional logistics.…
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is providing free research and development support to businesses working in the cyber security sector. CSIRO’s Innovate to Grow: Cyber Security program, commences 26 July and is available for 20-25 Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space, Australia’s only commercial small satellite manufacturer, has partnered with Sydney 3D printer Konica Minolta to bring satellite and antenna manufacturing back onshore. The Konica Minolta printer will enable Fleet Space to manufacture small satellites at scale for…
Adelaide-based passive surveillance specialist Silentium Defence is designing and testing a range of cutting-edge technologies that can be incorporated into Lockheed Martin Australia’s future Joint Air Battle Management solution for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Project AIR6500 Ph.1 (AIR6500-1). As…
The New South Wales government will deliver the single largest investment in scientific research, innovation and technological development in the state’s history, investing $832.7 million over four years under the 2022-23 NSW Budget. Beneficiaries will include the State's burgeoning defence and…
Australia’s leading research supercomputing facility, the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre in Perth, WA, has installed the world’s first room-temperature diamond-based quantum computer on-site. Developed by German-Australian start-up Quantum Brilliance, the rack-mounted diamond quantum “accelerator” leverages synthetic diamonds to run at…