Eight leading Australian companies have formed the Australian Defence Industry Space Capability Alliance (ADISCA) to boost the country's defence industry space capability. The group includes Gilmour Space Technologies, Nova Systems, Southern Launch, DEWC Systems, Inovor Technologies, Neumann Space, REDARC Defence Systems and…
SYPAQ Systems has submitted its CorvoX Unmanned Aerial System (system as a sovereign Australian solution for Land 129 Phase 4B, which will deliver a man-portable small UAS for Army. CorvoX will provide Army commanders with the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney a contract for a ground test demonstration program for a novel architecture using a rotating engine detonation concept to be jointly executed by Pratt &…
Airbus and Europe’s Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) have signed the Eurodrone global contract, initially for 20 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) and 5 years of initial in-service support, though EX2 understands the final requirement is for 60 RPASs.…
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), IDF and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have completed successful live-fire tests at sea of the ‘C-Dome’ system – an advanced naval configuration of the Iron Dome defense system. The ‘C-Dome’ was operated for the…
The Australian government has announced a further $65 millions-worth of investment in Australian space technology, including a mission to put an Australian astronaut into space. It will co-invest more than $32 million in the development of up to three new…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has established its first international HQ in Houston, Texas. This is the first phase of the company’s global expansion plan and follows its highly successful Series B funding round in November 2021 which raised US$26.4million. This…
Hanwha Defense Australia will establish a 32,000m2 Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence at Geelong’s Avalon Airport. The new CoE is estimated to create a minimum of 300 jobs over the life of the $1 billion project, generating ongoing support opportunities…
Melbourne-based Sentient Vision Systems plans to adapt its unique Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning technology to Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR). The program is designed to provide the company’s proven stand-off ViDAR (for Visual Detection and Ranging) optical radar capability in…
DMTC Limited and its partners have begun a series of projects in the Advanced Piezoelectric Materials and Applications (APMA) Program to accelerate the development of next-generation piezoelectric materials for defence applications. The APMA Program delivered by DMTC represents a coordinated,…