Queensland Based Sea Transport Group’s sister company Sealease Pty Ltd has signed a 3-year charter for a 73m version of their proven and mature Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) designs, supporting the United States Marine Corps (USMC) for a 3 year…
Toulouse-based Airbus has finalised the acquisition of Bingen, Washington-based Uncrewed Air System (UAS) manufacturer Aerovel and its Flexrotor UAS in a move to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions. Flexrotor is a small tactical UAS designed for Intelligence, Surveillance,…
Perth-based Austal Australia has completed the first phase of the collaborative Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT), the Sea Acceptance Trials (including Endurance Trials) of the remote and autonomously operated vessel, Sentinel. The trials, conducted by Austal Australia, consisted of a…
Washington DC-based Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. will purchase Eutelsat OneWeb’s 50% share of the Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS) joint venture. Airbus is now the sole owner of AOS and the satellite manufacturing facility in Merritt Island, Florida. The new…
Gregor Ferguson The Government’s Defence Strategic Review, released early in 2023, side-stepped the issue of building a fleet of surface combatants for the RAN. Instead, the Government announced yet another Review, by retired US Vice-Admiral William Hilarides, which was completed…
The Royal Aeronautical Society – Australian Division will hold its inaugural Aerospace Industry Symposium – Celebrating Aerospace Downunder in Canberra on 11 October. The event will be held at the Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Canberra, and will be followed…
Sydney-based DroneShield has been assigned NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs) for four of its products: RfPatrol Mk2, DroneGun Mk3, DroneGun Mk4, and DroneSentry-X. This follows up on the assignment in 2019 of NSN for DroneGun Tactical. That NSN significantly contributed towards…
The Australian government and its academic and industry partners have officially launched the iLAuNCH space Trailblazer at the University of South Queensland in Toowoomba. The Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications and Hypersonics (iLAuNCH) Trailblazer has the University of Southern…
Would the Royal Australian Navy be better off with a bigger fleet of smaller, missile-armed warships? Interesting question. We’ll know the Navy’s own answer to that question in September when the result of a ‘short and sharp’ review of the…
Anduril has launched an extension of its AI-powered Lattice OS which is designed to enable a single operator to manage multiple autonomous systems. And despite the new system, Lattice for Mission Autonomy, only making its public debut at a defence…