Queensland-based aerospace companies Gilmour Space Technologies and Hypersonix Launch Systems have signed an agreement to develop hypersonic flight-test options for defence and commercial programs in Australia and overseas. The partnership brings together Gilmour Space's rocket propulsion, launch, mission integration and…
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the US Navy have selected Anduril Industries and its Dive-XL autonomous submarine to participate in the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) Project. This project aims to address a persistent operational gap beneath the…
Brisbane-based Australian hypersonic flight pioneer Hypersonix Launch Systems has successfully completed the first flight of its DART AE hypersonic aircraft, marking a major milestone in the development of advanced hypersonic systems. The mission, titled That’s Not A Knife, lifted off from…
Australian hypersonic flight pioneer Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced the launch window for a landmark flight test that the company says will move sustained hypersonic flight closer to operational reality. Its DART AE hypersonic air vehicle will be carried on…
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) will make its first defence sector investment spending $10 million to acquire an equity stake in Brisbane-based Hypersonix Launch Systems (HLS). It is part of a consortium, alongside the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), SaaB…
The US Army’s Program Executive Office Aviation, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Project Office has released a Sources Sought Notification to identify commercially available low-cost, sovereign Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS). The Army is looking to field thousands of low-cost UAS…
The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the US Joint Counter-small UAS Office (JCO), have announced a new solicitation for Low-Collateral Defeat (LCD) options supporting the Replicator 2 initiative that can be scaled and integrate into existing Counter Small Unmanned Aerial…
The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in collaboration with US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), seeks to identify solutions for scalable, cost-effective Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) detection, identification, and tracking. Submissions are due by 20 May, 2025. This challenge aims to enhance…
The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced its ‘Blue Manufacturing Marketplace’ initiative which aims to qualify advanced commercial manufacturers and enable them to rapidly connect with cutting-edge technology companies. Through these relationships, it says, Blue Manufacturing seeks to develop…
At almost the same time that it issued the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge, which focusses on undersea communications, the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a formal solicitation to industry for what it terms a CAMP, or Combat Autonomous…