The Australian Department of Defence has awarded Sydney-based CAE Australia a $300 million contract for the Future Air Mission Training System (F-AMTS), under Project AIR5428 Ph.3. The F-AMTS, which is designed to increase Defence’s aircrew training capacity by up to…
Californian company Anduril Industries has been awarded up to US$50 million ($77.6 million) in contracts under the Pentagon’s Small Business Innovation Research (SIBR) program for the ALTIUS-600 Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS). The ALTIUS-600 can be both a loitering munition and…
Californian company Anduril Industries has unveiled its Omen Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Group 3 Autonomous Air Vehicle (AAV). This is designed to carry significant Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and strike payloads a tactically relevant distance. The Omen will…
New Zealand autonomy and uncrewed vehicle specialist Syos Aerospace demonstrated its mastery of both autonomy and the manufacture of uncrewed vehicles when it demonstrated control of its SM300 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), which was based in the UK, from Sydney,…
Shield AI has unveiled its new X-BAT, an autonomous, AI-piloted, Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. It uses a compact launcher to take off and recover vertically but still…
The UK’s BAE Systems and Canadian company Cellula Robotics have signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to continue working together on Herne, a new autonomous submarine developed specifically for military use, and have announced that they expect to deliver a market-ready…
Defence has awarded Anduril Australia a $1.7 billion contract for the delivery, maintenance and continued development of the Ghost Shark Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (XL-AUV) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) over the next five years. An undisclosed number…
Brisbane-based Boeing Defence Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed demonstrations proving the operational viability of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The tests were completed four and a half months ahead of…
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) says it will establish a purpose-built space workforce for its Joint Capabilities Group’s Space Command. The 2024 Defence Workforce Plan highlighted the need to recruit and retain highly‑specialised personnel for emerging capabilities, including space. To meet…
The Australian-made and designed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the MQ-28A Ghost Bat, has achieved a major capability milestone. In a capability demonstration at Woomera a single operator aboard an airborne E-7A Wedgetail took control of two Ghost Bat aircraft…