Australian manufacturer has revealed it will team up with one of the world’s leading military manufacturers in what the company described a major step towards the local production and supply of naval munitions At the Land Forces 2022 International Defence Exposition in Brisbane, Queensland’s NIOA announced a strategic partnership with German defence equipment manufacturer Diehl…
Lockheed Martin Australia has furthered its preparedness for Australia’s future Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise, linking with French group Thales Australia and infrastructure consultancy Conscia. LMA announced it will open a new facility in partnership with Thales in Mulwala, NSW for ‘the development and production of various manufacturing activities’. At the same time,…
Today @AuManufacturing’s special editorial series Land Forces 2022 looks at a model for collaboration between defence industry companies and public sector researchers. Peter Roberts reports on work underway at Thales Australia’s Lithgow Arms business in NSW. The statistics show that Australian manufacturers and business leaders are among the worst in the developed world at collaborating…
Defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has had a financial lifeline extended for a second time, even as it displays its world-leading products at the Land Forces 2022 Expo in Brisbane. The Canberra company has had the maturity date of a $35 million term loan facility provided by investment group Washington H. Soul…
Leading Australian quantum computing business Q-CTRL has announced the release of its Black Opal Enterprise interactive education platform designed to help businesses adopt quantum computing. The Sydney company’s Black Opal, which aims to make businesses ‘quantum ready’, has already been sold to quantum computing provider IonQ, as well as soon-to-be-announced Big Four consultancies, a Fortune…
Leading water appliance manufacturer Zip Water has launched new models of its HydroTap hot, cold and sparkling water kitchen taps. The Sydney company announced HydroTap Arc Plus and Cube Plus models, as well as a new to market cleaning process for all Zip HydroTap systems at the point of installation. Zip Water optimised the currently…
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index has continued its generally positive run, rising 0.9 points to 50.2 points in September 2022. Readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion. While activity contracted in all sectors but chemicals and machinery & equipment, new orders…
Two Australian defence suppliers have come together to offer the Army a slimmed down electronic warfare capability, the HERCULES EW, that should be more versatile and capable of taking communications into difficult to penetrate areas. Melbourne-based AOS and South Australian company Asension will launch the HERCULES EW at Land Forces 2022 today, offering a sovereign…
Today our special editorial series Land Forces 2022 asks the question of the moment – what are the lessons Australia can draw from Russia’s largely land war against Ukraine? Gregor Ferguson reports. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the gift that keeps on giving for defence analysts. The Russians have committed just about every cardinal sin…
Today @AuManufacturing’s special editorial series Land Forces 2022 celebrates one of Australian defence industry’s most recent successes – the R400 remote weapon station (RWS) from Electro Optic Systems. Today is Day one of Land Forces 2022, and we can’t think of a better way to whet your appetite for the systems on display than a…