Australian defence contractor Electro Optic Systems (EOS) shared three changes to its leadership team in an ASX announcement on Thursday. Christian Tobergte was named as the new head of EOS Defence Systems International, with a focus including driving international sales of the company’s Remote Weapons Systems (pictured) products, including its new R150 and R800 RWS…
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Plastic recycling startup Samsara Eco has announced the next step in its partnership with athletic clothing brand lululemon, launching their first product containing “enzymatically recycled polyester” on Thursday. According to a statement from the pair, a limited edition Packable Anorak jacket by lululemon contains “a variety of inputs, including mixed plastic waste, lululemon apparel at…
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Hypersonic vehicle developer Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced former Australian Ambassador to the United States and Senator Arthur Sinodinos as the new Chair of its board. In a statement on Thursday, the company said Sinodinos’s appointment is effective March 18, as well as a “testament to [its] recent momentum and global ambition to become the…
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The federal government has released the latest Australian Defence Export Catalogue. This iteration of the catalogue features a record number of businesses showcasing export-ready products services and technologies, up 20 percent compared to the previous edition. The release of the 2024 catalogue comes on the back of the release of the Defence Industry Development Strategy,…
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CSIRO has announced $20 million in funding for its SME Connect program, which it says will allow the program to support “up to 750 SMEs through a range of programs and initiatives” including through facilitation, training, dollar-matched funding. SME Connect aims to help small to medium-sized businesses connect with R&D help. It runs programs such…
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Composites manufacturer Airspeed has been awarded a contract to manufacture Replenishment At Sea (RAS) Stump Masts for the first batch of three Hunter class frigates being built in Adelaide. The RAS Stump Masts allow for the transfer of fuel, munitions and stores from one ship to another while at sea. Airspeed Managing Director Steve Barlow…
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A Hydrus autonomous underwater vehicle made by Advanced Navigation was recently sent on a mission to the Indian Ocean’s Rottnest ship graveyard, sharing data with the Western Australian Museum and Curtin University to rebuild a model of a shipwreck dating back over a century. In a statement from the company this week, it said the…
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Australia and US collaborate on ballistic missile interception Australia has supported the United States as it undertook a successful missile defence test off the coast of Hawaii. Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force assets supported the test conducted by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the US Navy. The US test involved…
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The NSW Government has committed to begin procuring replacements for the Tangara fleet of suburban passenger trains by March 2027, with a 50 percent domestic manufacturing target to be included in the contract. The replacement fleet will be the first to buck the pattern of overseas acquisitions of trains, trams and ferries by the former…
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By Peter Roberts Building products group Brickworks has announced the retirement of its long serving Managing Director Lindsay Partridge (pictured). Partridge, who is to be replaced by COO Mark Ellenor, is one of the country’s best respected and most successful manufacturing leaders. A ceramic engineer by training, he worked his way to the top job…
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