XTEK’s US-based subsidiary HighCom Armor Solutions has received yet another order from an undisclosed customer, this time valued at $US 33.2 million ($46.8 million.) In a statement to the ASX on Friday morning, the defence company said the contract’s value had been prepaid in full, and covers “tens of thousands of individual advanced ballistic protection…
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Risk of food cyber “side attacks” examined in new research Wide-ranging use of smart technologies is raising global agricultural productivity but also increasing the risk of cybersecurity attacks, according to international researchers in a new article in the open access journal Sensors (linked.) Complex IT and math modelling at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia,…
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Victoria has reaffirmed its commitment to buying locally made trams and trains with the Department of Transport releasing its new Made in Victoria for Victoria – Victorian Rolling Stock Strategy. The strategy outlines Victoria’s massive future investment in rolling stock, and continued commitment to local rolling stock manufacturing. Head of Rolling Stock Development Ben Phyland…
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Industrial internet of things business Fleet Space Technologies has announced the launch of its seventh satellite, which was launched in the early hours of this morning on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-5 mission. This was the company’s third launch with SpaceX, following the successful deployment of Centauri 4 on the Transporter-2 mission in June 2021.…
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Additive manufacturing companies Conflux Technology and GKN Additive have announced a partnership on heat exchanger design, development and production for the European market.
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NSW is already making a bold move towards electric buses, now it plans to trial a hydrogen-powered electric bus will begin on the Central Coast later this year. The government is partnering with local and national industry suppliers to test the future fuel source, with treasurer Matt Kean saying the project would help create a…
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Swinburne University researchers have delivered a proof of concept system for handling donated blood bags, with the project advancing to the next stage of commercialisation.
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The NSW government has announced a $260 million investment in what it calls “a national-first shared-use research facility” at the new Bradfield City Centre, modelled on the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Sheffield in England.
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Cold cathode X-ray manufacturer Micro-X is another step closer to bringing its Passenger Self-Screen Checkpoints to North American airports, with its concept design approved by US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The company has been working with partners including self-service technology company Elenium and Monash University to create a new way of checking in to…
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Ballistic body armour manufacturer Xtek has won another armour contract for ‘an undisclosed customer’, this time for the urgent supply of body armour and ballistics helmets from its HighCom division to the value of $9.5 million. The order follows further urgent orders this year, bringing total new orders for its ballistics division since March 1…
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