Project applications open for German-Australian green hydrogen incubator program
The German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator has opened grant applications for green hydrogen projects
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RAN selects Silentium for passive radar
Silentium Defence has won a contract with the Royal Australian Navy to explore application of passive radar systems for enhanced situational awareness in the maritime domain. Under the contract, the navy has engaged Silentium in a gated process to design, install and evaluate its MAVERICK passive radar across a range of maritime applications. Silentium Defence…
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International Women’s Day: Insights from four women in STEM
Across Australia, women are delivering ground-breaking research and innovation within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) spoke to four women involved in IMCRC’s manufacturing research projects about their careers, why gender equality matters and what we can do to inspire more girls…
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PM’s subs announcement contradicts Defence advice: Patrick
By Joseph Brookes The Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of a new submarine base at one of three east coast locations is pork barrelling and risks Australia’s national security, according to independent Senator Rex Patrick. The senator, a former submariner, is demanding answers as to why the government has gone against Defence’s previous recommendation for…
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BAE Systems updates JORN radar electronics
BAE Systems Australia engineers have installed the first prototypes of the complex signal receiving and processing electronics that will update Australia’s JORN network of over the horizon surveillance radars. The company congratulated its Jindalee Operations Radar Network (JORN) team on its significant progress with the delivery of Phase 6 upgrades as installation commences at the…
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Women leaders in composites – Lynley Papineau of Aquatic Leisure Technologies
Today our special editorial series celebrating International Women’s Week profiling women leaders in composites, turns to Aquatic Leisure Technologies (ALT), Australia’s largest swimming pool manufacturer. At the helm of this extraordinary company is Lynley Papineau. By Kerryn Caulfield. The backyard pool is the ultimate Aussie playground – a private oasis for fitness and relaxation, and…
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XTEK fulfills urgent $2.75 million order for ballistic armour
ASX-listed composites technology company XTEK has announced the receipt and rapid filling of an urgent order of “specialist ballistic armour products” for an undisclosed customer, worth $2.75 million. Few details other than the dollar value of the order and its urgency were given in the short statement on Monday, though group CEO Scott Basham, cited…
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New report looks at opportunities and costs of decarbonising energy-hungry manufacturing
Manufacturing Australia released a report on Monday concluding that a move to net zero emissions by 2050 could boost manufacturing and add 100,000 new jobs, though there would need to be significant investment to “more than double… total electricity generation” required by energy-intensive manufacturing.
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Latrobe manufacturing cooperative awarded grant for solar-battery systems
Morwell’s Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative has been awarded just under $240,000 under the state government’s Latrobe Valley Energy and Growth Program to develop portable solar-battery systems for use in extreme weather events.
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Defence’s industry programs ‘simply not good enough’
By Joseph Brookes Fewer than five per cent of projects funded by federal government’s flagship Defence innovation programme have gone on to export success, and just seven per cent have been close to acquisition by Australian defence forces in the past six years. The low translation rates are despite $441 million being poured into the…
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