Tag: ASCA

Quantum sensing innovators win $7.2m in ASCA contracts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Three local quantum sensing innovators have been tapped by Defence’s advanced technology incubator to develop prototype undersea navigation solutions for warfighters traversing GPS-denied environments. Phasor Innovation, Nomad Atomics and...

Local suppliers kick off Defence’s $7bn counter-drone blitz

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two Melbourne firms have secured almost $32 million in contracts from Defence’s high tech accelerator to develop counter-drone platforms, as Labor announces it will pour $7 billion into drone...

Defence embraces the future with private financing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For deep tech startups and local SME’s working on dual-use products and services, Defence minister Richard Marles has cracked open a window to new opportunities through private sector capability...

Defence doubles down on tech as AI ‘disruption’ looms

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence has formally identified artificial intelligence as a rising strategic factor and innovation priority in its new strategy and 10-year spending plan, while pledging an extra half-billion dollars to...

ASCA targets future ISR tech with latest R&D call

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has set its sights on space capabilities, pervasive sensing and other intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies as part of a new call for long-term...

ASCA issues undersea navigation challenge to deep techs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department is seeking industry proposals for an Australian-built undersea navigation system to guide autonomous underwater vehicles through deep ocean waters without GPS assistance. The Advanced Strategic Capabilities...

Defence buys quantum processor from SQC

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Silicon Quantum Computing has entered a multimillion-dollar contract with Defence that will see it provide an Australian-made quantum machine learning processor to make sense of large datasets. The Sydney-based...