Tag: Defence

Boeing eyes offshore production for Ghost Bat drones

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Boeing is considering setting up multiple offshore hubs to build its Ghost Bat military drone, even before the first combat-ready MQ-28 aircraft has rolled off the production line in...

Defence firms up plans for new satellite

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence is moving forward with its search for a new military-grade geostationary satellite, signalling it will soon approach the market for a prime contractor to serve its needs for...

ASCA counter-drone spend shoots past $37m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Electro Optic Systems has landed a counter-drone contract under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s Mission Syracuse, becoming the third defence tech firm to win work through the program. The...

Ghost Shark added to defence export priority list

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s newly established sovereign defence capability sales office will begin marketing Anduril’s Ghost Shark submarine drone to allied nations, as the government looks to turn its investment into an...

Australia presses Washington to lift AUKUS tech transfer

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia is pressing US lawmakers to include new AUKUS technology transfer provisions in defence legislation that could pass this year, in a move that would extend the reach of...

Mick Ryan on Ukraine’s defence innovation system

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Major-General Mick Ryan spent 35 years in the Australian Army. Since retiring from service, he was appointed the Lowy Institute inaugural senior fellow in military studies and has been...

Sypaq Systems’ 30-year journey to ‘overnight success’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based engineering outfit Sypaq Systems became the overnight innovation success story of 2023 with the launch of its flat-pack, cardboard drone to the frontlines in Ukraine. But like many...