A ‘catch-all prohibition’ to prevent emerging dual-use technology from making its way into the hands of foreign militaries is being contemplated as part of the ongoing review of Australia’s...
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) have become increasingly important in many sectors, including defence, mining and manufacturing. Indeed, Australia is a leader in the use of RAS in mining,...
The lack of a national Defence strategy is delaying the technology and advanced capability component of the AUKUS arrangement and a potential new pillar covering supply chains, according to...
The Valley of Death is real. As any Deep Tech or advanced manufacturing entrepreneur knows, there is a chasm between innovation and commercialisation that must be fully funded or...
Australia has joined a global push for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in military operations, signing a declaration with 30 other countries that commits it to applying AI...
Defence equipment maker XTEK will move its local manufacturing and R&D operations from Adelaide to the United States, just a week after scoring an Australian government contract that could...
A low-cost unmanned underwater drone being developed by a Melbourne startup will progress to the next stage of prototyping after receiving a multi-million-dollar funding injection from the Defence department....
Accenture’s contract with Defence for a cloud computing capability has more than doubled in value in six months, skyrocketing to just under $35 million since being awarded in February....
Governments are not well-known for their speed, particularly when blazing a trail with technology for others to follow. But when Defence, with its $50 billion annual budget, declares the...
Locating the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) within the Defence establishment would give the newly created organisation the best chance of delivering not only accelerated “speed to capability”, but...