Tag: Pillar II

Defence scientists red team robotic vehicles in AUKUS trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian defence scientists have carried out a series of trial electronic attacks against robotic vehicles operated by the United States and the United Kingdom as part of the latest...

AUKUS gets go-ahead with passage of US bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US legislation to allow the sale of nuclear-powered submarines and expedite defence and advanced technology transfers and investment with Australia has passed US Congress, leaving only President Joe Biden...

Aussie firms await path forward on AUKUS Pillar II

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More direction is needed from Defence departments on the way forward with the advanced technologies component of AUKUS, according to a handful of Australian and American firms working in...

Opposition push for AUKUS ‘Pillar III’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Bridging the funding gap between industry and Defence

Posted on   |  by David Waterhouse
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...

US committee green-lights reforms for AUKUS tech sharing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
AUKUS technology transfer is one step closer to reality, with lawmakers in the United States approving draft legislation that incorporates reforms making it easier to issue defence export exemptions...

Govt urged to act on AUKUS Pillar II roadblocks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The advanced technologies component of AUKUS remains in danger of being grounded by regulatory barriers, according to the Opposition, which is calling for a more vocal and proactive approach...

AUKUS closes gap on China’s critical tech lead

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
AUKUS puts the collective research might of the three allies ahead of China in critical technologies like robotics and quantum sensing, and closes the gap in others, new research...