In an effort to accelerate the commercial development of hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems, the U.S. Air Force has announced it is investing in the Hermeus Corporation – a U.S. based aerospace company – via a US$60 million jointly funded…
Australian universities are invited to submit proposals under the Australia-US International Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (AUSMURI) 2021 designated topic 'Bio-architected Responsive Materials with 3D Nanoscale.' AUSMURI is part of Defence's Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF) and an Australian university selected…
31 December 2010 It's New Year's Eve - and over 12 months since my last post. That is seriously slack. Sorry folks, but I promise to try harder in the coming year. Shortly before Christmas the Australian Strategic Policy Institute…
29 September 2008 With the recent takeover by BAE Systems Australia of Tenix Defence, ownership of the last of Australia’s major defence prime contractors has gone offshore. As a result, future decisions on significant levels of industry investment or workforce…
28 April 2008 The newly appointed Chiefs of Australia’s three armed services must overcome critical shortages of trained manpower which threaten Australia’s ability to sustain major overseas commitments, according to minister for defence Joel Fitzgibbon. And even major departmental efficiency…