The Australian Research Council Training Centre for CubeSats, UAVs, and their Applications (CUAVA) has been chosen to lead the pilot Space Qualification Mission by the NSW Government. The mission will launch NSW-developed space technology payloads into orbit to demonstrate their…
Online magazine Defence Connect reports that Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price rejected rumours about the Elbit Battle Management System at the magazine's Budget Lunch. Minister Price rejected rumours that the Australian Army had ceased its contract with Elbit for…
Rocket Technologies International and the University of Southern Queensland have developed Australia’s first private rocket testing site, dubbed the Helidon Rocket Test Site. Built in a sandstone quarry, it is the first such site not owned by the Australian Defence…
NSW has become the first state outside South Australia to launch its own Node of the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). The SmartSat CRC brings industry, universities and research together to support a thriving space industry through the development of…
The Australian Government has awarded research funding to five Australian-led groups to develop technology that will accelerate the integration of advanced materials into military platforms and give Defence personnel a competitive advantage. The competition for these projects was managed by…