Space Connect reports that Kleos will use its space-based surveillance capabilities to help the Japanese government identify illegal activity in its waters. The news follows a partnership agreement between the Australian satellite technology business and Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI).…
Minister for Defence Peter Dutton announced on 29 July the Australian Government has established Defence Project 9358 to explore options for the acquisition of a ground-based Space Electronic Warfare capability. The 2020 Defence Strategic Update highlighted the critical importance to…
Breakthrough experiments conducted at ASC’s deep submarine maintenance facility in Adelaide have demonstrated how electrically charged surface coatings can eliminate marine bio-fouling, or sea organism growth, potentially improving the operation and maintenance of naval vessels. The research, led by Flinders…
Melbourne-based Aquaterro has won an historic $35 million contract to refurbish and upgrade the ADF’s combat helmets. The five-year contract will create 10 highly skilled, technical jobs at the company in Melbourne’s south-east. This is the first time the tiered…
Local start-up, CD3D, has received a $197,487 Demonstrator Feasibility Grant under the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars initiative, to further develop MAPrad – a prototype miniature radar device that could support human settlement on the Moon – in partnership with RMIT University. The Grant will fund a project to determine the feasibility of…