Defence has signed a $5.13 million contract with Deakin University to continue its development of a cutting-edge augmented and virtual naval firefighting system for the Australian Defence Force. Researchers at Deakin, in partnership with technology companies Kellogg, Brown & Root…
Minister for Defence Peter Dutton has announced the creation of more than 300 scholarships over the next five years to grow Australia’s nuclear science and engineering workforce. “The delivery of at least eight nuclear-powered submarines will see thousands of jobs…
The first ARAFURA class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), NUSHIP ARAFURA, has been launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia – the first in a fleet of 12 OPVs being built for the Royal Australian Navy to replace its…
The Whiskey Project has won a $7 million contract from the defence Innovation Hub to develop next-generation, high-performance watercraft for the ADF. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price welcomed the investment in The Whiskey Project, one of the biggest by…
A team of RAN enthusiasts supported by the Navy’s own innovation centre has built an operational Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the Navy which they intend to showcase at EX Autonomous Warrior later this year. HMAS Cerberus’ Robotics Club has built…