The Australian government and BAE Systems Australia will establish a new Aircraft Coating Facility (ACF) at the company’s Williamtown Aerospace Precinct, near Newcastle in Australia. This will see a specialised paint applied to the aircraft to ensure they are virtually…
Adelaide-based BAE Systems Australia and Sydney-based technology incubator Stone & Chalk are collaborating on what they term a ground-breaking approach designed to spark innovation within the defence and security sectors. Taking place at Stone & Chalk’s Melbourne start-up hub and…
BAE Systems Australia has teamed with Perth-based SME Innovaero to launch Australia’s first domestically designed, manufactured and armed VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) Uncrewed Air System (UAS), STRIXTM, at Avalon 2023 The STRIX UAS collaboration brings together BAE Systems’ global…
BAE Systems Australia and European missile group MBDA have announced a collaboration agreement that will support Australia as it establishes its sovereign Guided Weapon and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) capability. The Australian government is expected to make GWEO-related announcements over the…
BAE Systems Australia has announced the design and development of a new sovereign munition concept, RAZERTM, a low-cost air-launched Precision Guided Munition (PGM) wing/body kit and tail unit. Launched from Uncrewed Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) such as the STRIX (see…
Dr Sanjay Mazumdar has been appointed as Executive Director of the Defence Trailblazer for Concept to Sovereign Capability. The project is a partnership between the Universities of Adelaide and NSW (UNSW) and it is estimated that it will have a net…
Brisbane-based EPE and Adelaide-based BAE Systems Australia will collaborate on the development of autonomous technologies through BAE Systems’ Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) program, which began this year. The collaboration was announced at L:and Forces 2022. Focused on implementing BAE Systems’…