Queensland rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has tested a prototype missile launch pod as it forges ahead with building a sovereign Australian guided weapons capability. After testing rockets earlier in the year to start the process of integrating a…
The Australian Missile Corporation has been named the second Enterprise Partner for Defence’s Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise, following Aurecon’s appointment two weeks ago. The company’s CEO Lee Goddard said the contract signing in Canberra represented an…
The Australian Department of Defence has appointed Australian engineering company Aurecon as the inaugural Guided Weapons Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise Partner. In a LinkedIn post, Damon Howes, the company’s managing director Defence and National Security said, “This partnership has been,…
Sydney-based Quickstep Holdings Ltd has begun a jointly funded project with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), in collaboration with DMTC Ltd, to identify, analyse and test high temperature materials as a first step towards the development of future…
Canberra-based technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has appointed Shane Geisler as its inaugural Chief Information Officer (CIO). The new role will see Shane take responsibility for aligning the company’s global ICT systems as well as for cyber security in…
Lockheed Martin Australia has appointed Mr Ken Kota as vice president, Australian Defence Strategic Capabilities Office. He is currently Vice President Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business in Orlando, Florida. In this newly created…
The Australian Government has named Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as initial industry partners in the Department of Defence’s $1 billion Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said three Australian-based companies – The…
Australian space launcher manufacturer Black Sky Aerospace has achieved a major milestone with initial integration of guidance and control on a sovereign Australian missile launched in Queensland. Black Sky Aerospace CEO, Blake Nikolic, said Black Sky has teamed up with…