The RAAF will acquire the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to arm its F-35A Lightning IIs from 2025 under a contract worth $142 million. The JSM is designed to fit into the aircraft’s internal weapons bay, preserving its stealth characteristics. With…
The South Australian owned and manufactured microsatellite Kanyini has been launched successfully onboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States. Communications have been established with the satellite so commissioning is now under way. Kanyini was one of 108 spacecraft deployed…
A $60 million joint investment between the Federal and State governments will fund a new defence academy at Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen. The Australian Defence Technologies Academy is expected to open in 2026, providing digital training, education and research crucial for…
The Australian government has announced that Australia’s fleet of SSN‑AUKUS submarines will be built at Osborne, South Australia, by a joint venture between government-owned ASC Pty Limited and BAE Systems Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and UK Defence Secretary…
French company Exail, which is one of two shortlisted for the RAN’s autonomous mine hunting program, SEA1905, has signed a strategic technology partnership with Aurizn, an Australian company specialising in simulation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The partnership’s focus includes the…
The Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and the Premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas, have released the South Australian Defence Industry Workforce and Skills Report and Action Plan, delivering a detailed strategy to grow and sustain…
South Australia will become a hub for an in-space manufacturing industry after California-based Varda Space Industries and Southern Launch announced a partnership to conduct re-entry operations at the Koonibba Test Range. The first such mission is scheduled for mid-2024. Varda…
Sydney-based Saber Astronautics has opened its new South Australian headquarters and design facility in the Bice Building in Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen innovation precinct. This new facility will be Saber’s primary place of business in South Australia, and includes both software…
The government of South Australia is introducing a new state-wide innovation model to strategically connect the state’s growing innovation districts, including Lot Fourteen, Tonsley Innovation District and Adelaide BioMed City Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced. As the state prepares to take…
A planned launch from Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia has been postponed after severe weather caused an electrical fault to the ATSpace Kestrel 1 launch vehicle. Severe thunderstorms, high winds and heavy rain struck the Whalers Way…