Melbourne-based Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) has successfully completed the first flight of an Australian-developed hydrogen fuel cell electric-powered VTOL drone. The flight test was achieved using AIR Hub’s innovative Small Hydrogen Aircraft Development &…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC has launched a $7 million project to develop new autonomous spacecraft using artificial intelligence (AI). The three-year project, Spacecraft Autonomy and Onboard AI for Next Generation Space Systems, known as SCARLET-α, will bring together eight SmartSat…
Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub, or AIR Hub, has launched the final round of its AIR Pass funding program Designed to fuel the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups in the Australian aerospace ecosystem,…
Thales Australia and Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the development of new operational concepts to advance R&D opportunities and support evolving aviation concepts including Advanced Air Mobility…
Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation and Research Hub, or AIR Hub, will work collaboratively with Latrobe City Council to co-design the future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The partnership, announced at Avalon 2023 by Latrobe City Council Mayor Ms…
Speaking at the Innovation Pitchfest and exhibiting an amphibian Cessna C-208 fitted with battery pods are just some of the things Swinburne University of Technology’s first Founder In Residence did at AVALON 2023. As Swinburne’s inaugural Founder In Residence, Dovetail Electric Aviation Business Operations Manager…
Swinburne University’s Melbourne-based Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) will develop and trial Australia’s first hydrogen-propelled drone, thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the Australian Government’s Emerging Aviation Technology Partnerships program. The Hydrogen to the Skies (H22S) project will…
The Aerostructures Innovation and Research Hub, or AIR Hub, hosted by Swinburne University has set itself the task of addressing some significant technical challenges while positioning Australia’s research and industry sectors to tackle the century’s major emerging opportunities. Among these…
The Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne and the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University in Kansas, USA have signed a wide-ranging partnership agreement to boost local and international…
Melbourne-based Swinburne University of Technology and Ernst & Young Australia have launched a new Space Tech Hub supported by $3 million of funding from EY. The new hub is designed to tackle major environmental and economic issues using cutting-edge space…