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…
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…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Leidos have agreed to continue the successful business relationship established originally in 2006 between GA-ASI and Cobham Australia. With Leidos’ acquisition of the Cobham Special Mission business in October 2022, Leidos has now…
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected Australian company Schiebel and Franco-British contractor Thales to deliver the Peregrine Uncrewed Air System (UAS) contract for the Royal Navy under a contract reported to be worth around $25 million. This will see…
Perth-based aerospace engineering company Innovaero is developing a sovereign loitering munition for the Australian Army under a contract of undisclosed value. The munition is designed to have a range of 200km and a choice of payloads. Importantly, the munition remains…
Swinburne University’s Aerostructures Innovation Research (AIR) Hub is launching AIR Pass to address a critical gap in prototype funding in Australia, especially for the aerospace industry which requires more upfront capital to meet performance and regulatory standards. AIR Pass will give startups and Small…
Melbourne-based Sentient Vision Systems has signed a multi-year contract extension with US firm AeroVironment, a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, to provide enhanced airborne surveillance capabilities. Sentient Vision Systems’ Kestrel Moving Target Indication (MTI) system has been part…
The Israeli Civil Aviation Authority (CAAI) has achieved a world first in certifying an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for civil aviation, approving it to fly in civilian airspace like any other civilian aircraft and not restricting its flight to unsegregated…
Silentium Defence will trial integration of its disruptive passive radar surveillance sensors on airborne platforms, initially targeting small to medium drones and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The trials, believed to be an industry world-first, will leverage the unique size, weight,…