Systecon, a Stockholm, Sweden-based consulting and software company, has announced that it will provide its Opus Evo software to optimize a major Australian defense program’s tactical capabilities. The company’s announcement released on Wednesday did not specify the Australian program, but it disclosed in December a partnership with the Australian Department of Defence’s Capability Acquisition and...
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Australia Confirms $7B Investment in Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet Development
The Australian government will invest $7.28 billion over the next decade to develop the Royal Australian Navy’s enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet. The fleet includes three upgraded Hobart-class air warfare destroyers and six Hunter-class frigates. According to Defense News, BAE Systems Australia, the prime contractor for the anti-submarine frigate program, has already begun its prototyping...
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Rebecca Humble Joins QinetiQ Australia as Chief Strategy Officer
QinetiQ Australia has named Rebecca Humble as its new chief strategy officer. Humble confirmed her new position in a post on her LinkedIn page on Monday. “I’m excited to announce I’ve joined the team at QinetiQ as chief strategy officer for QinetiQ Australia sector, which has a clear purpose to protect lives by serving the national...
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Australia to Integrate Nvidia Toolkit Into National Supercomputing and Quantum Computing Hub
Australia’s Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre will integrate the Nvidia CUDA Quantum toolkit into its national supercomputing and quantum computing innovation hub. According to Nvidia, the setup will enhance the Perth-based center’s programming capabilities with CUDA’s hybrid central processing unit, graphical processing unit and quantum processing unit. Other features that will be available to the center’s...
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BAE Systems Partners With Research Center to Develop AI for Autonomous Ground Vehicles in Australia
BAE Systems Australia, in partnership with defense cooperative research center Trusted Autonomous Systems, has introduced an advanced artificial intelligence system to power uncrewed ground vehicles called TAGVIEW. The two organizations created the Trusted Autonomous Ground Vehicles in Electronic Warfare. After a four-year research and demonstration program, According to BAE Systems, TAGVIEW has a modular design...
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Austal Names Former Australian Army Leader Kathryn Toohey as Non-Executive Director
Austal has added Kathryn Toohey as a non-executive director. Toohey joins the company’s board following a stellar career in the Australian Army. Before entering the private sector, the military general served as head of the Army’s land capability division, where she oversaw the modernization and sustainment of various military equipment and infrastructures. She also previously held the role...
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Canberra Awards Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance Contract to Lockheed Martin Australia
Lockheed Martin Australia has secured a $222 million contract to provide lifetime sustainment services to the new UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters of the Australian Army. According to Lockheed Martin, the United States accelerated the delivery of the first three Black Hawks, which were delivered only six months after the Australian Department of Defence confirmed...
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Combat Simulations Test AUKUS Robotic Vehicles’ Warfare Capabilities
AUKUS defense solutions scientists subjected the military alliance’s autonomous vehicles to a range of simulated attacks during the Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment test. The Department of Defense said the testing, held at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia in fall 2023, complemented the work on AUKUS artificial intelligence-powered drones...
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New Zealand, Australia Forge Partnership to Support Earth, Space Research Projects
New Zealand and Australia are working together to advance Earth and space science research. Judith Collins, New Zealand’s space minister, welcomed the agreement, saying the collaboration will bring “real-world benefits to New Zealanders.” “New Zealand has an innovative space sector. This partnership presents exciting opportunities for it to grow and thrive. It is also an...
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11 Companies To Compete in ADF Drone Accelerator Development Challenge
Eleven Australian companies are expected to demonstrate uncrewed aerial system prototypes in the Australian Defence Force’s Sovereign UAS Challenge scheduled in April. According to the Australian Minister of Defence’s office, the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator is running the innovation contest to supply new capabilities to the ADF. ASCA was formed in May to transition game-changing...