More than 28 tonnes of Australian steel have been rolled off the production line at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide with the completion of structural manufacture of the first steel prototype unit for the Hunter Class Frigate Program, the largest surface shipbuilding project in the nation’s defence history. 

Lockheed Martin Australia has announced that Shoal Group, a model-based systems engineering company, will be part of its JP9102 team with the aim to deliver a next-generation military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) system. 

Mouser Electronics has released the sixth instalment of the 2021 award-winning  Empowering Innovation Together program, investigating emerging trends and applications that use radio frequency (RF) and wireless technologies and offering engaging content. This includes a blog and infographic, as well as a new episode of The Tech Between Us podcast hosted by Mouser’s Director of Technical Content, Raymond Yin.

Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese visited Australian manufacturer, DECO Australia, on 7 October to learn more about the company’s innovative manufacturing processes and products and discuss issues facing Australian manufacturing SMEs. 

Aerospace company, Hypersonix Launch Systems, has entered an agreement with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to create a reusable hypersonic UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), Delta Velos.