Fifteen companies from Victoria and South Australia have been named as recipients of nearly $19 million worth of grants under the second and final phase of the government’s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund. Recipients of the grants include BNNT Technology, which will receive a $1.4 million grant to help produce its boron nitride nanotubes on an … Continue reading Fifteen manufacturing businesses to share $19m in government funding →

Lockheed Martin Australia and Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research (IISRI) have signed a 12-month research partnership to further develop Lockheed Martin’s FORTIS Exoskeleton. The FORTIS is an unpowered, lightweight exoskeleton designed by Lockheed Martin that makes tools weighing up to 36 pounds (16.3 kilograms) feel weightless – reducing user fatigue and improving worker safety. Using … Continue reading Lockheed Martin partners with Deakin University to further develop industrial exoskeleton →

A new study, undertaken by economists from Brandeis International Business School and Johns Hopkins University, shows Australia stands to enjoy significant income gains under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11), which is based on an agreement among the remaining 11 members of the TPP following the United State’s withdrawal in 2017. The report projects $15.6 billion in net annual benefits … Continue reading Australia will gain from continued Asia-pacific trade integration, says report →

Thales Australia has expanded its partnership with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) to offer the latest munitions solutions to Australian Defence Force. A US based company, GD-OTS manufactures direct and indirect-fire munitions, mortar weapons and systems, artillery projectiles, bomb bodies, ball powder and solid propellants, non-lethal products, and force protection products for the … Continue reading Thales strengthens local munitions capability with new agreement →