Avionics and mission-critical electronics manufacturer Thomas Global Systems will supply Power Distribution Units (PDU) and other electronics as part of Northrop Grumman’s rollout of its Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) for the US Army. Northrop Grumman’s IBCS integrates a multitude of sensors and connectors to enable joint, multi-domain command and control. Sydney-based Thomas Global is…
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The industrial area of Kwinana south of Perth could become a centre for cutting-edge clean energy research and training with the award of a major grant to the Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub (KETH). The KETH, the flagship project of the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC), is envisaged as a unique industrial-scale facility…
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XTEK’s HighCom awarded new armour order XTEK has announced that its HighCom Armor Solutions division has received an international purchase order to supply ballistic body armour to an undisclosed European customer, worth $2.6 million. Scott Basham, XTEK Group’s CEO, said on Monday that the armour business — across manufacturing in Columbus, Ohio, XTclave technology development…
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The Western Australian government has awarded remote energy generation company Pacific Energy $2.4 million in funding through the Investment Attraction Fund, which the company says will be used to strengthen its renewable energy division’s manufacturing operation and diversify the state’s economy. Pacific Energy said in a statement on Tuesday that the grant recognises its “ability…
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Australia’s Generative AI Opportunity, a report released by Microsoft and the Tech Council of Australia, claims that manufacturing is in the top four parts of the Australian economy to share in an economic boost estimated to be worth between $45 billion and $115 billion annually by 2030. Generative AI (GAI) is a term referring to…
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While solar PV is already sufficient for domestic use a step change in efficiency and cost is necessary for it to be the solution to future access to energy for industry, according to a new report. A white paper on the potential of ultra low-cost solar (ULCS) launched today by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency…
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By Peter Roberts The Minister for Climate Change and Energy has celebrated a year of achievement on tacking climate change, lambasted the climate ‘fantasy’ of the former Morrison government and outlined his next task – the creation of sector specific decarbonisation plans. In a major speech to the Clean Energy Council Bowen said he would…
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The Western Australian government’s Investment Attraction Fund has committed $148.4 million for 40 new projects, including $5 million for one of the state’s first end-to-end green hydrogen production systems. Infinite Green Energy’s (IGE’s) green hydrogen production system in Northam in the state’s wheatbelt will host the small scale green hydrogen production system to supply the…
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Perth international shipbuilder has welcomed the arrival of the Austal USA built USS Canberra to Sydney ahead of the vessel’s commissioning on Saturday. Originally designed at Austal Australia and built by Austal at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Canberra sailed close to the Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Canberra.…
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Gravity energy storage system developer Green Gravity the construction phase at Green Gravity’s Gravity Lab energy storage demonstration system (Pictured). Gravity Lab is a research and development facility designed to test the use of gravity to store and release energy. The facility was constructed in partnership with BlueScope Steel utilising disused mineshafts to obtain high…
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