Australia
Australia’s Plan to Regulate ‘High-Risk’ AI
The Australian government revealed its response to managing safe and responsible AI this week, as was announced by federal Minister for Industry and Science,...
AUKUS to Collaborate on Submarine-Detecting AI against Chinese Submarines
AUKUS member countries (the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia) revealed they mean to use advanced AI to find and track Chinese submarines. Defense...
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile Passes US Army test
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) has completed its minimum short-range qualification fire testing, passing a critical milestone.
The PrSM is Lockheed Martin's offering for the company's...
Royal Australian Navy Divers Hit by Chinese Sonar
Australian naval divers from the frigate HMAS Toowoomba conducting minor repairs in international waters near Japan were exposed to active sonar pulses from Chinese...
World’s First Hydrogen Vertical Lift-Off EV Plane
Aerospace startup “AMSL Aero” received $5.43 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop a hydrogen-powered eVTOL aircraft that will transform regional...
An Australian Breakthrough Uses Mirrors for Solar Power
Using solar collectors, concentrated solar thermal technology (CST) harnesses solar energy to produce heat or electricity in a process that is simple yet difficult...
Two Tech Giants Sign Deal for AI Military Surveillance Machine
Two Defense Tech Firms Sign Deal for AI Military Surveillance Machine
These two leading defense companies have signed a long-term agreement to develop and deliver...
New Australian UAS-Loitering Munition Collaboration
Insitu Pacific and Innovaero have announced a collaboration to develop a new loitering munition and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) combination for the Australian...
New Australian Drone for Amphibious Support
The Australian Navy has tested a new LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) drone designed to support amphibious operations. The drone performed bathymetric and littoral light...
Top Universities Are Exposing Students to Cyber Threats
According to a report by enterprise security company Proofpoint, universities in the United States are most at risk with the poorest levels of protection,...
Ghost Bat Joins The Royal Air Force
As early as 2020, the aerospace giant revealed it was working on developing an evasive multipurpose drone for the Royal Australian Air Force. The...
Overcoming Airborne Payload Limitations
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of small to medium UAS are constrained by power and payload limitations. Passive radar overcomes both these barriers...
Technological Gamechanger in Forensic Suspect Identification
Human DNA is 99.9 percent identical and only 0.1 percent difference in it makes each of us genetically different from one another. During a...
Australia Presents Quantum Tech Roadmap
Sensing and imaging, communications and cryptography, and computing and simulation are some potential applications of quantum technology, according to a recent report by the...
Drone Fleet Management Tool Promises Total Mission Control
As the number of enterprise and organization drone fleets grows, it becomes increasingly hard to manage them. A new SaaS platform enabling users to...
Your Gait Can Now Help in Your Identification
For decades, automated facial recognition systems have been used by law enforcement agencies to identify persons of interest. However, these systems are not without...
This UAV will Replace EP-3E Aircraft in Intelligence Missions
An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an upgraded multi-intelligence configuration was successfully tested. Triton is the U.S. Navy’s premier high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE),...
New Weapon Tested by Australian Army
The Australian Army has been testing a replacement for its current infantry weapon. The Army has been conducting operational test and evaluation of the...
Advanced Technology to Enable Drone Integration in Airspace
An advanced Detect and Avoid (DAA) capability is now ready to field in real-world operations after test flights in Australia demonstrated enhanced detection ranges...
Australian Loyal Wingman Completes First Flight
Known as the Airpower Teaming System (ATS), Boeing Australia's new loyal wingman unmanned aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its...
Advances in UAV Integration in Manned Missions
The Loyal Wingman jet-propelled combat drone has been put through its first high-speed taxi test in preparation for its maiden flight next year. The...
Coming Soon: Quantum Sensors for Exact Navigation
A next-generation sensor technology offers super exact navigation and communication for autonomous vehicles. Quantum technology centers around building electronics componentry that are smaller and...
