Defence

SQC among 6 startups sharing $12.3 million in quantum grants

Six Australian quantum startups, including Silicon Quantum Computing and QuantX Labs, have received federal grants totalling $12.3 million under the Critical Technologies Challenge Program for projects in energy, health, biosecurity and logistics.

Defence Trailblazer backs clean-energy tech

Defence Trailblazer is advancing emissions-cutting defence technology projects pairing companies with university researchers, and names seven ventures in its Entrepreneurial Foundations for Defence program.

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Roundup of Australian manufacturing items: gold-nanoparticle cancer diagnostics research, a medical research endowment's ten-year mark, a footballer's ambassador role, EU research program accession talks, a pectin producer's government grant, and battle-tank trainers.

Defence sniffs audit trail, unleashes funding for lethal local industries

Australia's defence industry minister has begun handing out grants from a $169.1m program, with 58 local suppliers sharing $16.5m, days after a critical national audit of Defence's domestic industry performance.

$60m in defence quantum technology grants announced

Canberra is funding 21 quantum and counter-disinformation defence projects, awarding $60 million in grants through ASCA's Emerging and Disruptive Technologies programme to universities and companies nationwide.

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Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed

Manufacturing sector roundup: Whyalla steelworks resumes production, Maggie Beer Holdings' chief executive to depart, ReNu Energy secures hydrogen funding, Defence names grant recipients, Orthocell gains Canadian approval, and AEA appoints its advisory board.

Defence to trial drones in Innovation Incubation Challenge

Eleven companies will develop prototype drones for Defence's Sovereign UAS Challenge, run by ASCA, under contracts worth a combined $1.21 million, with demonstrations due in April.

Advanced Navigation, Quantx Labs among seven defence grant recipients

Seven Australian manufacturers, including Advanced Navigation and Quantx Labs, have received federal grants under two Defence capability programs, with individual awards from $150,000 to $830,665 supporting projects across four states.

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Lovitt Technologies awarded $1.5 million JSF-related grant

Melbourne precision machining firm Lovitt Technologies received a $1.5 million grant under Defence's Joint Strike Fighter Industry Support Program, funding new machining equipment, staff training and software upgrades.

Australia is pouring $3.4 billion into a defence capabilities accelerator

Australia will create the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, backed by a decade-long $3.4 billion commitment, to speed defence innovation and procurement; the news follows Fleet Space's recently revealed $6.4m Defence contract.

Gilmour awarded $15 million to develop and launch Australian surveillance satellite

Gilmour Space Technologies has received a fifteen-million-dollar government contract to build and launch a surveillance satellite for Defence, with the company also recalling a larger consortium grant awarded earlier in the year.

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Five SMEs awarded Defence Global Competitiveness grants

Five Australian defence SMEs received federal grants totalling $1.1 million to buy equipment for export-focused manufacturing, with the defence industry minister also launching a defence export app.