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For chief defence scientist Tanya Monro, the concept of ‘minimum viable capability’ is critical to shifting Australia’s thinking on how to get cutting edge technologies into the hands of military personnel fast enough to give them an advantage on the battlefield. Professor Monro believes a major mindset change is needed …

Laser-based anti-drone system maker AIM Defence has been awarded a $4.9 million contract by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for a directed energy weapon prototype that will be used in field-based trials. AIM Defence says its counter-drone systems are able to achieve “millimetre target accuracy at a distance of 1 …

In short: A Melbourne company has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the ADF to trial anti-drone technology. It uses directed energy in the form of light to disable unmanned aerial vehicles. What’s next? The firm expects to deliver its system to the ADF for evaluation by the middle of …

NewsVoir Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 23: Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (BBBS), India’s fastest-growing defense sector start-up, has secured a significant order worth more than Rs. 200 Crores from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army, for its cutting-edge anti-drone technology earlier this month. This historic contract, …

A low-cost unmanned underwater drone being developed by a Melbourne startup will progress to the next stage of prototyping after receiving a multi-million-dollar funding injection from the Defence department. The company behind the drone, Melbourne-based startup C2 Robotics, is now preparing for an in-water demonstration in the coming weeks — …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will announce a series of defence and commercial deals designed to improve military and economic relations between the two key nations during Thursday’s State visit at the White House. PM Modi, who is on his maiden state visit to the US, …

‘This is set to provide a major impetus to the small arms manufacturing industry in India and enhance Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in small arms,’ the ministry said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh New Delhi: The defence ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth Rs 28,000 crore including …

Canberra-based XTEK has won an $8.1 million deal to supply spare parts to Defence’s fleet of bird-sized drones. The tech business also announced it has signed a two-year extension to a separate support contract for Australia’s small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS). XTEK’s CEO Scott Basham said, “The spare parts to …

ALL-WEATHER drone facilities are to be sought by the council in 2022 in a bid to boost the search and rescue capabilities of the Civil Defence, writes Fiona McGarry. The news was revealed following a call from Mayor of Clare, Councillor PJ Ryan, for enhanced drone equipment, with infrared and …

JAISALMER: Indian security forces will get latest technology such as an anti-drone defence system to keep giving a “befitting reply” to border incursions by terrorists and unmanned flying objects from Pakistan, Amit Shah said at the BSF’s Raising Day function in Jaisalmer on Sunday. “Indigenously made anti-drone technology would soon …