Business

Israeli vehicle manufacturer Plasan Sasa has announced its intention to establish a local subsidiary in Australia to be named Plasan-Australia.

Government relations and strategic advisory firm Pyne & Partners has announced its expansion to include a permanent presence in Brisbane.

European defence company MBDA has joined the growing defence ecosystem at South Australia’s Lot Fourteen innovation district.

Lockheed Martin has officially opened a new office in the Commonwealth-owned, company-operated munitions facility at Mulwala.

Kongsberg Defence Australia has signed a contract with Tandem Building Group to construct their new purpose-built facility, located in Mawson Lakes, South Australia.

QinetiQ Group has announced the formation of a new Australian sector and has named Gary Stewart as the sector’s Chief Executive, effective 1 May.

Melbourne-based Corvus Technology Solutions has received the first round of funding under its Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) grant from the Australian Government.

Elbit Systems of Australia (ELSA) has announced new non-executive board member Air Vice-Marshal (ret’d) Kym Osley.

Australia's space research centre, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), has appointed current board member Dr Michele Allan as its new Chair, following the sudden passing of inaugural Chair Dr Peter Woodgate in December.

Leidos Australia has announced a new Australian Partner Network (APN) portal to enable Australian companies to register interest for all future partnership opportunities with the company with a one-time expression of interest.

Australia’s global munitions company NIOA has today unveiled a corporate reorganisation, together with several key appointments to its future leadership team and a consolidation of its advisory board.

Australian defence contractor NIOA has expanded its global reach with the 100 per cent acquisition of US rifle design and manufacturing company, Barrett Firearms.

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NIOA has announced two key appointments to bolster its team at the Commonwealth Government-owned Contractor-operated (GoCo) munitions production plant at Benalla in Victoria.

Av-Comm Space and Defence has announced it has acquired the Central Coast-based large antenna specialist R G Systems.

Australian company Secure & Innovate Group (S&IG) has announced that they have become Bugeye Technologies' authorised reseller, accredited repairer and maintainer for Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.