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  • Boeing Invests in Australian Firm Myriota to Support Satcom Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in Australian Firm Myriota to Support Satcom Tech Development

    Boeing has invested in Myriota through its ventures arm to help the Adelaide, Australia-based startup further develop its direct-to-orbit technology platform designed to facilitate communications for internet of things-based devices in remote areas. Boeing said Monday its HorizonX Ventures arm joined investors such as Blue Sky Venture Capital, Main Sequence Ventures, Right Click Capital and Singtel Innov8 in the […] More

  • Australia Introduces Defense Cooperative Research Center for Autonomous Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Introduces Defense Cooperative Research Center for Autonomous Systems

    The Australian government has established the first Defense Cooperative Research Center for Trusted Autonomous Systems which will aim to supply smart-machine and defense technologies through human-machine teaming strategies. BAE Systems, RMIT University, DefendTex and the Australian defense science and technology group are the inaugural members of CRC, the country’s defense department said Monday. The center’s initial three projects will […] More

  • BAE Invests in Australia Defense Tech R&D Network; Glynn Phillips Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Invests in Australia Defense Tech R&D Network; Glynn Phillips Comments

    BAE Systems plans invest up to $10 million over 10 years in a collaborative network that will work to facilitate development of technologies that can support the Australian military. BAE said Tuesday its Australian subsidiary partnered with the Universities of Adelaide and South Australia to establish the Joint Open Innovation Network with the goal to introduce university engineering scholarship, internship, job placement, defense-related courses […] More

  • Australia's Defense Science & Tech Group, UniSA Partner to Develop Adaptive Tank Camouflage Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s Defense Science & Tech Group, UniSA Partner to Develop Adaptive Tank Camouflage Tech

    The Australian defense department’s science and technology group has partnered with the University of South Australia to produce adaptive camouflage cells that work to change tanks’ color patterns to match the environment, The Lead South Australia reported Tuesday. Caleb Radford writes the camouflage cell technology was tested on a tank at the Australian military’s Cultana training facility and the trial results will […] More

  • Australian Researchers Develop Combat Simulation Software; Matt Selway Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Researchers Develop Combat Simulation Software; Matt Selway Comments

    Researchers at the University of South Australia have created simulation software intended to help soldiers change combat strategies with the use of an automated document analysis feature, The Lead reported Monday. Caleb Radford writes the software is designed to interpret text descriptions of various real-world scenarios and develop procedures after it registers text understanding methods. […] More