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Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Security | Technology | June 4, 2026

Serendipity Capital leads US$5m seed round for QuantX Labs atomic clock development

Serendipity Capital has led a seed fundraising round for Australian quantum sensing company QuantX Labs, investing US$5 million (A$7 million)…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Violent rocket particles could reshape future spacecraft design

New research from Monash University suggests microscopic particles formed inside solid rocket motors can melt and deform at hypersonic speeds,…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | May 27, 2026

NASA provides update on Moon Base rovers, landers and missions

NASA says it has awarded new contracts for lunar rovers and cargo landers as it works to establish what it…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

Aeronautics & Aircraft | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | May 27, 2026

ImageSat expands RUNNER satellite movement detection to 24/7, including nighttime tracking

ImageSat International has announced an expansion of its RUNNER satellite capabilities, adding continuous, real-time movement detection and analysis from orbit…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

NASA announces agencywide realignment to accelerate mission delivery

NASA has announced an agencywide realignment that it says is intended to increase mission focus and speed up delivery of…

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Communications

Communication

Communication | Featured Stories | Information Systems | Technology | April 17, 2026

AccelerComm says it has secured its 56th patent for 5G non-terrestrial networks

UK-based satellite 5G technology company AccelerComm says it has been granted its 56th international patent, adding to its intellectual property…

Communication

Communication | Featured Stories | Space Exploration | Technology | March 30, 2026

ANU to support NASA Artemis II laser communications test from Mount Stromlo

The Australian National University (ANU) is partnering with NASA to support a laser communications demonstration planned for the Artemis II…

Communication

DSTA signs AST SpaceMobile contract to trial space-based cellular broadband for remote coverage

Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has signed a contract with US-based AST SpaceMobile to demonstrate a space-based cellular…

Communication

Communication | Featured Stories | March 20, 2026

ALL.SPACE and SES Space & Defense certify multi-orbit terminal capability on O3b mPOWER network

ALL.SPACE and SES Space & Defense say they have completed certification of a multi-orbit, next-generation tactical terminal capability for the…

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Lockheed Martin Australia and Defence contract expands local production of GMLRS components

Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a contract with Defence to begin manufacturing key guided weapon components in Australia, as part…

Aeronautics & Aircraft

LatConnect60 flags growth investment round for SWIR satellite constellation

LatConnect60 says it has started a growth investment round aimed at accelerating development of a short-wave infrared (SWIR) satellite constellation,…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Military Technology | Security | May 22, 2026

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Thales complete warhead test in Australia in 11 weeks

Lockheed Martin Australia, working with Northrop Grumman Australia and Thales Australia, has carried out a test detonation of a co-produced…

Defence & Space Industry

Lockheed Martin Australia named preferred combat system integration partner for future Virginia-class submarines

Lockheed Martin Australia has been selected as Australia’s preferred strategic partner for combat system integration for future Virginia-class submarines, following…

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Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Security | Technology | June 4, 2026

Serendipity Capital leads US$5m seed round for QuantX Labs atomic clock development

Serendipity Capital has led a seed fundraising round for Australian quantum sensing company QuantX Labs, investing US$5 million (A$7 million)…

Defence & Space Industry

Defence & Space Industry | Featured Stories | Information Systems | Security | June 4, 2026

Most detailed map of the Universe’s hidden magnetic fields released

Scientists have produced what CSIRO says is the largest magnetic map of the Universe to date, a dataset intended to…

Defence & Space Industry

Starlink may secure the transport, but who secures LEO data?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications are shifting from a contingency option to operational infrastructure, prompting renewed scrutiny over how…

Defence & Space Industry