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Featured Stories | Information | Security | Technology | May 19, 2026

UNSW AI Institute warns Australia risks losing AI productivity gains offshore

Artificial intelligence could lift Australia’s productivity and living standards, but without targeted investment and greater control over data, much of…

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Featured Stories | Information | Robotics | Technology | May 18, 2026

CSIRO launches edge AI infrastructure to support real-time robotics research

CSIRO has launched a new AI computing system designed to process data close to where it is generated, aiming to…

Drones

Smart ShooterP wins $10.7m follow-on U.S. Army award for SMASH 2000LE counter-drone fire control systems

Smart Shooter says it has received a follow-on U.S. Army award valued at about $10.7 million for its SMASH 2000LE…

Defence

Defence | Featured Stories | Information | Technology | May 5, 2026

Meteksan Defence outlines MİLSAS synthetic aperture sonar for high-resolution seabed imaging

Turkish defence company Meteksan Defence has detailed its National Synthetic Aperture Sonar (MİLSAS), describing it as a system designed to…

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Featured Stories | Information | Security | Technology | May 5, 2026

Blaize and Winmate sign partnership to integrate AI chips into rugged defence and critical infrastructure systems

Blaize Holdings and Taiwan-based rugged computing vendor Winmate have signed a strategic partnership agreement to integrate Blaize’s AI chips into…

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Featured Stories | Information | Security | May 1, 2026

Captain Ben Vickery joins Exail for mine warfare systems development in the UK

Exail has appointed Royal Navy officer Captain Ben Vickery to a role focused on mine warfare systems development, with an…

Defence

INKAS launches M1 MRAP developed with KNDS Mobility

INKAS has announced the M1 MRAP, a mine-resistant armoured vehicle developed in collaboration with French mobility company KNDS Mobility. The…

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Featured Stories | Information | Security | Technology | April 29, 2026

SCX to provide sovereign AI inferencing capacity via Equinix Fabric

SouthernCrossAI (SCX) says it is now providing “sovereign” AI inferencing capacity to Equinix’s Fabric AI ecosystem, making its inference nodes…

Defence

Exail’s DriX H-9 selected for counter-UAS research by defence research organisation

Exail has secured a new contract for its long-range uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), the DriX H-9, with a defence research…

Drones

Operator XR launches Interceptor VR platform for counter-drone training

Operator XR, a subsidiary of ASX-listed xReality Group (ASX: XRG), has launched a virtual reality training platform aimed at helping…

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Featured Stories | Information | Robotics | April 8, 2026

DroneShield appoints Angus Bean as CEO and names Hamish McLennan chairman-elect

DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO) has announced a leadership transition, with Managing Director and CEO Oleg Vornik stepping down after more than…

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Featured Stories | Information | Reports | Robotics | March 31, 2026

How robotics investment could unlock up to A$201 billion in growth for Australia

Strategic investment in Australia’s robotics sector could add up to A$201 billion to GDP by 2040, with the potential to…

Drones

Sphere moves autonomous drone hardware production in-house and updates HubT platform

Australian drone services provider Sphere has moved production of its HubT autonomous drone infrastructure fully in-house, as part of a…

Defence

Defence | Featured Stories | Information | Security | March 30, 2026

DroneShield opens European headquarters in Amsterdam

DroneShield has opened a European headquarters in Amsterdam, as the ASX-listed counter-drone and electronic warfare vendor expands its operational presence…

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