Our Partners

Adelaide University is a destination of choice for world-leading defence-focused researchers, high-achieving students, and government and industry partners.

Many academic staff across all Adelaide University faculties are actively involved in defence-related education and research. This vast pool of expertise includes:

• scientists working on advanced sensing technology, including radar, photonic sensors and ultra-high precision cryogenic sapphire clocks
• lawyers and policy researchers looking at contemporary challenges in global security, and military and space law
• researchers in arts and social sciences looking at regional defence and security policy
• mathematicians and computer scientists analysing large data sets through machine learning and advanced statistics, and developing optimisation techniques for defence and space applications
• psychologists and health scientists working on human factors and veterans’ post-traumatic stress
• engineers focusing on communication networks, autonomous systems, robots, noise cancellation and advanced materials.

Advanced Alloy Holdings’ flagship Bright Brass™ is an outstanding new material with customers within defence for use in next-generation sovereign ammunition. This dual use material also has application within the plumbing industry for lead-free tapware and fittings, and in the engineering/transport sectors for self-lubricating bearings and gears.

Brass for High-Performance Ammunition Casings: AAH Bright Brass™ cased munitions are lighter weight and being produced for trial by the Australian Defense Force in partnership with Thales Australia. Early tests have shown increased range and energy at target when compared with cartridge brass-cased bullets.

ACDC is a private research and development company, born through the innovative mind of Thomas Baldacchino. Thomas combined his materials science expertise and leveraged it utilising AI to create a lightweight semi solid state nickel iron battery with a cycle life exceeding that of lithium ion.

ACDC continually innovates to develop new cutting-edge solutions that accelerate the world towards a circular economy and planetary stewardship.

Advent Atum’s HORAS TDE is a scalable, autonomous fire control system offering AEGIS-class capabilities for any weapons platform, including Remote Weapon Stations (RWS), Anti-Aircraft Guns, Missile systems, and Indirect Fire platforms. It autonomously detects, tracks passively ranges, and engages threats in real-time, combining AI with precision targeting and cooperative engagement capability. HORAS TDE fuses data from multiple sensors, delivering superior situational awareness and fast response to threats. Its modular design ensures integration with various platforms with current deployment converting RWS and AA guns into effective counter-drone systems. HORAS TDE empowers forces with a multi-domain solution to dominate the modern battlefield.

AICRAFT is a South Australian company that designs and manufactures smart sensors, tailored systems and electronic boards powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

The company specialises in purpose-built electronics and advanced semiconductor technology to craft ultra-compact, high-speed, low-power, embedded AI solutions for high-performance edge computing in space and on earth.

Specialists in risk management with 
a distinctive bias to safeguard sovereign capability from foreign interference, malign competitor behaviour, 
and transnational organised crime.

Apogee Shield is developing an electronic jamming cancellation device to help drone operators maintain communications and navigation in an EMS degraded environment with a chip-sized device that uses photonics to detect and filter threat signals.

Aquila enables drones to fly indefinitely using safe, efficient optical power beaming technology. By replacing short-lived batteries with continuous, long-range optical energy, we solve the critical endurance bottleneck for defence, border security, and industrial drone operations.

Today’s Lightway Sentry product is just the beginning. Our broader vision is to build the world’s first optical energy network, wirelessly distributing power at scale to transform global infrastructure, provide universal energy access, and secure critical services anywhere on the planet.

general@aquila.earth  |  aquila.earth

Aurora Materials is a pioneering company at the forefront of advanced materials science, dedicated to enhancing and securing supply chains through innovative solutions.

Aurora Materials specializes in the development of modular emissive materials with tunable fluorescence properties. Our materials can be tailor made to your specification, offering a large window of excitation and emission wavelengths, including the visible, UV and near-infrared (NIR) spectrum.

This technology provides unparalleled security and traceability, designed to meet the rigorous demands of modern defence and security applications. By leveraging our cutting-edge materials, we aim to bolster the Australian defence industrial base with a sovereign capability that ensures operational readiness and strategic resilience. At Aurora Materials, we are committed to driving innovation and excellence, contributing to a safer and more efficient supply ecosystem.

With over 70 years of experience in marine hardware and engineering, Ausco is now expanding into advanced maritime systems. Their latest innovation, GannetDive LRX, is a mobile, modular launch and recovery solution designed to support the safe and efficient deployment of autonomous and remotely operated platforms. Scalable and adaptable, this technology has applications across defence and commercial sectors, enabling reliable operations in challenging marine environments.

Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C) is a not-for-profit, member-based organisation offering small business support, collaboration opportunities, training and education, and facilities to member organisations and customers. Aus3C offers a range of cyber security support services and specialises in:

• Insider Risk Management Training and Playbooks – Home Affairs endorsed
• Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRP) Assessor training – ASD approved
• Information Security Manual (ISM) Fundamentals training – ASD approved
• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) certification – DISP gap analysis
• MITRE Engage – a framework for conducting Denial, Deception, and Adversary Engagements.
• Incident Response Training for SOC operators

Visit the Aus3C website to learn more, submit a contact enquiry, or request an introduction.

Australian Droid + Robot (ADR) deliver world leading field hard & field proven dual-use sovereign robotics that are high appeal to the heavy industries such as mining, defence, & security.

The economics of many vital common tasks no longer stack up, often a solution simply can’t be found & they relegated to the ‘wish list’ for many big companies. ADR’S proven robotics with advanced software for control, data harvesting, mission modes, & insight generation directly enable massive step changes in the Safety – Productivity – Efficiency of a range of current heavy industries jobs.

ADR is currently engaged with the Australian Defence Force exploring the opportunities and applications of remote collection.

Established in 2007, under the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) provides academia and industry with access to more than 500 state-of-the-art micro/nanofabrication facilities spread across 21 Australian locations. From proving principles to producing prototypes, ANFF has been enabling world-class research through a mixture of training, expert support and direct access.

Areas of expertise include microfabrication, nanofabrication, commercialisation, advanced materials, quantum, medtech, photonics, electronics and more.

Babcock is an international defence company operating in the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa. Babcock supports and enhances defence capabilities and critical assets, and meets customer requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility. Backed by decades of experience in Defence across the globe, Babcock are the premier warship sustainment company in Australasia, and a proven and trusted leader in submarine sustainment, nuclear safety and stewardship.

CAE equips people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, CAE digitalise the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions.

Above all else, CAE empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest.

Around the globe, CAE has more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries.

CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight, mission and medical simulators and training programs powered by digital technologies. CAE embed sustainability in everything they do. Today and tomorrow, CAE make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

Carrot Aero Innovations is an Australian technology company on a mission to deliver asymmetric advantages through advanced uncrewed aviation systems. We develop novel, cost-effective solutions that give Australian and partner forces a decisive edge, ensuring they can overmatch future threats. Our flagship product, the Lapwing Tactical Missile System, is a cost-effective, container-launched solution that delivers extended range and precision fires. By leveraging modern, mass-produced electronics and a novel computer vision-based navigation system, we are placing leading-edge, asymmetric capabilities in the hands of the warfighter, ensuring they can meet and overmatch emerging threats.

Lapwing is cheaper, faster, goes further and hits harder.

info@carrotaero.com  |  carrotaero.com

Chironix develops software and applied robotics solutions, and implements them in the field. The company specialises in integrating automated robotics solutions to add value to operations within the resource, energy and defence sectors.

Cingulan Space is a space communications company, focussed on advanced and space-based communications technologies.

Cingulan Space owns and operates satellite tracking stations across Australia and has strong experience in supporting development, test and operational missions.

Circuitwise is a contract electronics manufacturer specialising in complex electronics devices for companies that require absolute traceability & reliability.

Circuitwise provides a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly service that has the highest possible level of quality and reliability. We operate some of the most advanced electronics manufacturing equipment which can handle the simplest to the most complex PCBs.

Our dedicated rapid prototyping area provides quick turnaround and rapid feedback on the manufacturability of your design.  We can also assemble the final product and complete all testing and inspection prior to shipping.

Circuitwise operates at the cutting edge, providing advanced electronic manufacturing services for the Medical, Aerospace, Defence, Industrial, Mining and Lighting industries. We have the highest level of quality management possible, holding ISO 9001, AS 9100D and ISO 13485 medical-grade and aerospace quality certifications.

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that securely connects everything to make anything possible. The company’s purpose is to power an inclusive future for all by helping their customers reimagine their applications, power hybrid work, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals.

CleanSubsea is a Western Australian based company that owns all licenses and patents associated with a revolutionary new fully enclosed complete capture, containment and filtration In-Water Hull Cleaning technology called the Envirocart™ System. An Innovative Blade Based Underwater Hull Cleaning System.

Our mission is to re-introduce environmentally secure and responsible In-Water Hull Cleaning to the world’s ports. Our commitment is to contribute to global efforts to combat climate change and protect Marine Biodiversity.

We share your passion for the world’s ocean, new research, technologies and award-winning enviro-friendly solutions.

Crest Robotics is de-risking naval asset maintenance, to help labourers and managers deliver asset care programs with enhanced safety and productivity, increasing longevity, cost-effectiveness, and preparedness of the fleet with dynamic tool-wielding robots.

CSIRO is Australia’s national science organisation leading mission-driven, multidisciplinary science and research.

Dassault Systèmes is a global pioneer in virtual twins, driving sustainable innovation for more than 40 years. Powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, we guide organisations through the entire product lifecycle—from initial concept and engineering to manufacturing, supply‑chain orchestration and in‑service optimisation.

Our applications—CATIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, SOLIDWORKS, ENOVIA and more—serve sectors as diverse as aerospace, automotive, life‑sciences, high‑tech, energy and industrial equipment.

Many high‑growth innovators have relied on our solutions from concept to scale; companies such as Tesla, Joby Aviation, Boom Supersonic and Canoo have each leveraged the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on their journeys from start‑up to global disruptor.

By unifying engineering data with real‑time intelligence, we accelerate decision‑making, reduce waste and embed resilience in business models—helping customers convert complex challenges into profitable growth.

Learn more about our start‑up programme.

For over 20 years, leading Defence companies have collaborated with Dedicated Systems to help them address the challenges of innovating, integrating and sustaining technology. Our customers build complex, critical systems and long-lived systems, often deployed in challenging environments. Our best-in-class products coupled with a team of highly experienced engineers help minimise risk, reduce total cost of ownership and improve outcomes.

Diraq aims to redefine scalable quantum computing and bring practical commercial applications to the world via billions of qubits on a single chip. Diraq will be an end-to-end quantum computing provider – providing quantum hardware and software as a full stack.

Diraq has established the core IP in quantum computing hardware, with over $100 million in funding across ten patent families and over two decades of research. Diraq’s proprietary technology enables the company to scale effectively, by leveraging the well-established silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) manufacturing process employed by existing foundries. This approach paves the way for a faster and more cost-efficient route to market.

World leaders in building quantum processors using electron spins in CMOS quantum dots, the Diraq team pioneered this revolutionary technology in Sydney, Australia, commencing a series of patent filings in 2014. In collaboration with esteemed global technical and commercial partners, the Diraq team is committed to constructing the quantum ecosystem of the future.

The vast potential of quantum computing resides in the applications, which will demand many millions, and ultimately billions, of qubits. Diraq’s silicon-based technology is arguably the most promising pathway to the billions of qubits needed to unlock the true transformative power of quantum computing.

Dragonfly Thinking is developing techniques and Al-powered tools to help decision makers and analysts make better decisions in complex situations with the help of a structured analytics framework.

DTEX Systems is a holistic, automated cybersecurity and IT operations company.

DTEX Systems delivers human behavioural intelligence to enrich SOC workflows and response, augment NGAV with Zero Trust DLP and forensics, proactively mitigate insider threats and identify operational inefficiencies.

ecoJet strives to provide solutions tailored to each challenge. Our Research & Development program continues to innovate leading capabilities to solve a range of current and emerging problems. By employing an agile approach to solution development ecoJet is able to respond dynamically to emerging challenges, incorporating leading technology beyond Micro Turbine Engines (MTEs) to achieve a tailored solution.

Ecospectral builds AI backed products and services that give unprecedented understanding of the built space measuring occupant and building properties to provide deep understanding of typical behaviours, fast detection of abnormal behaviours (in occupants and structure) with realtime feeds and AI based analysis and detection. The knowledge gained using award winning BRIM sensors and systems provides critical data to building owners, occupants, emergency services and first responders in understanding how the space is used, tracking and catching abnormal behaviours and events, and analysing and supporting responders in real-time with valuable visual and data feeds.

info@ecospectral.com  |  ecospectral.com

Eilbeck Heavy Machining is a manufacturing one stop shop with specialisation in the following areas:

• CNC Machining (Milling, Turning & Gear Cutting)
• Fabrication
• Assembly
• Paint
• Heat Treatment

Electro Base is a Western Australian renewable energy company with a secure, Australian-engineered Energy Management System. We provide grid-independent battery storage and e-mobility charging solutions powered by renewable energy.

Our Comprehensive Services Include:

Energy Management Systems (EMS):
Australian-engineered EMS with complete data sovereignty. Seamless integration with existing infrastructure and local support.

Renewable Energy Storage and E-Mobility Charging:
Stand-alone power systems and battery storage with DC charging. Partnerships with trusted Australian companies for reliable solutions.
DC to DC charging powered by renewable energy. Grid-independent options with dynamic load management.

Consulting and Operations:
Charge point management services and strategic energy consulting. Identify savings opportunities and implement sustainable practices.

Book an energy assessment today to get started solutions@electrobase.au

solutions@electrobase.au |  electrobase.au

Elysium EPL is an Australian professional services firm which works with government and industry organisations to improve their business performance and realise major transformation projects.

Elysium EPL provide comprehensive solutions with enduring value across a range of areas including contract and organisational design, project management, security and analysis, strategic communications and training.

EpiCentre.dev is developing decision support for cyber attack management to help decision makers in organisations and government understand the situation and identify and respond to possible cyber-attacks through transforming network data into a probabilistic map of status and intent.

Based in Perth, Western Australia, EXTAG has developed a software platform that helps asset intensive organisations ensure their assets are compliant, safe and ready to use.

Proven in the Mining and Oil & Gas sectors for the last 6 years, EXTAG’s proprietary flexible platform enables rapid deployment and delivers customised value and outcomes for tactical, operational and strategic levels.

Fortifyedge provides Zero Trust identity and access solutions for the tactical edge utilising TinyMLOps.

Specialising in Machine learning and AI for OEMs. Currently focusing on cyber/physical security.

Fortifyedge’s mission is to solve the most complicated problems. Using state of the art approaches like edge computing and machine learning even when disconnected. So you can make trusted decisions at the speed of relevance.

We solve the problem of ‘Are you whom you say you are’ seamlessly and continuously for highly mobile operators that can’t be distracted by using smart cards, USB keys and passwords to access systems. Operators such as Public Safety professionals in PPE and warfighters in extreme conditions need strong authentication and access where traditional solutions are too cumbersome and put them at risk.

FrontierSI is a social enterprise focused on bringing the best people together to anticipate and solve large problems using our space and spatial expertise.

Through government, research, and industry partners, FrontierSI help bring innovative ideas through to real world products and services with a focus on creating both commercial and public good impact.

The company represents a partnership of over 30 organisations across Australia and New Zealand including research agencies, government departments and private sector companies who are global leaders in space and spatial solutions.

The company’s collaborative group has space and spatial expertise including positioning and geodesy, data and infrastructures, spatial analytics, and space advisory. This expertise can assist any sector, from space to health and resources, to improve location-based information and increase data accessibility for improved decision support and service delivery.

Ghost Fire Systems specialises in designing electronic battlefield simulators to optimise tactical training. Our systems integrate with in-service equipment, allowing operators to train anywhere, any time, to increase their operational readiness.

Striving to improve and optimise training within tactical environments, we identified a gap between dry firing, to utilising explosive battlefield simulators.

Explosive battlefield simulators such as blank firing cartridges, simulation grenades and simulation distraction munitions are integral to building operators neural pathways at the tactical team level, however, can also restrict stages of a team’s training continuum.

Conventional explosive battlefield simulators are expendable, limiting how many repetitions of drills operators can achieve, whilst having significant safety and administrative requirements, reducing the time operators have to train.

Combining our 40 years of experience in the Australian Army as users & trainers and our expertise in electronics and engineering, we’ve sought to close the gap, creating electronic battlefield simulator systems.

Our systems integrate with in-service equipment, are plug and play, have no safety requirements, expend no by-products and have unlimited cycles, allowing operators to train any time, in any environment and run unlimited scenarios, to increase their lethality at the team level.

GLIA Diagnostics is developing a point of care (POC) device, to help defence medical staff/operators define traumatic brain injury (TBI), within 20 minutes using a novel detection technology, incorporating proprietary blood based biomarkers.

Greenroom Robotics are building the next generation of robotic software. This means cloud-native robotics. Think 3D, any device, works everywhere robotic software. We bring the latest and greatest in AI, VR and autonomous car technology to the world of maritime robotics allowing us to move seamlessly between simulation and the real world.

Halcyon Technologies is developing a maritime drone system with launch and recovery technology for the Navy, Army (amphibious forces), and the Australian Border Force. Our team, with extensive experience in large-scale autonomous systems, offers a low-cost, semi-attritable aerial surveillance solution integrated with other platforms via remote links, providing a significant capability edge and Warfighting advantage.

HB11 Energy is creating the future of clean energy; safe, reliable, and unlimited electricity, generated by fusion reactors that use abundant fuels with little or no harmful waste. It does this by using laser technology to fuse hydrogen and boron-11. Last year it became the first of private company in the world to observe fusion reactions in an experiment. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, while Boron-11 comprises some 80% of all Boron found in nature, is readily available and is a stable, non-radioactive isotope.

Hullbot is an innovative dual purpose defence and civilian subsurface capability, that offers a pragmatic solution for the cleaning of military vessels. This unmanned robotic cleaning system is engineered to automate hull maintenance, thereby reducing the need for manual labor and dangerous diving operations. Its implementation leads to increased efficiency in resource utilisation and maintenance processes.

Designed for military use, Hullbot provides a reliable, time-saving, and safety-enhancing tool, aligning with the operational demands and precision requirements of naval forces. This technology represents a significant step forward in optimizing vessel maintenance in various military contexts.

IIK Materials is developing nanocomposite anechoic tiles for defense ships and submarines to reduce enemy detection at depths over 300m. Unlike rubber, these tiles withstand high pressure and are cheaper to manufacture, proving effective in laboratory tests.

Infinity Avionics is an Australian company incorporated in 2020, to provide reliable and rugged sensor and processor solutions for the space industry and other high-reliability applications.

The company’s mission is to See the Unseen through reliable, robust and qualified technology solutions complemented by know-how, specialised facilities, experience and expertise.

The team at Infinity Avionics is experienced in electronics design for space applications, project management, systems engineering, defence, and manufacturing, having contributed to the success of several Australian space missions.

Today Infinity Avionics provides space flight-proven and radiation-tested sensor and processor subsystems for space missions worldwide. Additionally, Infinity Avionics provides consulting services to design and deliver custom sensor payloads to meet customers’ mission requirements in a timely manner.

Jackal Industries: Delivering the Asymmetric Edge

As a veteran-led company, we know that in modern warfare, the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) is a lethal battlespace, and tactical units are often left without the organic tools to fight and win in this environment. The gap between Warfighter demands and the equipment needed is widening, and that gap costs lives.

That’s why we created the MIRAGE System. It’s a low-cost, multi-role Electronic Warfare (EW) payload you can reconfigure in minutes. Whether you need to create a ghost decoy to deceive the enemy, jam their communication links, or gather intel, MIRAGE is capable of integrating with UAS, UGV, or manned systems already in use.

Our practical training courses, are designed to help end users understand modern threats, own signatures across the spectrum, use modern masking techniques to stay hidden, and leverage deception to dominate the battlefield.

We are focused on one mission: reducing the need to trade blood for first contact.

contact@jackal-industries.com  |   jackal-industries.com

KINEM Robotics is developing a low-cost Optionally Crewed Remote Placement Platform (OCRPP) to help ADF and allies operate in hostile environments. Integrating weapons handlers, machine vision, communications, and Al, this deployable platform performs defense, surveillance, and support tasks, enhancing tactical and operational capabilities in semi-autonomous warfare.

Leidos Australia is a regional leader in government, science, and technology solutions. With over 25 years of local experience, Leidos is working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets. With more than 2000 local experts, backed by global experience and a network of partners, Leidos Australia delivers solutions that help secure Australia.

Leo Labs is propelling the dynamic space era with superior information. Through LeoLabs Vertex™’s vertically integrated space operations stack, the company is transforming the way satellite operators, commercial enterprises, and federal agencies launch and track missions in low Earth orbit. With unmatched coverage, real-time tracking, and powerful insights, companies and governments around the world rely on us to safely execute operations in space.

Lockheed Martin Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S.-based Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company that is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

Lockheed Martin Australia employs over 750 staff deployed in national security, civil IT and critical infrastructure operations across all mainland states. Principal centres of activity are in Adelaide and Melbourne, and Canberra, the company’s headquarters.

Lockheed Martin products and services have been supporting Australia’s critical national security requirements for over 60 years. Current collaboration with Australian industry spans the Aeronautics, Maritime, Surveillance, Land Systems and Space domains.

Multiforge, an Australian company, designs and manufactures physical training aids to help emergency responders improve their limited tactical positioning training resources by producing customer tailored and specific, modular, scale training aids that are intuitive to use and increases training engagement, efficiency and effectiveness.

Multiforge has developed physical training aids to help aviation emergency responders improve their limited tactical positioning training resources by producing specific, modular, training aids (built to scale) that are intuitive to use and increase training engagement, efficiency and effectiveness.

NanoCube is developing an advanced body armour designed to provide full-body ballistic protection while addressing common issues such as breathability, temperature control, comfort, and mobility.  The technology features infrared signature reduction to reduce detectability and traceability using thermal imaging devices.

The technology is designed to protect personnel against potentially fatal or non-fatal injuries, and can also be used as a laminate layer on aircraft, vehicles, marine craft and deployed infrastructure to protect against damage in combat.  

Empowering Safe Diving Experiences

NAUTIC Technologies is dedicated to developing cutting-edge safety devices for the maritime industry, with a focus on enhancing safety protocols for professional, recreational, and defence members. Our innovative devices are designed to keep users safe operationally, offering peace of mind in various underwater environments.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 95,000 employees define possible every day.

Panop (prev. Canberra Dynamics) is an Australian defence technology firm specialising in advanced electromagnetic systems for defence and national security. We design and deliver technologies that give military forces the ability to detect, interpret, and control activity in the electromagnetic spectrum—enabling faster, more informed decisions in complex operational environments.

Our core expertise spans electronic warfare, radio-frequency and microwave engineering, signal processing, and autonomous systems. We develop tools that provide real-time situational awareness of invisible signals—such as radar, communications, and electronic emissions—and empower operators to act with precision and control.

With a focus on building systems that are technically rigorous, and field-tested under realistic conditions. From handheld sensing tools to platform-integrated capabilities, our solutions are designed to be effective at the tactical edge and interoperable across domains.

Panop supports Defence and government clients with both product development and embedded engineering expertise. We are committed to delivering sovereign, mission-aligned technologies that give Australia and its allies an edge in the electromagnetic fight.

Praetorian Aeronautics is an Australian defence company focused on developing advanced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-UAS solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and allied nations. Aligned with the 2023 Defence Strategic Review and US DoD guidelines for attritable and expendable UAS, Praetorian leverages a sovereign Australian supply chain, collaborating with domestic start-ups and SMEs. The company will export its cutting-edge technology to NATO, Quad, Five Eyes, and Indo-Pacific partners, strengthening global defence capabilities while addressing emerging threats from recent global conflicts.

Privacy Seal manufacture a product which disables the built-in microphones in iPads while maintaining otherwise full use of the device. Their product mitigates the highest risk that use of iPads in secure zones poses to protecting classified information, allowing a pathway towards approving their use in those zones.

enquiries@privacyseal.com  |  privacyseal.com.au

Prograde Engineering provides practical, high-quality mechanical design, analysis and certification solutions for a range of industries. We focus on delivering efficient, compliant, and manufacturable designs that meet real-world demands. With a commitment to precision and engineering excellence, we help clients turn concepts into reliable, functional solutions.

In addition to our core engineering work, we also develop custom digital training and simulation tools. One such capability is HUD Sim, an iPad-based app that replicates the heads up display and primary flight display of the Pilatus PC-21 aircraft. Designed to support pilot training and briefing effectiveness, it is currently in use within ADF pilot training schools and highlights our ability to combine engineering know-how with modern, purpose built app development.

Whether delivering mechanical designs or custom software tools, our focus remains on practical, reliable outcomes that meet the operational demands of our clients.

enquiries@progradeengineering.com.au  |  progradeengineering.com.au

We protect mission critical infrastructure using the power of Quantum Mechanics. Remote hardware in power plants, telecommunications platforms, and data center infrastructure has all been a target of advanced persistent threats. Quantum Lock can protect these critical assets by providing physics based security guarantees that the device has not been hacked.

jesse@laeuchli.com  |  quantumlock.com.au

QuantX Labs’ mission is to be a globally leading provider of precision technologies that enhance communication, navigation, computing and defence systems. The production and test facility, based in Adelaide, is providing a unique industrial capability to support Australian Defence and Space programs.

QuantX Labs’ current focus is on three precision technologies:

• Sapphire Oscillators – Our flagship product – CRYOCLOCK – is the world’s most precise commercial clock – and is transitioning to deployment in the ADF’s JORN Defence Radar.
• Quantum Atomic Optical Clocks –these ground-breaking next-generation atomic clocks will be deployed on land and in space to deliver sovereign access to secure timing. Secure timing underpins all distributed systems and represents a vulnerability for operation in contested environments.
• Quantum magnetometers – developed to sense extremely small changes in the Earth’s magnetic field. Effectively our sensors make the ocean and land transparent through the uniquely high sensitivity of quantum sensing.

Raytheon Australia is the nation‘s leading provider of whole-of-life capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). With an in-country history spanning two decades, Raytheon Australia have become a trusted capability partner for Australia ‘s defence.

Since the company’s establishment in 1999, Raytheon Australia have formed an enduring and vital part of Australia ‘s defence fabric and have invested in developing a truly sovereign workforce and comprehensive capability for Australia.

The company’s commitment to developing Australian Industry Capability is engrained across all of our programs, as is our investment in local SMEsto grow our existing supplier portfolio of 1,500 companies across Australia.

Redacted Information Security is a local Canberra based cyber and information security consultancy and offensive capability development company established in January 2022. With combined experience across Australia’s government, private sector, law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies, we are uniquely positioned to provide expert advice to your organisation.

Redacted has provided assessment services, security planning and policy generation services, operational security and implementation advice for big and small projects ranging from Top Secret down to unclassified commercial systems.

NeonRiot, by Redacted, is a red team software platform for cybersecurity red team activities, adversary simulation, training and exercising. With features for operational planning, team collaboration, skills development, command and control, exploitation, and more NeonRiot significantly lowers the barrier of entry to quality red team operations.

info@redacted.au  |  redacted.au

Redtail Technology produces the Katoomba sDEW, a small directed energy platform that provides counter-small uncrewed aerial system capability to dismounted warfighters and law enforcement. The Katoomba allows the user to choose to dazzle, blind or defeat small drone, protecting lives and assets. Dazzle and blind settings enable users to minimise the risk of collateral damage in populated areas. AI aim-assist helps fatigued soldiers under high cognitive load to precisely engage and neutralise threats. The Katoomba offers rapid training, low cost, interchangeable energy magazines, and can be used as a rifle attachment, a standalone system, or mounted to a turret.

• • • info@redtailtech.com.au
    • www.redtailtech.com.au
    • +61 494 101 282

At Rocket Fast Drones, our mission is to unlock the potential of the skies. We believe that drone technology can revolutionize industries and empower creators. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, we are at the forefront of developing innovative, fast, and intuitive drones that make aerial technology accessible to everyone. From streamlining logistics to capturing geospatial data, our goal is to provide the tools that power the future of flight. Join us on our journey at www.rocketfastdrones.com

• info@rocketfastdrones.com
• www.rocketfastdrones.com

Rurex, through the Byrock Explosives Test & Evaluation Centre (BETEC), operates Australia’s only private EPA and SafeWork NSW licensed facility dedicated to explosives testing, research, and classification. Purpose-built for safety, security, and confidentiality, BETEC supports defence, industry, and research partners with advanced capabilities for the testing, evaluation, and disposal of explosives and dangerous goods.

Our facilities include UN-compliant test equipment, multiple adaptable firing ranges, hardened bunkers, EO storage, a cast melt plant, and Australia’s only private 12 m drop tower and bonfire testing. We specialise in UN classification, transport authorisation, LAT/FAT, and STANAG/IM testing.

As a TRL-enabling partner, Rurex supports development across TRL 4–7, offering options to conduct R&D and classification manufacture either through our team or under licence using yours. Whether validating a prototype or qualifying a new material, we deliver safe, data-rich, and compliant outcomes — helping ensure your concept moves confidently toward field-ready capability.

Headquartered in Adelaide and with offices around Australia, Saab Australia has more than 800 employees delivering sovereign capabilities in the Maritime, Submarine, Civil Security, Land and Aerospace, Deployable Health and Infrastructure, Autonomous Systems, and Space domains.

SAAB’s core capabilities are providing customers with highly technical and advanced system solutions through our expertise in complex engineering, systems integration, through-life support, technology innovation and project management, through partnership and collaboration.

SABRN is an Australian-veteran-owned multifaceted, innovative, and purpose-driven Group of Companies.

SABRN was founded in South Australia, and has footprints in Adelaide (SA), Perth (WA), Brisbane (QLD), Canberra (ACT), and Bredbo (NSW – testing and training facility).

SABRN aims to provide maximal benefit to our planet and its inhabitants.

SABRN prioritises the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and the planet, and aims to make effective healthcare for people available and affordable.

Seitec was borne of the idea that new and improved technology was required to provide accurate data to detect, identify and locate unexploded ordnance impacts on weapons ranges.

Seitec is developing a system called Nightingale, a deployable seismic security system, to provide military, intelligence, critical infrastructure and prisons with persistent and concealable incursion detection. Nightingale’s “see-through-walls” capability uses advanced seismic sensors with edge-Al providing situational awareness where radar and visual systems would not feasibly function.

Silentium Defence is a global leader in the design and deployment of passive surveillance systems. The company’s Situational Awareness solutions enable detection without compromise and action with confidence.

Skykraft is an Australian space services company that specialises in the conceptualisation, design, manufacture, and operations of SmallSat constellations for the delivery of global services.

Skykraft’s foundation constellation, which is under rapid development, is for space-based Air Traffic Management services with operations commencing in 2023.

Solalinx, founded by Martin Hamilton, is an Australian deep-tech innovator delivering the LightEnhancer HLCS overlay. Integrating spectral-shifting nano-coated films, passive radiative-cooling layers and advanced concentrator optics, this sovereign snap-on retrofit boosts panel output by 25–30 %, cuts module temperature by up to 8 °C, and extends lifespan across defence and commercial rooftops.

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Space Machines Company (SMC) is an Australian start-up developing in-space logistics and transportation capabilities to cost-effectively insert small satellites into desired low earth orbits (LEO), geostationary earth orbits (GEO) and lunar orbits. SMC vehicles will grow in future to maintain, refuel, repair and decommission satellites and other spacecraft.

Technical areas of interest include in-space servicing and related technologies.

The Syracuse Research Corporation (now SRC) was started on an academic, industrial and defence partnership. The original non-profit company was founded on providing advice to government and Defence on complex technical topics – in particular Electronic Warfare (EW) support.

The future of EW is focused on handling the growing problem of a complex, contested and congested electromagnetic spectrum. Applied machine learning (M/L) is central to solving the EW problems of today and into the future. As a result, partnering w/ leading academic researchers on M/L is pivotal for the future of SRC Aus and our capability deliveries to the ADF.

Here in Australia, SRC Aus will work to enhance our product deliveries and projects for Defence and Allied warfighting forces by incorporating technology developed under the Trailblazer rapid prototyping program.

Stärke AMG represents a collaborative network of Australian-owned reputable manufacturing companies located in Australia and Michigan USA.

From initial concept to final production and assembly, we specialise in turnkey solutions for design, engineering, prototyping, advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing (both metal and plastic), complex precision machining, tooling, plastic injection moulding and custom fabrication projects. We have precision CNC Machining accommodating projects of all sizes, and the first two Electron Beam Melting 3D printers for commercial use in Australia.

We deliver full product and system assemblies – Your partner in end-to-end advanced manufacturing services.

100% Australian owned, we offer capabilities across defence, aerospace, medical and transport. Starke-AMG has proudly contributed to Australia’s sovereign defence capability by manufacturing precision-engineered components for key defence projects.

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Bringing the stratosphere within reach.

Stratospheric observation technology can monitor natural disasters, changing environments, oil spills, deforestation, and more by providing an affordable satellite-like platform that can stay over the study area and provide a near real-time view. For Defence and Security Strotship’s high altitude platforms can extend the range of radio networks and communications and reduce the need for ground-based stations. With the stratoship’s ability to move and hold station, the ship acts as a dynamic remote platform, ready for any situation.

Supashock is a world-class designer and manufacturer of advanced mobility, motion and autonomous systems that control, monitor and improve the efficiency and capability of defence, commercial, automotive, motorsport and other transport vehicles. The rapid growth, awards, patented technology and impacts on local economy have seen Supashock become a highly recognised success story at home and abroad.

Taipan Technologies Pty Ltd is advancing E-IDWR, a method that embeds density-matched inert inserts into existing Australian munitions to slash energetic fill yet preserve—or lift—lethality. We are pairing AI-driven hydrocode design with additive-manufactured inserts, moving through lab validation toward integration trials with local GWEO producers. The goal: expand output from current production lines, cut logistics mass, and deliver a rapid, sovereign performance upgrade for the ADF.

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Thales is a global technology leader with more than 77,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust. Trust is essential for societies to flourish, with humans playing a central role in every critical decision. Thales’s high-tech solutions, services and products help companies, organisations and governments to achieve their goals and ambitions. And in each of our five vertical markets — digital identity and security, defence and security, aerospace, space, and transport — our customers play a vital role in society.

UndaTech is developing innovative undergarments to enhance safety, comfort, and performance for the Australian Defence Force, emergency services, and high-risk workers. These fire-safe garments integrate seamlessly with existing uniforms and equipment, offering protection while ensuring optimal comfort, mobility, and breathability. By addressing the unique challenges women face on the frontlines, such as menstruation management and adequate breast support, UndaTech’s products reduce discomfort during extended periods of wearing heavy gear and performing under pressure. This enables women to focus on their missions, contributing directly to improved performance and survivability in dynamic, high-risk environments.

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UNSW is a research-intensive university ranked in the world’s top 20 universities. UNSW aspires to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.

The UNSW Defence Research Institute (DRI) enables UNSW to bring its research strengths to bear in solving complex defence problems and in translating world-class research into competitive advantages for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), industry and Australia’s likeminded international partners in the Indo Pacific region.

UNSW is the only Australian national academic institution with an integrated defence focus and boasts a proud 56year history of educating Australian and allied military personnel.

Uplift Aero is disrupting logistics with the world’s first autonomous zero emissions air logistics drone port. We are opening the skies for business to unlock opportunity anywhere, anytime.

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Founded in 2021, Viden Labs is a cutting-edge cybersecurity company that has been at the forefront of cyberworthiness. Our purpose is to deliver high end cyber-physical assurance evaluations of critical capabilities and infrastructure at a hardware, software or supply chain level. Our detailed assurance services help provide our clients peace of mind in the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and authenticity of their most critical assets or capabilities.

Operating from Viden’s own Zone 4 cyber-physical security laboratory in Braddon, the company’s fully sovereign and security cleared staff are able to conduct a range of detailed technical evaluations at a hardware, software and supply level, to identify and remediate critical vulnerabilities during the design, acquisition or sustainment of critical systems or other operational technologies.

Through Viden’s advanced test methodologies, in addition to membership of the Australian Information Security Evaluation Program (AISEP) through the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), the company offers our clients a rigorous and independent means of assurance. Leveraging these repeatable, verifiable and contemporary test techniques, Viden is able to provide independent assurance of a range of technologies, from basic software applications through to emerging technologies or complex system of systems capabilities.

Viden Labs believe that knowledge is power. The name, “Viden,” derived from the Danish word for “knowledge,” reflects the company’s core philosophy of harnessing the power of information to drive insights and progress for their clients. Through a deep understanding of emerging technologies and expertise across multiple domains, Viden empowers their clients to embrace the future securely. It’s this commitment to excellence that has made Viden a trusted partner for businesses and organisations seeking to navigate the ever-evolving cyber security landscape.

Zendir is a systems-focused digital twin platform designed to level-up how teams train, rehearse and automate for the next generation of satellite missions.

As space operations grows increasingly congested, contested and dynamic, mission success depends not just on your hardware, but also on how effectively your team can respond to highly variable conditions at scale.

We provide advanced mission-ready training environments built for the realities of modern space operations. Whether responding to cyber threats or conducting rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), teams can train and rehearse in high-fidelity simulations tailored to their actual spacecraft, systems and constraints. Our customisable, safe-to-fail scenarios immerse teams in mission-specific challenges that build confidence, accelerate decision-making and prepare for conditions you won’t find in a manual.

Zendir is transforming how satellite missions are operated and automated. Pre-launch, teams use our digital twin environment to simulate con-ops, validate contingencies and coordinate specifications across disciplines. On orbit, Zendir enables real-time monitoring, automated anomaly detection and dynamic workflow execution – reducing operator load while increasing mission resilience and responsiveness. From individual satellites to entire constellations, Zendir helps you level up at every phase of your mission.

Zendir. Smarter operations. Scalable automation. Mission success on repeat.