“This investment will build capacity and enable us to be...

“This investment will build capacity and enable us to be producing…uncrewed aircraft, as you say, in 2024-25 in an extremely short period of time.”

The remaining $24.6 million announced under for companies the Modern Manufacturing Initiative Translation Stream were:

• $8 million for Hypersonix Launch Systems manufacture a hypersonic target drone
• $4.3 million for DefendTex Research Labs to manufacture guided warheads for unmanned aircraft, missiles and small arms systems
• $3 million for ANCA for manufacturing cells for precise CNC grinding for larger defence components
• $2.1 million for Sentient Vision Systems to manufacture ViDAR pods
• $2 million for Thomas Global Systems to manufacture next-generation avionics and high integrity defence electronics
• $1.8 million for Craig International Ballistics for an automated high pressure composite panel manufacturing line for complex anti-ballistic products
• $1.7 million for Marand Precision Engineering for a welding centre for military platforms using high-grade ballistic steels
• And $1.4 million for Extel Technologies to onshore manufacture of electronics sub-assemblies.

Picture: Boeing