Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
EOS signs conditional £370M nationwide Gulf counter-drone contract
- MARSS NiDAR will coordinate detection and response to aerial and coastal maritime drone threats, integrating radar, electro-optical and sonar sensors.
- EOS expects more than 80% of contract revenue within 12–24 months after the contract becomes unconditional, with the balance associated with four years of support.
- Outstanding conditions include a £74 million bank guarantee, a £74 million customer advance and export licences.
DroneShield receives Domestic Shield IDIQ with $500M ceiling
- The vehicle creates a procurement pathway for counter-UAS capabilities protecting defense infrastructure and high-priority U.S. locations.
- The award builds on earlier DroneSentry-X Mk2 deliveries, installation and acceptance under JIATF-401.
- DroneShield plans to disclose material orders made under the vehicle separately.
Advanced Navigation secures €16 million KONGSBERG C-UAS supply deal
- The navigation systems support positioning and orientation when GNSS is jammed, spoofed or unavailable.
- The PROTECTOR platforms are manufactured in Norway for the Polish Armaments Agency.
- The deal is separate from an earlier Boreas D90 integration for KONGSBERG PROTECTOR RS4.
Visionary Machines wins Cap Vista autonomous-platform trial
- Testing covers perception, localisation, mapping and navigation.
- The evaluation will span varying terrain and environmental conditions.
- The announcement describes a trial contract, not a production deployment.
Seeing Machines secures advanced robotics development contract
- The initial programme applies Seeing Machines' Perception Map and Human-Centred AI to a robotics proof of concept in a factory-automation environment.
- The companies expect the programme to establish a basis for further collaborative development across industrial automation and robotics.
Emesent receives A$3m grant for Cortex AI autonomy platform
- Cortex AI is designed to transfer GPS-denied autonomy across drones, ground robots and heavy vehicles.
- Emesent reports more than 12 early adopters already using the platform.
- The grant funds part of the wider A$7.4 million development and commercialisation programme rather than representing customer revenue.
EOS discloses approximately A$8 million Middle East counter-drone contract
- The new contract value was disclosed as approximately A$8 million.
- EOS's ASX announcement identifies the customer only as a Middle East customer and does not provide a detailed delivery schedule.
- EOS reported a record order book of A$846 million after the award.
Hydrix wins A$3.4 million Remedy Robotics N1 development contract
- The time-and-materials contract is valued at approximately A$3.4 million, with revenue expected progressively during FY2027.
- Hydrix will develop safety-critical software and embedded electronics and provide input to verification-ready hardware.
- The award expands a multi-year relationship supporting Remedy Robotics' N1 robotic platform for endovascular intervention.
Australia awards A$6.2M across three AUKUS undersea-autonomy contracts
- The A$6.2 million figure is the aggregate value across three contracts and is not allocated by supplier.
- The recipients are BAE Systems Australia, L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Australia and Mission Systems.
- The work targets communications and command technologies for autonomous underwater vehicle control.
EOS receives A$5.7M Mission Syracuse Slinger counter-drone contract
- Australia announced a A$5.7M Mission Syracuse contract with EOS Defence Systems for the R400 SLINGER counter-drone system.
- The work supports Australian Defence Force counter-UAS capability and brings the total Mission Syracuse investment to A$37.4M.
- SLINGER combines stabilized sensing and kinetic defeat for drone threats, fitting EOS Defence Systems counter-UAS portfolio.
Hydrix expands engineering engagement with Quantanosis AI
- Hydrix expanded its engineering engagement on Quantanosis AI’s robotic stroke-treatment platform combining robotics, AI and histotripsy.
- The work follows initial simulation and modelling of the treatment system.
- Development support now extends to the next-generation robotic treatment platform.
Hydrix signs stage-one Phasor Innovation engagement
- A binding first-stage engagement covers Phasor Innovation’s quantum sensing and navigation technology.
- The multi-stage programme is expected to generate A$1.0 million to A$1.2 million over 15 months.
- Hydrix is contributing electronics, mechanical, thermal and embedded-systems engineering for GPS-denied undersea, surface, airborne and land applications.
Hydrix and NIOA sign counter-UAS payload development contract
- Hydrix signed a binding contract with NIOA Group for design, development and integration of a telemetry-capable inert proximity fuze and kinetic effector payload package.
- The payload is intended for small uncrewed aerial systems used in counter-UAS missions.
- The initial contract is valued at roughly A$1.0 million to A$1.2 million, with a December 2026 demonstration milestone.
Royal Australian Navy fleet to expand to 55 Bluebottle USVs
- The contract adds 40 Australian-designed and built Bluebottle USVs to Navy's existing fleet.
- The expanded 55-vessel fleet is intended for persistent surface and subsurface surveillance across Australia's maritime approaches.
- Ocius will scale production through its Sydney facility and a second site in the NSW Hunter region.
Kongsberg orders more than 50 Boreas D90 systems
- The Boreas D90 units are intended to support precision pointing and line-of-sight stability when GNSS is compromised or denied.
- Advanced Navigation said its vertically integrated production was part of the selection because it could meet the required delivery schedule.
- The announcement establishes order quantity and end system but does not disclose exact contract value or completed deliveries.
Royal Australian Navy commits A$1.7B to Ghost Shark XL-AUV fleet
- Australia committed A$1.7 billion over five years to develop and manufacture Ghost Shark autonomous undersea vehicles for the Royal Australian Navy.
- The contract with Anduril Australia covers domestic development and manufacturing of Ghost Shark.
- Officials said dozens of Ghost Shark XL-AUVs would be built, with first production service expected in early 2026.
DroneShield receives A$61.6M European counter-drone military contract
- DroneShield received a package of three follow-on contracts worth A$61.6 million for handheld counter-drone systems and accessories.
- The company described the package as the largest single order in its history and expected delivery during Q3 2025.
Saber wins $1.2 million U.S. Space Force automation contract
- The contract value is $1.2 million.
- The work applies automation to spacecraft and constellation operations.
- The programme extends Saber's operational software relationship with U.S. Space Force.
Australian Defence Force contracts Reach Robotics for deep-water manipulators
- The Australian Defence Force contracted Reach Robotics for deep-water manipulator development.
- The contract is tied to defense use of subsea manipulation hardware.
- The award provides a direct downstream public-sector customer signal for Reach subsea robotics hardware.
LYRO Robotics receives AUD 2 million commercialisation grant
- The award supports LYRO Robotics Pty Ltd under the Entrepreneurs Programme Accelerating Commercialisation stream.
- LYRO is developing an intelligent robot for post-harvest sorting and packing of fruit and vegetables.
- The grant period runs from June 14, 2023 through March 31, 2026.
Saber wins A$6 million Defence Innovation Hub contract
- The contract value is A$6 million.
- The programme converts distributed telescopes into space-monitoring sensors.
- The network is intended to strengthen space-domain-awareness coverage.
Saber selected to build U.S. Space Force application marketplace
- The marketplace provides a deployment channel for third-party space applications.
- Space Cockpit supplies the secure battle-management foundation.
- The programme connects commercial software providers with defence operators.
BAE Systems selects Motus for Swedish CV90 upgrades
- The award covered the Motus inertial-navigation solution.
- Advanced Navigation described it as the third major phase of the programme.
- The combined value of the three phases exceeded USD 4.2 million.
Blacktree Technology wins A$36 million ADF satellite-communications sustainment contract
- The system provides narrowband voice and data satellite communications for Australian Defence Force missions.
- The contract supports network-control sites and associated services through Australia's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group.
Saber wins U.S. DoD contract for Sentinel space-threat detection
- Sentinel continuously detects hazardous and abnormal events in space.
- The system automates alert discovery and prioritisation for operators.
- The award moved the technology toward operational use with U.S. defence customers.
Australian Space Agency selects Saber for Responsive Space Operations Centre
- The programme created an Australian mission-control capability.
- RSOC combines operators, mission software and space-awareness services.
- The centre supports commercial and government spacecraft missions.
Saber wins U.S. contract for predictive mission-control technology
- The programme followed a completed Small Business Innovation Research Phase I effort.
- The work advanced predictive diagnostics and operator support for space missions.
- PIGI provided the mission-control software foundation.
Orbital UAV signed long-term propulsion agreement with Insitu
- The ASX announcement identified Insitu as the customer and described it as a Boeing subsidiary.
- The agreement covered UAV propulsion systems with a stated potential value over the initial term.
- The relationship links Orbital UAV’s propulsion layer to Boeing’s Insitu UAS business.