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NSW Ambulance trials aeromedical drone delivery

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June 17, 2025
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Conducted in partnership with Toll Aviation, the Remotely Piloted Aeromedical Clinical Systems (RPACS) trial was aimed at improving operational speed and safety in remote or hard-to-reach areas, with seven paramedics from critical care and special oper…

Milestone for Ghost Bat with new airborne test of 2 aircraft

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June 16, 2025
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A single operator, acting from aboard an airborne E-7A Wedgetail aircraft, was able to conduct the capability demonstration at Woomera Test Range in South Australia.

Drone delivers medical supplies to flood hit residents

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May 26, 2025
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The crew of volunteers flew the supplies across the Manning River to Harrington on Friday night, after receiving an urgent request.

Australia’s second MQ-4C Triton touches down quietly at RAAF Tindal

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May 5, 2025
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The Northrop Grumman-manufactured high altitude, long endurance, remotely piloted aircraft system, labelled online as United States military A57-002 (similar aircraft pictured), arrived at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory earlier this week.

BAE Systems partners with Boeing on Ghost Bat

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April 11, 2025
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The agreement strengthens the collaborative efforts of two of the nation’s key defence players in what has been billed as one of Australia’s most significant aviation programs.

Surf Life Saving NSW to explore long-range drones

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April 10, 2025
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The agreement will see the two organisations look into using drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to modernise SLSNSW’s coastal operations and “radically transform the state’s surf lifesaving operations into a broader national asset for disaster …

Autonomous fighter jet to debut at Avalon

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March 21, 2025
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Fury, manufactured by US defence company Anduril, is designed to act as a force multiplier for crewed fighter aircraft.

Conroy opens new DroneShield office in defence industry milestone

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March 12, 2025
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The company has announced the milestone as it employs around 250 staff in Sydney, including 200 engineers.

NT researchers adapt drones for Army cargo delivery

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February 25, 2025
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Led by the North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems at Charles Darwin University and supported by the Queensland Defence Science Alliance, the project is looking to adapt hybrid two-stroke engine drones for long-range cold chain operations such as…

Lockheed Martin CEO Defends F-35 Program At CITI Conference

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February 23, 2025
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Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet explains how the F-35 provides deterrence.