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In a significant boost to Australia's sovereign drone manufacturing capabilities, the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) has announced a total investment of $6.6 million in three Australian companies. 

The Australian Government will invest over $100 million to enhance the Australian Defence Force (ADF)'s drone capabilities, providing military personnel with cutting-edge lethal and non-lethal technologies.

Quickstep Holdings has provided an update on several significant new business developments that underscore its commitment to innovation.

DroneShield has boosted its research and development (R&D) and manufacturing capabilities by opening a new global headquarters in Pyrmont, New South Wales.

The Australian Government is championing innovation in the defence sector with the initiation of the Sovereign UAS Challenge, featuring the development of new-generation drone prototypes by 11 Australian companies.

Optical scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA), the University of Adelaide (UoA), and Yale University have unveiled a new method to significantly boost the power of fibre lasers while preserving their beam quality.

The Queensland Government announced that the Gatton AgTech Showcase is set to highlight the state’s latest technologies in the fields of robotics, sensor technologies, drone applications, protected cropping, and postharvest management, among others.

The delivery of ammunition and rations through the use of drones could become a reality within the next few years after innovation contracts were awarded to the Department of Defence in a push to develop tactical logistics uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).

Nightingale Intelligent Systems, an ASX-listed developer of autonomous security drone technology, has signed an expansion contract with the San Pablo Police Department (SPPD) in California for the delivery of two additional AI-powered Blackbird Robotic Aerial Security (RAS) systems. 

Counter-UAS solutions manufacturer DroneShield has announced the debut of its target area-specific Satellite Denial Systems for disrupting drones, as well as an early order from a defence customer.