/en en /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/news/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership The Research and Development project ‘Mine Counter Measures in a Day’ was jointly funded through Trusted Autonomous Systems, established as a Defence Cooperative Research Centre, who also provided technical oversight. The project, commencing in 2020, recently concluded with a capability demonstration in Sydney. 22 Nov 2024 2744723 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/news/thales-australia-and-saildrone-advance-autonomous-long-range Announced at the Sea, Air, Space Maritime Exposition in Maryland, United States, Thales Australia’s Thin Line Towed Array will be integrated with Saildrone’s Surveyor – the world’s largest unmanned, autonomous vehicle class in operation. 09 Apr 2024 2744147 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/press-release/thales-australias-maritime-autonomy-and-sme Thales Australia can reveal that work is underway to develop a masterplan for the company’s Carrington site on the Newcastle foreshore to establish a sovereign Maritime Autonomy and SME Collaboration Precinct to support the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Mine Countermeasures and Military Survey Capability SEA1905-1 program, should Thales be selected - injecting over $40 million in the local Hunter economy in the first five years, and creating over 100 new jobs. 23 Aug 2023 2743112 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/news/thales-australia-supporting-navy-clearance-diver-trust Members of Thales Australia’s Under Water Systems (UWS) business recently visited the Royal Australian Navy’s Australian Clearance Diving Team One (AUSCDT1) at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney. The visit was facilitated byAUSCDT1 and the Navy Clearance Diver Trust (NCDT), which Thales Australia is a proud sponsor. 07 Aug 2023 2743059 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/magazine/fostering-next-generation-defence-industry-stars-thales In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Aaron Di Noia, electronics engineer, and Gavin Henry, business development manager, who are both from Thales Australia, along with Associate Professor Adrian Wills at the University of Newcastle. The discussion covers the importance of collaborating with Australian universities and supporting their students in order to expand the skillset of the next generation and advance the Defence industry. 20 Mar 2023 2742385 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/news/thales-australia-working-defence-academia-and-industry-revolutionise On Tuesday 29 November, teams from Thales Australia, Defence Science Technology (DST) Group, Flinders University, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, Western Sydney University (WSU) and Australian SME’s Mission Systems and Ineni Realtime descended on Christies Beach in Adelaide to demonstrate capabilities of the ‘Mine Counter Measures in a Day’ Project. 20 Dec 2022 2741734 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/references/building-australias-future-maritime-mine-counter-measures-and In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast from the Land Forces 2022 conference, Duncan Watt, general manager of guided weapons and hypersonics at Thales, and Mat Jones, head of future business at BAE Systems Australia, join host Phil Tarrant to discuss how the companies have teamed up to build a sovereign hypersonics and guided weapons capability. 27 Nov 2022 2741481 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/news/innovation-and-ingenuity-2022-maritime-robotx-challenge The 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge is an international, university-led competition designed to foster student interest and passion in autonomous robotic systems. It’s an opportunity for students to design, create and experiment with cutting-edge solutions in the maritime domain. 18 Nov 2022 2741513 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/references/supporting-tomorrows-talent-thales-uts-alumni-present-careers On Wednesday 7 September, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Alumni from the Thales Australia Underwater Systems business were invited to the UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Alumni Fireside Chat and Careers Event for Mechatronic engineering students. 15 Sep 2022 2741153 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/press-release/thales-australia-and-ocius-advance-autonomous-threat Thales Australia and Ocius Technologies have entered a Teaming Agreement to advance the development and deployment of a scalable Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) capability equipped for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and surveillance missions – helping to protect Australia’s borders. 10 May 2022 2740648 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2024-11/thales-australia-defence-academia-and-sme-partnership-thumbnail.jpg