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BAE Systems

Coverage

Stories naming BAE Systems. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Grant £718.6k

Brisbane start-up SkySight secures UK funding for unified weather forecasting, flight planning platform

Brisbane weather-technology startup SkySight has won a £718,586 award from UK research agency ARIA to build stratospheric weather forecasting and flight-planning tools for high-altitude pseudo-satellites, delivered through its UK subsidiary.

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Key hire

Michelle Toscan appointed APAC head at Advanced Navigation

Advanced Navigation has hired Michelle Toscan to lead its Asia-Pacific operations, tasking her with defence and government engagement as the navigation systems maker supplies primes including Rheinmetall and Boeing.

News

South Australian Space Startup Paladin Space Takes Aim at Orbit’s Biggest Challenge: Debris

A profile of South Australian firm Paladin Space, which has revealed Triton, a device that captures several pieces of space junk per mission, noting its UniSA accelerator background and coming demonstration milestones.

2 deals

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup covering manufacturing placements by Sparc Technologies and Aurora Labs, Wellnex's planned London listing, an autonomous navy boat trial, a workplace fine, a software degree launch and AusBiotech's next CEO.

Exit / M&A

Government nationalises defence tech firm CEA Technologies

The Commonwealth has agreed to acquire radar maker CEA Technologies, eventually making it a government business enterprise. The piece also recalls Motorola's purchase of Barrett Communications and flags other vulnerable defence firms.

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