The Fox MUAS has been developed with the Navy’s SEA 129 Phase 5 Block I requirement for a ship-borne unmanned ISR platform in mind (photo : MINDI)
Innovaero Technologies Mobilises Sovereign MUAS Manufacturing
Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price and Fox MUAS at the opening of the new facility (photo : Innovaero)
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Hon Ben Morton MP, have officially opened Innovaero Technologies’ (Innovaero) new modern manufacturing premises. Located in Kardinya, Western Australia, Innovaero confirmed their official entrance into the Australian Defence Industry, with the launch of their purpose-built Defence sovereign manufacturing facility and the unveiling of their 100% Australian-made Maritime Unmanned Aerial System (MUAS), the Innovaero Fox. The new manufacturing premises was specifically designed to facilitate the production of Fox, which is the culmination of over two years of privately funded research, development and innovation.
Innovaero’s innovative designs, ground-breaking technologies and multidisciplinary expertise have established a unique place in the field of aerial imagery with technical partnerships that have a proven track record of delivering world-class outcomes for clients in Australia and the United States. Mr Mike von Bertouch, Managing Director of Innovaero said, that “In addition to our ongoing export sales to the United States, the Innovaero Technologies group of companies has proudly delivered a range of innovative sovereign capabilities for Australia’s Special Operation Command (SOCOM) on both the West and East Coasts of Australia. We are proud to now offer the ADF both sovereign innovative design and industrial manufacturing capability in our new premises.”
Identifying a sovereign capability gap, Innovaero Fox has been purpose-built in response to the Navy’s call for a new generation of Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting capability for Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships. The 100% Australian-owned, designed and developed Fox will be officially launched at the Avalon Airshow between 23-28 November 2021. Innovaero is looking at a much broader market than just Australia, with significant export opportunity for the next-generation low-observable Fox platform.
As a participant in the Defence Industry Internship Program (DIIP), Innovaero welcomed Minister Price’s announcement last week of additional Government funding for the Program, and looks forward to welcoming their own student from the University of Western Australia, to provide them with a taste of the exciting careers available in the defence industry. “We are honoured to provide opportunities for local engineering students to experience what a career in the defence industry can entail and are proud to provide training and skilling opportunities, not only for for those students, but for all of our Innovaero team members as well,’ said Innovaero Group CEO, Mr Simon Grosser.
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