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here,” Senator Seselja said at the cer- emony, handing out the plaques. “When it comes to cyber and high technology manufacturing, we have some extraordi- nary expertise and this program will only grow that.”
“The C4 EDGE program is an innova- tive and creative initiative from the Aus- tralian Government and Army that dem- onstrates their commitment to improved Australian Industry engagement and op- portunity,” Sanderson continued.
Between the 17 companies, they rep- resent a significant presence; 975 em- ployees, approximately $616 million of annual gross turnover and approximately $408 million in annual global exports. Some of the companies have never worked in the defence space before but are working in a collaborative way with the group to navigate new waters.
C4 EDGE MEMBERS
“At this point we are 10 people but we’re building a new manufacturing facility out in Fyshwick,” Bevan Jones, CEO/CTO,
“THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A SMART SOVEREIGN CAPABILITY HERE ON THE GROUND,” COL LIMMER SAID TO ADM. “ARMY IS LEANING FORWARD TO EMBRACE THE APPROACH WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE CLEAR DIRECTION FROM GOVERNMENT.”
Outlander Solutions said to ADM. “We want to make sure that the solider at the tactical edge has the information they need as we focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to achieve the agility and adaptability that they need at the critical moment.”
XTEK will be bringing a range of their sensor integration work to the table; from their work on the Wasp UAS and vehicles as well as small smart sensors as part of a comms network, XTEK’s Bob Quodling explained to ADM.
“We want to make sure that a soldier only gets the information they need in a