Staff reporter

Tranche 2 of the Airways New Zealand IP VCS project will see Rohde & Schwarz replace existing ATC tower communication equipment with CERTIUM VCS, expanding on the system delivered to the ATC centre under Tranche 1, which has been in operation since October 2023.

Now in their fifth year, the Australian Aviation Awards celebrated excellence across the breadth of the aviation ecosystem, recognising outstanding achievements from commercial aviation, general aviation, aerospace, defence, aviation technology, safety, education and innovation.

Boeing and Airbus will put their rivalry aside for the closing session of the 2026 Australian Aviation Summit, arguing that decarbonisation, workforce shortages, and supply chain pressures now demand industry-wide co-operation.

Australia’s defence sector gathered in Canberra to celebrate excellence across industry, academia and innovation, with University of NSW researcher Oleksandra Molloy taking home the 2026 Excellence Award at the eighth annual Australian Defence Industry Awards.

Now in its third year, the Australian AI Awards has become the country’s premier recognition program for excellence in artificial intelligence, celebrating the people, organisations and technologies shaping the future of one of Australia’s fastest-growing industries.

The Quantum Systems Vector AI was used to “identify targets in depth and enable drone and artillery strikes on enemy positions”, according to Defence, which says it can provide real-time environment mapping and AI-enhanced object tracking and detection while flying more than 60 kilometres.