AIM Defence

"AIM Defence has beaten 15 anti-drone technology local and international companies to win CA$1 million (A$1.1 million) dollars from the Canadian Army. During a three-week contest that ended in mid-June, AIM Defence’s Fractl:1 high powered laser, integrated with an in-house developed AI tracking system, neutralised 30 drones at distances up to 1.5km away." This is a hugely proud moment for the AIM team, we're extremely proud of our collaboration with DRDC and our victory at the IDEaS Sandbox. It's the pinnacle C-UAS competition internationally and we're looking forward to coming back to defend our title in 2026. Thank you for the great write up Brandon How and InnovationAus.com (link in first comment)! Special thanks to: Defence Research and Development Canada | Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada, Philippe Hebert, Tom Hughes, Robert Chaloux, Shona McLaughlin, Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes, Dominik P., Cole Higgs, Laura Selman, Mark Glauser, Julie Sunday, NATO

“AIM Defence has delivered two more of its high-powered counter-drone laser systems to Defence, bringing its work with the department to more than $10 million over the past year. The new $4.8 million deal, signed at the end of August, comes less than four months after the Melbourne-based company supplied Defence with its first direct-energy weapon” Some excellent coverage of Defence Australia’s purchase of another two Fractl’s almost immediately after testing the first field deployable prototype in May this year. Fractl represents a generational leap forward in Tactical Directed Energy capabilities, providing safer, smarter, smaller, cheaper systems that can protect 5 people in a vehicle, or collaboratively scale to protect critical assets. https://lnkd.in/gxENfrfC InnovationAus.com Brandon How Defence Australia Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Richard Marles Pat Conroy #RICO

“AIM Defence has delivered two more of its high-powered counter-drone laser systems to Defence, bringing its work with the department to more than $10 million over the past year. The new $4.8 million deal, signed at the end of August, comes less than four months after the Melbourne-based company supplied Defence with its first direct-energy weapon” Some excellent coverage of Defence Australia’s purchase of another two Fractl’s almost immediately after testing the first field deployable prototype in May this year. Fractl represents a generational leap forward in Tactical Directed Energy capabilities, providing safer, smarter, smaller, cheaper systems that can protect 5 people in a vehicle, or collaboratively scale to protect critical assets. https://lnkd.in/gxENfrfC InnovationAus.com Brandon How Defence Australia Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Richard Marles Pat Conroy #RICO

That’s fire!   Innovators tested their ability to destroy ordnance carried under a drone, at the 2024 Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox. In this test, AIM Defence used a laser to explode a can of spray paint carried by a drone, causing the green hue.   #DefenceIDEaS #DefenceScience #Drones

The Australian Army is turning to directed-energy weapons as one-way of embracing emerging technology to counter off-the-shelf small multi-rotor uncrewed aerial vehicles. Recently at the Army’s At a Puckapunyal range in Victoria, AIM Defence nstrated its Fractl Portable High Energy Laser which is powerful enough to burn through steel and can track objects as small as a 10-cent piece travelling 100kmph a kilometre away. The laser is ‘silent, virtually motionless and soldiers can be taught to use it in minutes’, according to an article published by the Army. At the Puckapunyal demonstration, the team ‘hard killed’ a drone at 500m with a deployable prototype. Co-founder Jessica Glenn said: “It paints a pathway toward getting this novel wavelength to match similar ranges as our one-micron system, which is achieving 1.5km counter sensor and approximately 1km hard kill engagements.” #manufacturing #australianmanufacturing #defence #defenceindustry #antidrone #lasers

Looking good in goggles 🥽 #AusArmy soldiers watch a demonstration of the AIM Defence Fractl Portable High Energy Laser at the Puckapunyal Military Area. ℹ️ The ‘AIM Defence Counter-UAS Directed Energy Weapons System live-fire demonstration’ is the final stage of a joint RICO/Jericho investment spanning over five years. AIM Defence design, build, test, and manufacture high-powered laser solutions. Read more 📰 https://lnkd.in/gQvqBwdg 📸 CPL Jacob Joseph

Australia has just demonstrated its first DEW, the Fractl Portable High Energy Laser. Notably the weapon only requires five minutes of training to operate and takes as much space as a suitcase, making it an extremely useful tool to add to any counter UAS arsenal.

We're so proud of our work with #RICO and JDI, it was thrilling for the team to spend time out on the range with tanks firing, .50 cals rattling, and lasers dropping drones from the sky. Directed Energy needs to be tactical to be effective, that's why we've invested so much time and energy in making Fractl smaller, smarter, safer, and more affordable. With the ADF now owning and training with a prototype unit we're excited to rapidly iterate on the system so that it's ready to protect the soldiers, sailors, and aviators who are in harm's way. We're extremely thankful for all of the help and support that we've gotten along the way to build a truly Australian Sovereign Capability together. Jae Daniel, Jessica Glenn, AIM, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Richard Marles, Brendan O'Connor, Ed Husic MP, Andrew Irvine, Malia Forner, Elyse Adams, Michael Holzer, Atlanta (Lants) D., Senator Raff Ciccone, Rob Mitchell, Peter Khalil, Sarah Cullens, Jenelle Frewen, Ian Langford, PhD, David Feeney GAICD, Michael Burgess-Orton, Lyle Holt, Richard Poole, Robin Smith OBE CSC, Alex Palmer, Joel Deans, Andrew Bottrell AO, Mark Bichan, Neil Carmody, Matthew Knop, Keirin Joyce, Simon Stuart, John F., Paul Kenny, Wendy Blyth, and many many more!

It was a pleasure to talk at the Defence Connect Budget Summit at Parliament House. Making sure the voices and needs of SME’s are heard is vital for a healthy and truly sovereign ecosystem in Australia and I had a great time talking about this alongside Blacktree Technology Director Joel Nevin and Export Controls Australia Group COO Amy McDonnell. Special thanks to Sarah Cullens and Precision Public Affairs for the warm introduction of AIM Defence.

“There’s no point having an amazing directed energy system that’s the size of a shipping container, that you can only deploy once…” Hear our Co Founder Jae M. O. Daniel talking about how to use high power lasers to solve some of today's most critical threats on the BluGlass Limited (ASX: BLG) expert roundtable "LASER: Modern warfare's strategic weapon"