Silentium Defence world-class passive radar technology selected for Land 156
Silentium Defence stands among a select group of Australian companies chosen to deliver over $1.3 billion in contracts over the next 10 years, aimed at strengthening counter-drone capabilities for the ADF. By securing this contract, the South Australian born organisation has further demonstrated the growing demand for their passive radar technology to counter emerging threats. […]
Ex-AUKUS Program Leader Joins Silentium Defence to Drive APAC Growth
Silentium Defence has appointed Berni White, a former senior leader on Australia’s AUKUS submarine program and decorated Army veteran, as Head of Future Business, APAC. White will lead Silentium’s business growth and acquisition strategy across the Asia-Pacific, reporting directly to CEO James Palmer. The newly created role comes as Silentium accelerates its regional expansion in […]
Silentium Defence delivers first passive sensors for AIR6500
Enables greater accuracy and higher fidelity target detections with 3D passive radar Adelaide, South Australia, 18 July 2024, – Silentium Defence Pty Ltd, the leaders in passive radar, have delivered the first tranche of sensor systems for Australia’s Joint Air Battle Management System, AIR6500. Delivered to Lockheed Martin Australia, the Silentium Defence MAVERICK passive radar systems provide […]
Silentium Defence welcomes AIR6500 announcement
Adelaide, South Australia – 29th August 2023 – Silentium Defence, the leaders in passive radar have welcomed the Commonwealth’s announcement of the winning bidder for the AIR6500 Phase 1 Project. Dr James Palmer, CEO, Silentium Defence said in response to the announcement, “we would like to congratulate Lockheed Martin Australia on their success in this process and […]
Silentium Defence Designs and Tests Australian Next-Gen Surveillance Kit for AIR6500
Adelaide, Australia, 29 June 2022 – Australian passive surveillance innovator, Silentium Defence, is currently designing and testing a range of cutting-edge technologies that can be incorporated into Lockheed Martin Australia’s future Joint Air Battle Management solution for the Royal Australian Air Force’s AIR6500 Phase 1 Project (AIR6500-1). As part of the risk reduction strategy for […]
Royal Australian Navy selects Silentium Defence for passive radar trial
8 March 2022 – ADELAIDE, SA – Silentium Defence has secured a contract with the Royal Australian Navy to explore application of passive radar systems for enhanced situational awareness in the maritime domain. Under the contract, Navy has engaged Silentium Defence in a gated process to design, install and evaluate its MAVERICK passive radar across […]
South Australian Space Observatory to provide critical ‘eyes on the sky’ for international space users
Adelaide, 17 June 2020 – South Australian company, Silentium Defence, today announced it has been selected to lead a $1.5 million project partnering with Western Sydney University for the development of an international multi-sensor Space Observatory in remote South Australia. The observatory will be the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and will […]
Veteran Employment is on our Radar
We are thrilled to welcome Zac Butler to the Silentium Defence family. Zac came on board in February 2019 as our Support Technician and has been a valuable addition to our Technical team and to our culture. Zac’s background has primarily been with the ADF where he served in the Army for eight years before […]
Avalon 2019 – Target Acquired
What a week in Avalon! Silentium Defence was hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force under the Team Jericho banner in Space Park at Avalon 2019. A week of demonstrations, briefings, tours and ticketed events to introduce Defence personnel and civilian aviation enthusiasts alike to the powerful capabilities that passive radar offers for air, ground, […]