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Luminact Pty Ltd, an Australian-owned and operated provider of engineering services and solutions, has been awarded a contract to deliver eighty-four next generation Mobile Retransmission Systems for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Luminact, in partnership with electrical and power experts REDARC Defence and Space, will design and manufacture the systems in Australia, bringing a wealth of experience in the land …
Luminact’s Taipan C2 Concept Demonstrator Vehicle (CDV) (Taipan) has returned safely to the garage after a successful showcase of features to the ADF at Russell Offices in Canberra, Australia. Following the launch of the Taipan C2 at Land forces 2022, this highly anticipated interactive demonstration of the vehicle’s Command and Control (C2) system capabilities was very well received by members …
Media Release – 4 October 2022 Luminact is pleased to announce the launch of the enhanced Taipan C2 Concept Demonstrator Vehicle (CDV) at Land Forces 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. Building on the vehicle Luminact revealed last year, we are showcasing our in-house systems integration and engineering skills. The Taipan C2 variant is a go-anywhere, extreme access platform that provides on-the-move …
The Luminact team has released a White Paper on Systems Integration as a Service (SIaaS) and how it could provide a new approach to delivery of complex systems. Click the link below to download the White Paper and find out how SIaas can address key issues facing defence programs. Download the White Paper here
Luminact Insights by Kaylene Askew – 20 September 2022 Calculating the cost of delivering a contract with Defence can be tricky. Variables that influence the actual estimates for a specific scope of work vary, but they usually boil down to performance, compliance, and the quality of the estimation of the effort itself. There is however one part of ASDEFCON (Australian …
Luminact Insights by Andrew Thwaites – 22 July 2022 Introduction Australia is a vast country cut off from the rest of the world, which is why manufacturing has been a big part of our history. Manufacturing was so vibrant it once formed one-quarter of Australian Gross Domestic Product (Rickard 2022). Still, over the years, it has declined. Manufacturing was so …
Luminact Insights by Andrew Tomaro – 22 June 2022 Introduction It is not uncommon today that engineers work on highly complex programs and mission systems with many sub-systems and products. These comprise of varying constraints, stakeholders and interfaces. Today’s engineers can be challenged to make decisions that go against their code of ethics and sound engineering practices with ambiguous requirements, …
Luminact Insights by Pok Man Ng – 27 May 2022 Introduction The outbreak of COVID-19 posed great challenges to our nation and caused global disruptions that highlighted vulnerabilities in our nation’s manufacturing sector, and our supply chains. In the lead up to the pandemic, it was found that the manufacturing contribution to Australian gross domestic product (GDP) had dropped from …
Luminact Insights by Andrew Skinner – 26 April 2022 What can we learn? At some point this year we are likely to get the first ‘look’ at the new B-21 Raider, the latest US long range strategic bomber in development, and scheduled for introduction into service in the 2026-27 timeframe. In Australia some strategists have even argued a case for …
To celebrate World Engineering Day 2022, we asked some of our engineers what inspired them to join the profession! The answers were amazing – watch the video below to see the quotes, and discover why we do what we do…
