Tasmanian drone company takes on the world – and wins $500,000
A drone company that will feature at Global Drone Show 2026 and started in regional Tasmania, has taken on more than 130 teams from around the world and finished third in one of the world’s biggest autonomous technology challenges. Taz Drone Solutions (TDS), based at Sheffield near Launceston, has shared a US$500,000 prize after finishing […]
Australia’s next aviation boom could hit a workforce bottleneck
Flying race cars, drones and air taxis are arriving faster than the workforce needed to operate them Australia is preparing for a new era of aviation, but industry leaders are warning the biggest challenge may not be developing the aircraft – it will be finding enough people with the specialised skills to operate, maintain, regulate […]