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EURONAVAL – INTERNATIONAL NAVAL DEFENCE AND MARITIME EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE – 27th TO 31st OCTOBER 2008
Daronmont Technologies are exhibiting at the EURONAVAL Exhibition, held at the Paris-Le-Bourget Exhibition Centre, FRANCE.
Daronmont’s SECAR Surface Wave Radar System will be the focus of our stand. SECAR is an off the shelf solution providing all weather 0-400km+ surveillance coverage of air and surface targets in response to threats from smuggling, terrorism, piracy, illegal fishing, quarantine breaches, and environmental issues.
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IDLS 2008 CONFERENCE – 19th to 21st AUGUST 2008
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ASSOCIATION OF OLD CROWS (AOC) INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM – 26th & 27th MAY 2008
Daronmont Technologies will be exhibiting at the AOC Exhibition & Symposium, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide on the 26th & 27th May 2008.
We are on the Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) stand.
We will be showcasing Daronmont’s EW capabilities and products including the Blue Owl Communications ES system.
Please call around for a chat and see our systems and demonstrations
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DARONMONT VOTED NO.13 OF TOP 20 SMEs FOR 2007 BY ADM - 13th MARCH 2008
Click here to read the article.
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NULKA, SURFACE WAVE RADAR TAKE OUT PRESTIGIOUS PROJECT AWARDS - 27th FEBRUARY 2008
The Defence Materiel Organisation's (DMO) Electronic Systems Division has won both categories of the annual Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) Defence Project of the Year Awards for 2007.
DMO and its supplier Daronmont Technologies received the award for the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) project category with the High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HSFWR). The leading-edge technology radar was deployed to remote locations north of Australia for a three year trial, then decommissioned in 2007 at which time extensive works were undertaken to restore the sites to their original condition.
Click here to read the complete media release. 
ADM Awards Ceremony
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PACIFIC 2008 INTERNATIONAL MARITME CONFERENCE - 23th JANUARY 2008
Daronmont Technologies will be exhibiting at PACIFIC 2008, Darling Harbour Sydney, from 29th January to 1st February. We are on the Victorian Government stand 5M16.
We will be showcasing Daronmont’s capabilities and products including the SECAR Surface Wave Radar, Blue Owl Communications ES system and Diver’s Sonar CTD. We will also be representing Tactical Communications Group’s TADIL products.
Please call around for a chat and see our systems and demonstrations.
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COASTAL RADAR SWEEP - 17th OCTOBER 2006
Extract from SA Business Journal
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INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE DEFENCE CAPABILITY - 13th JUNE 2006
Extract from Defence Media Release PARLSEC 060/2006
A range of new technologies with the potential to enhance Defence capability will be developed under the latest round of the Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) program administered by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO).
Integrated Electronic Warfare System (BAE Systems, Avalon Systems, Daronmont Technologies, SAAB Systems and Tenix Defence Pty Ltd) – This CTD proposal would develop and demonstrate a system that would fuse electronic surveillance data and video information in near-real time to detect and track moving objects; provide size and geo-location information to support targeting; and enhance detection probabilities.
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DARONMONT TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP HANDHELD IMAGING SONAR- 23rd MARCH 2006
Last year the Department of Defence announced that Daronmont Technologies Pty Ltd had been successful in having their Diver's Sonar proposal included in the Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program. Following contract award late last year, the company is now pressing ahead with its program to demonstrate a handheld imaging sonar which has the potential to significantly change the way Navy Clearance Divers operate.
At Pacific 2006, held at Darling Harbour in February, Daronmont, and technology partner Mostyn Enterprises, met with US based Material Systems Inc. (MSI) who are manufacturers of high performance broadband piezocomposite transducers and arrays. As a result, Daronmont now has access to MSI's state-of-the-art technology to incorporate in their design.
The project faces a real challenge in finding ways to help divers detect and classify underwater objects. Producing a device as small as possible, that will generate high resolution sonar images, with minimal power consumption, is a big ask. However the team confidently expects to demonstrate their solution by later next year.
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FUNDING FOR NEW DEFENCE TECHNOLOGIES - 15th JUNE 2005
Senator Hill said Defence will invest $26 million in twelve new technology projects during the next financial year - including a hand held underwater sonar device to detect mines, blast resistant material for Army vehicles and flexible solar panels to generate power for ADF operations in the field.
Diver’s Sonar (Daronmont Technologies, Mostyn Enterprises)
This CTD aims to demonstrate the integration of an advanced sonar with the new ADF diver’s combat system to allow a diver to automatically map an area, detect and classify mines and communicate this information back to the supporting ship.
Click here to read the complete media release
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BOEING AUSTRALIA AND DARONMONT TECHNOLOGIES TEAM TO CAPTURE SOUTH-EAST ASIAN C2 MARKET- 30th September 2004
Boeing Australia Limited and Daronmont Technologies today signed a strategic alliance to jointly pursue new business opportunities in the Australian and South-East Asian markets for Air Defence, Command and Control (C2) systems.
Mr Robert Hanna, Managing Director, signed the agreement on behalf of Daronmont Technologies, and Mr David Gray, Managing Director, on behalf of Boeing Australia.
Speaking at the ceremony in Adelaide, Gray said Boeing Australia had enjoyed a successful history of collaborating with small to medium enterprises. “This alliance builds on Boeing Australia and Daronmont Technologies’ recent partnerships in the C2 domain”.
Earlier this year, Boeing Australia delivered a multinational C2 system to Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System (HQIADS), the operational arm of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), to support joint force operations in the defence of Malaysia and Singapore. Daronmont Technologies, an integral member of the development team, supplied the system’s sophisticated data processing elements.
Following this successful project, the two companies partnered again to work on the Australian Defence Force’s new air defence system, Vigilare, signing a AUD$8 million subcontract earlier this month. Boeing Australia is the Lead System Integrator for the project, while Daronmont Technologies will provide interfacing, database and display components unique to the Australian air defence environment.
Hanna said the partnership demonstrates the benefits brought to Defence through the collaboration of Australian Industry. “We believe this arrangement provides our customers with the strength of a major prime, together with the focus and skills of a successful SME in the area of Battlespace Management.
“As a highly specialised company in the defence industry, this alliance is a major step forward for Daronmont,” Hanna said.
Gray agreed that the partnership provides the ADF and regional defence customers with low risk, cost effective C2 solutions. “Together we form a strong team delivering innovative, network centric solutions that meet our customers’ evolving needs”.
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NEW AIR DEFENCE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM - 1st March 2004
Defence has today signed a $114 million contract with Boeing Australia Limited to deliver a new state-of-the-art air defence command and control system for the Australian Defence Force, Defence Minister Robert Hill announced.
The Vigilare system will provide the ADF with the capability to support national surveillance and the air defence of Australia from operations centres RAAF Bases Williamtown and Tindal.
"Vigilare will consolidate information from a variety of sources to produce a comprehensive picture of the skies above and around Australia," Senator Hill said.
"This means we will be able to better respond to possible future incursions into Australia's airspace, not only by aircraft but also by any missiles that are detected." Vigilare will use information from sources such the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN), our new Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, civil and military microwave radars, fighter and maritime patrol aircraft, Royal Australian Navy air warfare-capable ships and various intelligence sources.
It will provide high-tech communication facilities to enable ADF commanders to command and control widely dispersed air, sea and ground assets. These facilities will be networked with other ADF and allied surveillance and combat assets. Senator Hill said that although the Vigilare contract had been delayed far too long, Defence used the opportunity to incorporate additional communications and sensor integration work in the contract. The contract was also updated to reflect modern network centric warfare concepts.
The contract involves the complex task of integrating and installing high technology systems and will bring together capabilities developed both overseas and within Australia. Boeing will maintain the Vigilare system in Australia under a five-year support contract valued at $11.4 million that was also signed today.
Australian industry will benefit significantly from being involved in the development, installation, testing, and maintenance phases of the project with the level of Australian industry involvement for the project set at 64 per cent.
Boeing Australia Limited is working closely with three major suppliers for its Vigilare contract. Daronmont Technologies (Adelaide, South Australia) and Raytheon Solipsys (Maryland, USA) are expected to supply and develop the tracking, display and data processing elements of the system and Frequentis (Vienna, Austria) is expected to supply the communications switching element of Vigilare.
The first command and control system is expected to be installed and operational at RAAF Base Tindal by mid 2007
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LANDMARK LAND USE AGREEMENT FOR SECAR HFSWR - 25th February 2004
The Minister for Defence, Robert Hill, and the Minister for Justice and Customs, Chris Ellison, signed two land use agreements today with Torres Strait Islanders that will lead the way to improved border protection for northern Australia.
The Ministers said the radar trial delivered on the Government's 2001 border protection election commitment.
The Ministers said the Indigenous Land Use Agreements would permit the Australian Government to set up a trial of high-frequency surface wave radar, via transmitter and receiver sites on two Torres Strait islands.
This trial shows that the Australian Government is committed to using the latest technology to protect our borders from drugs, disease, illegal immigration and fishing and other threats.
The radar's two-to-three year trial begins in August. During this time it will provide 24-hour, wide-area surveillance of aircraft, ships and boats travelling in the Torres Strait.
The $19 million initiative is jointly funded by Customs and Defence and demonstrates yet again the close working relationship of these agencies in the protection of Australia's borders.
It will also increase the capacity of Defence and Coastwatch to detect and intercept immigration, quarantine and fisheries offenders; assist with search and rescue operations; and provide early storm warnings.
The 440 metre long receiver array will be situated on Dauan Island, in the northen Torres Strait, while the transmitter will be sited on the uninhabited Koey Ngurtai ("Pumpkin") island, that is administered by nearby Badu Island, in the middle of Torres Strait. The Torres Strait is a highly strategic area and the radar trial in this region will provide an excellent basis for assessment of this technology.
Traditional ceremonies held at Badu and Dauan, and attended by the Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch, marked the signing of the Indigenous Land Use Agreements.
The voluntary nature of the agreements paves the way for the future management of maritime and land environments in this region. The agreements will provide the local communities with employment opportunities in site preparation, infrastructure development, and as equipment caretakers undertaking routine inspections and minor maintenance. In addition, the Badu traditional owners have consented to the construction of a community building to accommodate a native title office and purchase of a boat for use by both the Badu Island Community and the contractors while working on Pumpkin Island.
The agreements also highlighted the success of the Howard Government's Indigenous Land Use Agreement provisions introduced into the Native Title Act in 1998.
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'STABLES' TRADITION CONTINUES - 22nd September 2003
The tradition of innovation at ‘The Levels ’was evident again at the official opening of a new facility in Adelaide’s Technology Park. High-tech Defence contractor, Daronmont Technologies, proudly welcomed Defence Minister Robert Hill when he officially opened the building 22 Sep 03. Once the stables and shearer’s quarters of the historic homestead at Mawson Lakes, the premises, constructed in 1876, were refurbished by Daronmont to accommodate the companies Adelaide based engineering workforce. Just as the original occupants were pioneering technology and setting new benchmarks for the developing wool industry, the current residents are applying cutting edge technology to surveillance and communications applications, creating innovative and technologically advanced products that are hallmarks of Australia’s status as the ‘clever country’.
Recently, Defence and Daronmont Technologies signed a three-year $15 million contract for the provision, operation and support of a radical new radar, known as SECAR. Defence and Customs Coastwatch will be better equipped to monitor Australia’s northern coastline following the signing of the contract to trial this new over-the-horizon high frequency surface wave radar. The radar can detect surface vessels and low-flying aircraft beyond the visible horizon, unlike conventional radars which are limited in operation to line-of-sight.
Daronmont also showcased their Blue Owl development. Blue Owl is an advanced system for communications surveillance. Using technology licensed from the DSTO, Blue Owl has been developed to provide a low cost but powerful capability which can be tailored to meet Defence’s specific needs. As developed by Daronmont, the highly modular and reconfigurable system can detect, as well as analyse, signals of interest over the HF/VHF/UHF spectrums.
Daronmont Technologies is a wholly Australian owned small/medium enterprise that specialises in design, engineering, integration and support of complex high technology electronics and software-intensive systems, with facilities in Technology Park in South Australia, Williamtown in New South Wales and Burwood in Victoria.
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T2CO SIGNS FIRST MAJOR COMMERCIALISATION AGREEMENT WITH DARONMONT - 1st July 2003
In late May, DSTO's Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Office (T2CO) concluded a license agreement with Daronmont Technologies for the commercialisation of the 'Shrike' advanced radio frequency surveillance technology developed by the Information Access group in ISRD. The Shrike contract is the first major agreement finalised by the new T2CO.
Joint development between DSTO and Daronmont over five years has resulted in Daronmont's 'Blue Owl' system, a complete standalone surveillance system consisting of Shrike, a real-time wideband spectral analysis system, and added extra collection capabilities.
Major trials of the Shrike/Blue Owl system have proven the concept and operation of the system for intelligence appplications. The purpose of the contract is to complete and install the developed system into the Defence sponsor's site. Daronmont intends to develop Blue Owl for sale both in Australia and internationally.
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NEW RADAR SYSTEM TO BOOST PROTECTION OF OUR COASTLINE- 1st April 2003
DEFENCE, along with Customs Coastwatch, will be better equipped to monitor Australia's northern coastline following the signing of a contract to trial a new over-the-horizon high frequency surface wave radar.
Defence and Daronmont Technologies signed a three-year $15 million contract recently for the provision, operation and support of the radar, known as SECAR.
Once Government negotiations for access to appropriate indigenous land have been completed, the radar system will be deployed in northern Australia.
The radar can detect surface vessels and low-flying aircraft beyond the visible horizon, unlike conventional radars which are limited in operation to line-of-sight.
The technology will allow 24-hour wide area coast surveillance, enabling authorities to better protect Australia's fisheries resources and our offshore oil and gas assets and to deter smugglers and illegal entrants.
The monitoring will also help with search and rescue operations and early storm warning.
The trial will allow authorities to test and evaluate the future surveillance potential of the radar, using it to complement other surveillance assets and systems.
The project, a joint venture between the Department of Defence and Customs Coastwatch, will be managed by the Defence Materiel Organisation.
Daronmont Technologies is an Australian owned enterprise that specialises in design, engineering, integration and support of complex high technology electronics and software-intensive systems.
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BORDER SURVEILLANCE BOOSTED WITH NEW RADAR- 25th February 2003
Defence and Customs Coastwatch will be better equipped to monitor Australia's northern coastline following the signing of a contract to trial a new over-the-horizon high frequency surface wave radar, Defence Minister Robert Hill and Justice and Customs Minister Chris Ellison said today.
Defence and Daronmont Technologies signed a three-year $15 million contract yesterday for the provision, operation and support of the radar, known as SECAR.
On conclusion of Government negotiations for access to appropriate indigenous land, the radar system will be deployed in northern Australia.
The radar can detect surface vessels and low-flying aircraft beyond the visible horizon, unlike conventional radars which are limited in operation to line-of-sight.
The technology will allow 24-hour wide area coast surveillance, enabling authorities to better protect Australia's fisheries resources and our offshore oil and gas assets and to deter smugglers and illegal entrants. The monitoring will also help with search and rescue operations and early storm warning.
The trial will allow authorities to test and evaluate the future surveillance potential of the radar, using it to complement other surveillance assets and systems.
The project is a joint venture between Customs Coastwatch and the Department of Defence and will be managed from the Defence Materiel Organisation.
Daronmont Technologies is a wholly Australian owned small/medium enterprise that specialises in design, engineering, integration and support of complex high technology electronics and software-intensive systems, with facilities in Technology Park in South Australia, Williamtown in New South Wales and Burwood in Victoria.
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