/en en /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/news/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia Australian start-up Optera Solutions has been selected to join the Thales Alenia Space Accelerator Program in its French hub of Toulouse, France. 04 Mar 2025 2744912 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/news/victorian-sme-smittys-electrical-supports-thales-providing Indigenous-owned Smitty’s Electrical has been working with Thales for sixteen years, providing safe and secure electrical services for Thales’s Australian Munitions business. 05 Oct 2023 2743258 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia-pacific/australia/news/australian-cybersecurity-specialist-senetas-boosting-thales The cyber-threat landscape is increasingly challenging, and cybersecurity solutions are constantly evolving, as new tools, technologies and strategies are developed. One innovative company that is ahead of the game is Australian cybersecurity specialist, Senetas. 24 Aug 2023 2743073 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/references/australian-sme-rpc-technologies-supports-transport-defence-and RPC Technologies is a Sydney-based SME that has been supporting transport, defence and infrastructure projects since 2002. We spoke with business development manager, James Zegir, for more information about their instrumental work in the defence sector. 06 Jul 2022 2740945 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/references/sydney-sme-bluecats-helps-create-safer-work-environment In this SME Spotlight, we talk to Nathan Dunn, CEO of Sydney based BlueCats. BlueCats supports the Royal Australian Navy with isolation management, helping to create a safer work environment for crew and contractors. 06 Jul 2022 2740944 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/references/darwin-based-sme-micks-ally-fab-commitment-apprenticeship Darwin based Small and Medium Enterprise ‘Mick’s Ally Fab,’ has been working with Thales Australia since 2019; providing x-ray quality welding on the Armidale Class Patrol Boats. 28 Jun 2022 2740878 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/australia/news/new-horizons-sight-advanced-manufacturing-firm-mincham As a business at the forefront of new technologies, South Australian SME, Mincham have a bright future ahead and have their sights firmly fixed on the horizon. 01 Jun 2022 2740433 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/australia/news/southern-launch-takes-australias-aerospace-capability-new-heights Southern Launch is taking entrepreneurship to new heights in South Australia. By aligning their business goals with defence industry priorities, they are demonstrating a new approach to innovative, technology-driven solutions in a forward-focused industry. 01 Jun 2022 2740432 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/news/forward-focused-south-australian-company-airspeed-preparing-reach-new South Australian SME Airspeed is reaching new heights by joining Thales as part of a growing supply chain supporting the development of a new sovereign Defence capability. 01 Jun 2022 2740431 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg /en/countries-asia/australia/news/thales-showcases-our-sovereign-advanced-manufacturing-capability The country’s manufacturing leaders and suppliers convened at Sydney Olympic Park’s Waterview Conference Centre on Wednesday 30 March to participate in Australia’s first ever Modern Manufacturing Town Hall. 08 Apr 2022 2740521 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2025-03/australian-start-optera-solutions-selected-thales-alenia-thumbnail.jpg