AIM Defence
Australian directed-energy defence company; received A$21.3M contract for Fractl high-powered laser under ASCA Mission Syracuse.
AIM Defence is the Australian directed-energy company awarded a A$21.3 million contract for its Fractl high-powered laser under the ASCA Mission Syracuse counter-drone programme, announced 21 April 2026 within Australia's A$7 billion, decade-long counter-drone commitment.
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AIM Defence, an Australian directed-energy defence company, won a A$21.3 million contract for its Fractl high-powered laser system under the Australian Army's ASCA Mission Syracuse programme, announced by Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy on 21 April 2026. The award sits inside a wider A$7 billion, ten-year counter-drone commitment within a A$22 billion autonomous-systems envelope, a 69% rise on 2024 funding.
The same funding round separately backed SYPAQ Systems' Corvo Strike loitering interceptor with a A$10.4 million award, indicating Canberra is funding directed-energy and interceptor approaches to counter-drone defence in parallel. DroneShield, Australia's only publicly listed counter-drone company, received no award in this first tranche, a gap notable given its market profile.
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