Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech Companies in New South Wales, Australia
The 82 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Propeller Aerobotics.
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies
$31.9b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in New South Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-Stop Provider of port scheduling & management solutions | — | — | — | 2002 | Raj Singh Owner | — | — |
| 2 | 1SHIP Platform offering shipping management software | — | — | — | 1998 | Alfred Verzijl Founder & CEO & MD | — | — |
| 3 | Aerial Pro 360 Develops a drone and associated hardware to enable the capture of 360-degree video | — | — | — | 2015 | Henry Lai Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 4 | AeroAscent A company specializing in data-driven airport intelligence through the enablement of mobile apps | — | — | — | 2015 | Lance Orsmond Founder & Director | — | — |
| 5 | Aerocamaras Develops a gasoline-electricity hybrid unmanned aircraft for SAR work | — | — | — | 2017 | Jaime Pereira Gil CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Aeromatic Unmanned Aerial Solutions Providing services for aerial film & survey solutions using drones | — | — | — | 2004 | Jack Hurley Founder | — | — |
| 7 | AeroSDB Safety Management System and Business Software for aviation industry | — | — | — | 2012 | Wayne Rochat Founder | — | — |
| 8 | Airboard Cloud-based passenger management solution for the airline industry | — | — | 1 | 2017 | William Morris Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in New South Wales
#1
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 22 employees$16Mraised▾
Hullbot is an autonomous in-water cleaning robot for private yachts. It is a fully autonomous robotic hull cleaning system which attaches itself to the yacht surface and keeps the yacht surface from fouling. The company claims it operates at half the average cost of lifting, cleaning and re-painting a sailing yacht. As of Aug 2017, the company is seeking investment.
- Nov 2025Series A$16M
#2
Series B · Surry Hills, New South Wales · founded 2014$57.5Mraised▾
Develops a cloud-based platform for management of drone-gathered data. It enables post-processing of data, as well as sharing it. It also provides various collaboration features. The target market includes both commercial drone operators and enterprises that use drone-based data and services.
- Apr 2023Series B$15.3M
- Jul 2020Series B$18M
- Jun 2018Series A$10M
- Sep 2016Series A$3.1M
#3
Seed · Botany, New South Wales · founded 2020$1.3Mraised▾
Developer of planetary exploration suits and astronaut training data-driven solutions. The company focuses on building commercial spacesuits as a platform to transform human spaceflight. It aims to radically transform the human spaceflight lifecycle and spacesuit economics. The company also enhances the commercial spaceflight experience with data-driven training.
- Aug 2024Seed$1.3M
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$250K
#4
Series A · Camperdown, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 74 employees$22.9Mraised▾
Developer of drone stringing technology designed for the energy, infrastructure, and mining industries. The company's technology includes a power line stringing system that is powered by a heavy-lift unmanned aircraft to reduce environmental impacts also provides technologies to preserve vegetation, local fauna, and agricultural land, enabling businesses to have assistance with electric utilities to accelerate power grid modernization with drone-enabled power line upgrades.
#5
Series B · Pyrmont, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 176 employees$19.2Mraised▾
Provider of autonomous inspection solutions for critical infrastructure and assets. The company delivers inspection intelligence, translating asset data into actionable insights. It offers technology and expertise to help companies reduce risk and optimize performance. The company’s solutions enable preventative maintenance programs and aim to reduce carbon emissions.
- Nov 2022Series B$15M
- Jan 2021Series A$3.2M
- Feb 2017Seed$1M
- Aug 2015Grant (prize money)—
#6
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016$7.7Mraised▾
Provider of non-Earth imaging services and space object monitoring solutions. The organization delivers space-based imagery for anomaly detection, operational awareness, and risk mitigation. It offers software that autonomously identifies imaging opportunities to detect, track, characterize, and classify objects in orbit. The software integrates with space-based hardware, controlling cameras and third-party satellites.
- Aug 2023Series A$7.7M
#7
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 23 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Provider of 3D structural lifecycle management software for asset management solutions using digital twins. It provides a suite of digital workflow tools to support inspection, reporting, maintenance planning and condition monitoring of built assets. It also generates 3D models with up to 1mm detail, virtually condition assess built assets and infrastructure.
- Dec 2022Series A$4.3M
- 2020Seed$771.4K
#8
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 28 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Hypersonic aircraft manufacturer. It designs and develops aircraft that travels at hypersonic speeds and runs on hydrogen-based fuel. It uses additive engineering technology to produce their aircraft.
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$5.6M
#9
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 31 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Provider of a cloud-based marketplace for drone piloting services. Through its app and web-based platforms, users can connect with licensed drone pilots and operators. It uses algorithms and geolocation to match clients with drone operators. Its features include on-demand data ordering and integration with cloud. Its app is available across both Android and iOS platforms.
- May 2022Seed$3M
- Nov 2020Seed$1.5M
#10
Seed · Artarmon, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 25 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Provider of electric fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. It is equipped with payload sensors and is used for aerial surveys across terrain areas. It allows users to collect and capture various data insights and offers training, operation, maintenance & other services.
- Aug 2021Seed$6.3M
#11
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2000 · 483 employees$15Mraised▾
Nearmap provides detailed, accurate, timely aerial data by flying UAVs to capture freequently . It serves different industries like architecture, construction, insurance, Rail, Property, roofing, Solar and Government also. provided data can be integrated with GIS for further analysis. It was acquired by ipernica and ipernica retain the name nearmap.
- Nov 2016Post IPO$15M
#12
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 12 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Precision Autonomy provides cloud-based drone inspection solutions for insurers and brokers. It offers data and monitoring solutions for property, flight, and fleet management. It features algorithmic analysis for insurance pricing and claim processing. Also helps in tracking flight status and reviewing flight details.
- Apr 2020Series A$450K
- Jun 2019Series A$3.1M
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How research on Launch Vehicles is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Launch Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 54 Australia-affiliated papers.
- Australia Telescope National Facility10
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation10
- Macquarie University10
- University of Queensland6
- University of Adelaide6
- Pulsar10
- Geodetic datum10
- Neutron star10
- Very-long-baseline interferometry10
- Orbit (dynamics)10
- Nozzle1→5
- Combustion3
- Liquid-propellant rocket3
- Propellant2
- Combustion chamber2
- Instability1
Where launch vehicles is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
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