Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping aerospace, maritime and defense tech in Australia. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
15 of 396 tracked companies have open roles.
53 of 396 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 71 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 57.8% of disclosed capital, while 86.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $18.45M | 24 | 4 |
| 2017 | $24.08M | 33 | 7 |
| 2018 | $36.39M | 30 | 5 |
| 2019 | $27.45M | 22 | 6 |
| 2020 | $47.9M | 22 | 9 |
| 2021 | $90.87M | 16 | 7 |
| 2022 | $80.52M | 12 | 8 |
| 2023 | $132.13M | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | $198.49M | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | $25.18M | 2 | 6 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
95 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in aerospace, maritime and defense tech company rounds since 2016.
Backed by National Reconstruction Fund and Hostplus and others.
Backed by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Blackbird Ventures and others.
Backed by Foresight Group and OPTrust and others.
Backed by National Reconstruction Fund and Main Sequence and others.
Backed by NGS Super and Blackbird Ventures and others.
Backed by QIC and Blackbird Ventures and others.
Backed by Grok Ventures and Blackbird Ventures and others.
Backed by Artesian and Blackbird Ventures and others.
Backed by Telus and Main Sequence and others.
Backed by Blackbird Ventures and Costanoa.
The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.; The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.
How the Australia companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
30 of these companies (7.6%) publish at least one Android app — 49 apps in all, carrying 1M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake+ Alerts, Map & InfoNoted Apps | 239.4K | 4.2 | Weather |
| Digger\'s MapNoted Apps | 165.1K | 4.1 | Travel & Local |
| DECKEE - Boating Appdeckee | 112.7K | 3.2 | Maps & Navigation |
| boatsales: Buy & sell boatsBoatsales | 88K | — | Lifestyle |
| Volcanoes: Map, Alerts & Ash CNoted Apps | 72.4K | 3.9 | Weather |
| APODAPOD | 64.7K | — | Shopping |
| ZX-SWIFT+Zero-X | 49.4K | — | Entertainment |
| SpidertracksSpidertracks | 39.7K | 3.8 | Communication |
| itel NOWNearmap | 35K | 3.8 | Business |
| Where To Find GoldNoted Apps | 27.4K | 4 | Travel & Local |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2025Q4).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Tech | 17 | 235.7K | DECKEE - Boating App 112.7K | |
| Drones | 8 | 82K | ZX-SWIFT+ 49.4K | |
| Military Tech | 2 | 75.8K | APOD 64.7K | |
| Geographic Information Systems | 12 | 69.1K | itel NOW 35K | |
| Space Tech | 3 | 35.1K | FlexAssist 103 | |
| Logistics Tech | 6 | 23.1K | Driver Mobility 8.3K | |
| Mining Tech | 2 | 16.7K | Propeller Mobile 12.6K | |
| Road Transport Tech | 7 | 12.1K | MetroView Nav Australia & NZ 6.5K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 41 of 49 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2025Q4, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
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Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
13 companies hiring · $846.6M disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
In 2025, it purchased Chicago Communications, which sells, rents, installs and maintains communications equipment for American customers located primarily in Illinois and Indiana, expanding its presence in the country beyond California and Florida.
SAS is in the process of being absorbed by the Air France/KLM group
Infravision – $91.0M
Australian ocean robotics company Hullbot has secured $16 million in Series A funding to advance its mission of improving the environmental performance and efficiency of global shipping through autonomous underwater robots.
Fleet Space’s acquisition of HiSeis’ key assets and expertise marks a transformative leap into the future of data‑driven exploration.
RightShip has agreed a deal with investment firm Permira, which will acquire a minority stake in the company to support its growth.
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is proud to announce the acquisition of Fulcrum Robotics, an Australian specialist in aerial, marine and terrestrial drone-based inspection and robotic services for the industrial and environmental sectors.
Among the recipients was satellite technology company Inovor Technologies, which is using its grant to help construct a Helmholtz Cage – a device that provides a controlled magnetic field to test satellite instruments.
Amaero Ltd has secured AUD 50 million in new funding to accelerate its manufacturing growth initiatives.
Thoma Bravo-backed Nearmap has agreed to buy insurance technology provider itel from private equity firm GTCR, the companies said on Tuesday
Top 10 categories among 160 recorded events in the 24-month window.
11 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Departure Previously Chief Executive Officer
Promotion Chief Product Officer
Appointment Chief Technology Officer
Appointment Chief Commercial Officer
Appointment Vice President of the Africa region
Appointment Chief Operating Officer
Appointment Chief Technology Officer
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Agent Infrastructure
AI Governance SaaS
Revenue management software
11 recorded customer wins
Customer: private equity-backed manufacturing technology and advanced materials customerAdvanced materials
Customer:
Customer: myanmar airways internationalAviation
Customer: port of melbournePort Operations
Customer: petrobrasEnergy
Customer: sunwebCharter flight
1 recorded events
approved to operate ROCAustralia\'s Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA)
1 tracked suits
Debt liquidation / creditor competitionCivil · Filed
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France-KLM→SAS ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-08 | Not stated in snapshot |
| cse global→Marcom Watson ↗ | 2026-01-19 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| Air France/KLM group→SAS ↗ | Pending | 2025-12-17 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Fleet Space→hiseis | Announced | 2025-09-22 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Air France-KLM→SAS ↗ | Announced | 2025-09-15 | Not stated in snapshot |
| permira→RightShip ↗ | Announced | 2025-09-09 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.
No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Abyss Solutions ↗ | 176 |
| Gilmour Space ↗ | 168 |
| Emesent ↗ | 139 |
| RightShip ↗ | 130 |
| Insitu Pacific ↗ | 110 |
| Fleet Space ↗ | 100 |
| C4i Group ↗ | 80 |
| Swoop Aero ↗ | 76 |
187 founders and chief executives across 154 companies.
The National Space Society Of Australia, Space Industry Association of Australia, ex- Terrapinn, Dell. Western Sydney University 2009
Co-Founder & CEO Airspeeder, Alauda Aeronautics.
Ex - CEO Trustonic, Chair and CEO Myriota. London Business School MBA, 2008. Crickhowell High
Ex-Canberra Innovation Network. University of Sydney BE, The Australian National University PhD
Ex-Flirtey, Taggle Systems, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from University of New South Wales
CEO MultiModis, ex-RockCycle Optimization Systems, IAF. Tel Aviv University PhD 2011
Innov.Aero, Structured Design, Thomson Design, Dataflo, ex-Mentaur, Auspace. UNED 2019
Co-Founder Hullbot, Co-Owner Aquaviva's.University of Sydney Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 2012, UNSW Australia Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 2017
CEO- Kashrite · Ex-Founder and Director of HealthCare- Integrated Healthcare Professionals
Heo, ex-Unsw, ex-University Of New South Wales, UNSW, 2016
Holland Productions, ex-Jefferies, Fredericks Michael .HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) 2004
Ex-CatSats, Wave Power Engineering, IT Integrity, OSN, DIF Technology Ventures. University of Technology Sydney MBA 1992
12 profiles with education records.
1 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
749,966 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech coverage across Australia · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 125,947 |
| 2021Q3 | 141,559 |
| 2021Q4 | 125,161 |
| 2022Q1 | 141,001 |
| 2022Q2 | 137,929 |
| 2022Q3 | 145,712 |
| 2022Q4 | 203,859 |
| 2023Q1 | 226,254 |
| 2023Q2 | 155,042 |
| 2023Q3 | 177,790 |
| 2023Q4 | 163,690 |
| 2024Q1 | 160,518 |
| 2024Q2 | 172,050 |
| 2024Q3 | 173,456 |
| 2024Q4 | 186,432 |
| 2025Q1 | 223,386 |
| 2025Q2 | 151,100 |
| 2025Q3 | 259,841 |
| 2025Q4 | 134,095 |
| 2026Q1 | 148,033 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
232 recorded company events across 21 companies; percentages use that event total.
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech coverage across Australia · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech coverage across Australia
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,005 | 1,939 | 107% |
| domestic robots | 3,123 | 54 | 5683% |
| toy robots | 3,090 | 37 | 8251% |
| startup news | 1,999 | 561 | 256% |
| scandal disclosures | 1,387 | 247 | 462% |
| ashes moments | 1,209 | 780 | 55% |
| angel investors | 1,018 | 374 | 172% |
| overseas study | 975 | 688 | 42% |
| ashes urn | 909 | 396 | 130% |
| ashes records | 869 | 411 | 111% |
| test cricket | 6,103 | 11,700 | -48% |
| test innings | 4,651 | 8,993 | -48% |
| 5-day cricket | 3,795 | 7,866 | -52% |
| odi cricket | 2,989 | 6,310 | -53% |
| limited overs cricket | 2,863 | 6,298 | -55% |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech coverage across Australia
territories, disputed islands, test cricket
27.8% critical · 20.4% positivetest cricket, test innings, odi world cup
31.3% critical · 41.8% positiveleague expansion news, nba expansion teams, nba team legends
31.3% critical · 46.7% positiveAerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech coverage across Australia. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
8,551 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Tone counts: 6,101 positive · 2,274 neutral · 176 negative.
Landmark: Sensitivity and Nonlinearity of Thermoacoustic Oscillations
Landmark: Limits on the Space Launch Market Related to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Landmark: Entry Guidance: A Unified Method
Common problems researchers identify · 0120.2% of this theme group
Researchers examine failure modes and post‑mission disposal challenges for space launch vehicles.
Launch vehicle (89) · Aeronautics (45) · Aerospace engineering (44) · Space launch (37)
Analysis of Space Launch Vehicle Failures and Post-Mission Disposal Statistics
Reliability products for Space Launch Vehicle safety assessments
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1015.7 |
| 2023 | 1129.3 |
| 2024 | 1225.7 |
| 2025 | 640.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0219.5% of this theme group
Studies address cost‑effective system engineering and national strategy considerations for launch systems.
Space launch (66) · Aeronautics (46) · Space (39) · CubeSat (13)
NASA's Space Launch System: Systems Engineering Approach for Affordability and Mission Success
Space Launch Capabilities and National Strategy Considerations
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 222.2 |
| 2023 | 217.2 |
| 2024 | 271.7 |
| 2025 | 222.8 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0315.4% of this theme group
Works investigate flow fields, acoustic environments, and lift‑off noise mitigation for launch vehicles.
Aerospace engineering (42) · Aeronautics (34) · Hypersonic speed (7) · Launch vehicle (27)
Flow Field and Acoustic Investigations of the Launch Vehicle Environment during Lift-off
Aeroacoustic Improvements during Lift-off of Launch Vehicles
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1021.3 |
| 2023 | 1136.7 |
| 2024 | 1232.8 |
| 2025 | 645.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0413.1% of this theme group
Papers focus on combustion instability mechanisms and control techniques for liquid rocket engines.
Liquid-propellant rocket (52) · Propellant (33) · Rocket engine (39) · Rocket (38)
Perspective of Technology for Liquid Rocket Engines
Combustion Instabilities and its Control Techniques for Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 128.8 |
| 2023 | 133.2 |
| 2024 | 118.4 |
| 2025 | 123.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0511.9% of this theme group
Analyses explore legal, political, and competitive challenges facing commercial space launch activities.
Space (61) · Government (35) · Space industry (13) · Accountability (10)
Title IV Space Resource Exploration and Utilization of the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act: A Legal and Political Assessment
Commercial Space Transportation: Industry Trends, Government Challenges, and International Competitiveness Issues
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 132.3 |
| 2023 | 122.1 |
| 2024 | 127.6 |
| 2025 | 142.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0611.0% of this theme group
Research reviews hybrid engine concepts, feedback control, and future development pathways.
Rocket (51) · Rocket engine (37) · Propulsion (16) · Spacecraft propulsion (9)
Theoretical Investigation on Feedback Control of Hybrid Rocket Engines
Review on Hybrid Rocket Engine: Past, Present and Future Scenario
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 94.5 |
| 2023 | 103.7 |
| 2024 | 81.4 |
| 2025 | 110.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 079.0% of this theme group
Studies present simulations and experiments on methane combustion chambers and nozzle flow performance.
Combustion (17) · Nozzle (12) · Combustion chamber (12) · Rocket (23)
Numerical Simulations of a Single Injector Gaseous Methane Rocket Combustion Chamber
Experimental Validation of Nozzle Flow Simulations for Rocket Application Rotating Detonation Engines
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1262.5 |
| 2023 | 1278.9 |
| 2024 | 1001.8 |
| 2025 | 884.8 |
Cautions · 0121.5% of this theme group
Works caution about lightning, cost thresholds, and other hazards affecting spacecraft launch safety.
Space launch (33) · Space (19) · Satellite (10) · Launched (13)
Investigation on improvements in lightning retest criteria for spacecraft
Launch Cost Thresholds for Economic Activity
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1740.6 |
| 2023 | 1860.2 |
| 2024 | 1925.9 |
| 2025 | 1829.2 |
Cautions · 0221.5% of this theme group
Investigations highlight experimental characterization of high‑mass‑flux and off‑design instabilities.
Rocket (42) · Rocket engine (38) · Combustion (22) · Liquid-propellant rocket (24)
Experimental Characterization of Combustion Instabilities in High-Mass-Flux Hybrid Rocket Engines
Experimental Validation of Off-design Combustion for Liquid-propellant Rocket Engine High-frequency Instability
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1206.9 |
| 2023 | 1226.0 |
| 2024 | 974.3 |
| 2025 | 854.0 |
Cautions · 0318.4% of this theme group
Research warns of boundary‑layer transition and unsteady pressure impacts on reusable launch vehicle trajectories.
Launch vehicle (44) · Aerospace engineering (32) · Trajectory (8) · Aeronautics (13)
Influence of Boundary Layer Transition on the Trajectory Optimisation of a Reusable Launch Vehicle
Unsteady Surface Pressure Characterization on Launch Vehicle in Liftoff Configuration
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1035.1 |
| 2023 | 1152.5 |
| 2024 | 1231.7 |
| 2025 | 703.1 |
Cautions · 0412.6% of this theme group
Papers assess throat heat transfer measurements and radiative heating challenges for liquid rocket engines.
Heat transfer (11) · Coolant (8) · Combustion chamber (14) · Heat flux (8)
Overview and analysis of the experimentally measured throat heat transfer in liquid rocket engine thrust chambers
Radiative Heating in Combustion Chamber of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 411.7 |
| 2023 | 415.5 |
| 2024 | 355.1 |
| 2025 | 280.8 |
Cautions · 0510.6% of this theme group
Studies examine modeling and parametric analysis of rotating detonation engines for rocket applications.
Detonation (20) · Nozzle (15) · Rocket (17) · Rocket engine (16)
Rotating Detonation Engine Performance Model for Rocket Applications
Low-Order Parametric Analysis of a Rotating Detonation Engine in Rocket Mode
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 152.9 |
| 2023 | 162.4 |
| 2024 | 110.7 |
| 2025 | 102.6 |
Cautions · 068.9% of this theme group
Research explores thrust vectoring methods and instability damping validation for rocket propulsion.
Thrust (21) · Nozzle (12) · Specific impulse (8) · Rocket (16)
Demonstration of Thrust Vector Control by Hydrogen Peroxide Injection in Hybrid Rockets
Validation of Transverse Instability Damping Computations for Rocket Engines
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 160.1 |
| 2023 | 166.2 |
| 2024 | 102.6 |
| 2025 | 109.7 |
Cautions · 076.4% of this theme group
Works discuss performance and suction prediction challenges for rocket‑ramjet and ejector‑jet systems.
Ramjet (6) · Scramjet (5) · Propulsion (8) · Combustor (5)
Performance of a Rocket-Ramjet Combined-Cycle Engine Model in Ejector Mode Operation
Analytical Method for Prediction of Suction Performance of Ejector-Jet
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 93.6 |
| 2023 | 106.2 |
| 2024 | 78.5 |
| 2025 | 113.6 |
Opportunities · 0119.9% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on characterizing next‑generation hybrid engines and reliability‑driven development frameworks.
Rocket (531) · Rocket engine (456) · Aerospace engineering (301) · Thrust (167)
Characterization of Advanced Hybrid Rocket Engines
Demonstration of a Reliability-Driven Framework for Rocket Engine Development, Test, and Verification
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1014.2 |
| 2023 | 1132.1 |
| 2024 | 1215.7 |
| 2025 | 664.2 |
Opportunities · 0219.3% of this theme group
Research pursues novel control theory, dynamic modeling, and simulation techniques for flexible launch vehicles.
Launch vehicle (503) · Trajectory (116) · Aerospace engineering (275) · Control theory (88)
Analysis and Design of Launch Vehicle Flight Control Systems
Dynamic Modeling and Flight Control Simulation of a Large Flexible Launch Vehicle
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1035.1 |
| 2023 | 1152.5 |
| 2024 | 1231.7 |
| 2025 | 703.1 |
Opportunities · 0317.0% of this theme group
Studies target efficient mission cargo handling, multi‑destination launch architectures, and spacecraft‑cargo integration.
Mission cargo (204) · Space launch (190) · Satellite (113) · Spacecraft (134)
Space Launch System Spacecraft and Mission cargo Elements: Making Progress Toward First Launch
NASA's Space Launch System: One Vehicle, Many Destinations
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1637.1 |
| 2023 | 1766.0 |
| 2024 | 1825.4 |
| 2025 | 1710.0 |
Opportunities · 0414.1% of this theme group
Papers propose new designs, modeling, and performance prediction methods for liquid rocket engines.
Liquid-propellant rocket (383) · Propellant (264) · Rocket engine (289) · Rocket (274)
Design of liquid-propellant rocket engines
Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations for performance prediction in case of a liquid propelled rocket engine
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 128.8 |
| 2023 | 133.2 |
| 2024 | 118.4 |
| 2025 | 123.0 |
Opportunities · 0511.4% of this theme group
Research develops novel heat‑transfer models and cooling‑channel designs for liquid‑propellant engines.
Combustion chamber (157) · Heat transfer (86) · Rocket engine (243) · Combustion (130)
A novel heat transfer modeling methodology for regenerative cooling in liquid propellant rocket engines
Development of a mathematical model for the cooling channel of a liquid propellant rocket engine’s chamber with respect for variations in co
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 415.7 |
| 2023 | 421.6 |
| 2024 | 365.8 |
| 2025 | 288.6 |
Opportunities · 0610.1% of this theme group
Works explore turbojet, pulse detonation, and specific‑impulse enhancements for advanced propulsion.
Propulsion (72) · Propellant (88) · Specific impulse (42) · Very-long-baseline interferometry (11)
Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations for performance prediction in case of the Turbojet engine
Thrust Performance and Heat Load Modelling of Pulse Detonation Engines
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 167.8 |
| 2023 | 179.6 |
| 2024 | 146.3 |
| 2025 | 178.1 |
Opportunities · 078.2% of this theme group
Studies apply CFD and numerical investigations to improve nozzle geometries and multi‑inlet combustion chambers.
Nozzle (296) · Rocket engine nozzle (94) · Rocket (146) · Rocket engine (133)
Computational Fluid Dynamics Model of Various Types of Rocket Engine Nozzles
Numerical investigation on performance of convergent–divergent nozzle with multi‐inlet combustion chamber of a rocket engine
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 124.7 |
| 2023 | 133.4 |
| 2024 | 89.5 |
| 2025 | 84.2 |
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 38.4% | 37.4% |
| Descriptive | 34.8% | 17.1% |
| Breakthrough | 9.6% | 26.7% |
| Problem-identifying | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Comparative | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Cautionary | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Critical | 0.7% | 0.9% |
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceCommercial space transportation surveillance needs assessment | 8 | 0.1% | 1 (12.5%) | 0.1% |
| Concentration of compute powerAnalysis of electronic communications markets and assessment of significant market power | 3 | 0.04% | 1 (33.3%) | 0.04% |
| Water useJoint design and simulation of GOX-GCH4 combustion and cooling in an experimental water-cooled subscale rocket engine | 2 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chain | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Bias & fairness | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
31.5% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $57.4M disclosed funding
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17.8% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $33.4M disclosed funding
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15.0% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $26.4M disclosed funding
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14.6% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $23.4M disclosed funding
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11.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $248.7M disclosed funding
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3.8% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $79.4M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Canberra ↗
3.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore companies in Hobart ↗
2.8% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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