Avionics & Components companies in Australia
Space Atlas lists 24 organisations in Australia working in avionics & components: 11 private companies, 11 startups, 1 research institution, 1 academic institution. That is 29% of the 82 space organisations in Australia and 7% of the 337 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Eveleigh (5), Sydney (2), Terrey Hills (1).
Private Company (11)
- Advanced Navigation · Private Company · Sydney
Develops AI-driven navigation and orientation systems for autonomous vehicles, drones, submarines and spacecraft.
- Aeronaut Automation · Private Company · Terrey Hills
Designs and manufactures advanced automated cutting machines for composites, technical textiles and aerospace — provider to defence, space and nautical industries.
- Ascan Technologies · Private Company · Castle Hill
Manufactures Australian-made antenna test systems from MHz to mmWave — compact robotic and lens-based OTA testing for satellites, CubeSats, 5G and defence.
- Av-Comm Space & Defence · Private Company · North Sydney
Longest-standing privately-owned satellite communications company in the Southern Hemisphere — designs and delivers ground segment infrastructure and the Cassowary multi-orbit a…
- Circuitwise Electronics Manufacturing · Private Company · Bella Vista
Delivers precision PCBA and turnkey electronics manufacturing for aerospace, MedTech and defence — facilities in Sydney, Auckland and Christchurch.
- GPC Electronics · Private Company · Jamisontown
Trusted Australian contract electronics manufacturer with 40 years of experience — delivers PCBA and box-build assembly for aerospace, defence, space and medical industries.
- Inovor Technologies · Private Company · Adelaide
Develops small satellite platforms and mission solutions for government, defence and commercial customers.
- NH Micro · Private Company · Sydney
Contract manufacturer specialising in ultra-precise machined components for aerospace, quantum computing and scientific instrumentation — 5-axis CNC and Wire EDM.
- Rojone · Private Company · Ingleburn
Leading Australian manufacturer of RF, fibre optic and phase-matched cable assemblies — high-reliability interconnect solutions for aerospace, defence and critical communications.
- Romar Engineering · Private Company · Sefton
Designs and manufactures precision fluid control systems for space — cryogenic valves, additive manufacturing and polymer science for launchers and spacecraft.
- Stella Engineering · Private Company · Berkeley Vale
AS9100D-certified precision machining for space, defence and medical — turnkey CNC machining, surface treatment and assembly from a secure 2500m² regional NSW facility.
Startup (11)
- ANT61 · Startup · Eveleigh
Develops the ANT61 Beacon satellite hardware for real-time telemetry and independent command and control — reduces spacecraft loss risk by up to 65%.
- Aurora Materials · Startup · Leumeah
Embeds tamper-proof fluorescent taggants with non-replicable optical signatures into materials — authenticates critical components for global defence and dual-use supply chains.
- Dandelions · Startup · Ultimo
Develops power systems that convert low-grade waste heat into electricity for satellites and lunar missions — thermal energy recovery with proven space flight heritage.
- Deneb Space · Startup · Eveleigh
Develops autonomous manoeuvring technology for satellites — the eMag attitude control system and SATNAV-AI docking and repair platform with proven space flight heritage.
- Extraterrestrial Power · Startup · Eveleigh
Produces mass-manufacturable, radiation-tolerant silicon solar cells for space at a fraction of current costs — targeting satellite constellations and space-based solar power.
- Halocell Energy Australia · Startup · Bomen
Develops next-generation Perovskite solar cells for LEO satellites — lightweight, high-efficiency space solar power in partnership with Gilmour Space Technologies.
- Infinity Avionics · Startup · Canberra
Australian space hardware startup — builds nanosatellite electronics, reconfigurable processors and space asset monitoring cameras.
- MP Space · Startup · Eveleigh
Manufactures smarter, more reliable and cost-effective batteries for LEO satellite constellations — the Pack2 lithium-ion battery system for microsat-class missions.
- Sitle · Startup · Newcastle
Provides commercially proven satellite edge computing solutions — the EC-01 onboard computer (TRL9) and ES-01 ethernet switch, leveraging NVIDIA Jetson hardware.
- Valiant Space · Startup · Brisbane
Australian propulsion startup — develops non-toxic chemical satellite thrusters and solenoid valves, with flight heritage on a SpaceX rideshare.
- VXB Aerospace · Startup · Eveleigh
Developed the first generative design software platform for rapid aerospace hardware creation — used to build the Zephyr Hall Thruster satellite propulsion system.
Academic Institution (1)
- The University of Sydney: Waratah Seed · Academic Institution · Camperdown
Australia's first ride-share satellite mission — provides space heritage and on-orbit testing opportunities for local startups and research projects via the Waratah Seed-1 satel…
Research Institution (1)
- Australian Astronomical Optics · Research Institution · North Ryde
Leverages 50 years of precision optics expertise for space — designs optical instruments, the Malya thermal infrared payload and advanced sensing systems for satellite missions.