05 · Newsroom

Recent announcements.

Capability releases, programme updates and corporate news. Material announcements are coordinated through the Office of Corporate Affairs and released to credentialled media on the day of publication.

20 APR 2026MEDIA RELEASE
Macropod Dynamics awarded A$1.4 billion Land 174 Phase 2 sub-contract; capability enters Engineering & Manufacturing Development.
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11 MAR 2026OPERATIONAL UPDATE
MK-VII completes live-fire acceptance trials at Cultana with 14 of 14 objectives met or exceeded; final report endorsed by DSTG.
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27 FEB 2026BOARD APPOINTMENT
Rear Admiral Helena Vautier RAN (Rtd) joins the Macropod Dynamics Board as Independent Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.
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14 FEB 2026RESEARCH
Joint paper with the Australian National University on biofidelic saltatorial gait accepted for IEEE T-RO; available under embargo to industry partners.
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29 JAN 2026FACILITIES
Stage Two of the Eveleigh integration facility commissioned, lifting maximum annual through-put to 240 platforms.
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06 · In the Press

Selected international coverage.

Macropod Dynamics is the subject of sustained reporting in the financial, defence-industry and general-interest press. The selection below comprises representative recent coverage; we do not endorse the editorial position of any outlet.

The Australian Financial Review The Atlantic Bloomberg Wired The Monthly Foreign Affairs Janes ABC News War on the Rocks IEEE Spectrum
The Australian Financial Review12 JUN 2022
Sovereign defence darling Macropod Dynamics closes A$140M Series B; Telstra Ventures leads round — Charlie Hewett, Companies
https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/macropod-dynamics-closes-140-million-series-b-20220612-p5atvx ↗
Bloomberg04 NOV 2025
Macropod Dynamics raises A$440 million Series C at A$2.4 billion valuation; led by Future Fund — Will Brumpton & Julian Whitley, Sydney
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-04/macropod-dynamics-raises-440-million-at-2-4-billion-valuation ↗
Wired17 SEP 2024
Inside the Australian startup teaching robots to hop — Harry Knight
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-australian-startup-teaching-robots-to-hop/ ↗
Janes Defence Weekly22 APR 2026
Australia progresses Land 174 Phase 2 to engineering & manufacturing development — Angus Kerr, Sydney
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/adf-progresses-land-174-phase-2-to-emd-with-macropod-dynamics ↗
The Atlantic11 MAR 2026
What does it mean to engineer a kangaroo? — Jennifer Warzel, Technology
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2026/03/macropod-dynamics-robot-kangaroo-australia/678234/ ↗
War on the Rocks04 FEB 2026
The hard arithmetic of autonomy: what Australian sovereignty actually costs at the kinetic edge — Michael J. Kilcullen
https://warontherocks.com/2026/02/the-hard-arithmetic-of-autonomy-australian-sovereignty-kinetic-edge/ ↗
Foreign AffairsJAN/FEB 2026
Sovereign capabilities and the Indo-Pacific pivot: lessons from Canberra — Evan Green & Albert Townshend
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/australia/sovereign-capabilities-and-the-indo-pacific-pivot ↗
The MonthlyNOV 2025
The strange empire of Dr Garwood: how a former DSTG roboticist became Canberra's unlikeliest defence prime — Andrew Krien
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2025/november/the-strange-empire-of-mr-bornstein ↗
ABC News (Four Corners)22 JAN 2026
Inside the Canberra factory making robotic kangaroos for the army — Anna Probyn, reporter
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/inside-the-canberra-factory-making-army-robot-kangaroos/103892034 ↗
War on the Rocks09 SEP 2025
The Australian Army goes quadruped: doctrinal implications of the MK-VII platform — Dr Ashley Palazzo, Strategy
https://warontherocks.com/2025/09/the-australian-army-goes-quadruped/ ↗
IEEE SpectrumMAY 2024
Saltatorial locomotion: from marsupial to machine — David Ackerman, Robotics
https://spectrum.ieee.org/macropod-dynamics-saltatorial-locomotion ↗

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Image & Footage Library

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Awards & Accolades

Industry recognition.

2025
ADM Defence Industry Awards: Innovator of the YearAustralian Defence Magazine
2025
Engineers Australia: Bradfield Award for Engineering ExcellenceNational finalist; Robotics & Autonomous Systems
2025
AFR Most Innovative Companies: #14Manufacturing & Industrial category
2024
AIIA iAwards: Defence Sector winnerAustralian Information Industry Association
2024
DSTG Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding AustraliaJoint with ANU College of Engineering
2024
Good Design Australia: Gold Award · Industrial DesignMK-VII platform exterior architecture
2023
CSIRO Main Sequence: Deep Tech Company of the YearPortfolio recognition; Series B vintage
2023
Boss Magazine: Top 5 Best Places to Work in Manufacturing & IndustrialIndependently surveyed