Ascent is a leading Australian company at the forefront of advanced defence technologies. It specializes in guided weapons, explosive ordnance, and systems integration. Renowned for its innovative solutions across the air, land, and maritime sectors, Ascent supports Defence projects both domestically and internationally. Ascent, as a 100% veteran-owned consultancy, plays a pivotal role in system design, development, and implementation for defense, with a specialized focus on guided weapons and explosive ordnance. Through Zero Dawn (an Ascent company), it advances Australian sovereign explosives manufacturing and R&D to enhance operational efficiency and strengthen Australian industrial capabilities. Actively engaged in the AUKUS alliance, Ascent leverages its expertise to export Australian innovation to partners in the United States and United Kingdom via strategic pathways like partnerships and US market access. We are fortifying defense ties and advancing Australia’s global defence industry presence.
Zero Dawn Zero Dawn, an Australian-owned explosives manufacturer and R&D company, directly advances the Australia’s Defence Industry Development Strategy by delivering sovereign capability in one of the seven Australian Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities: domestic manufacture of guided weapons, explosive ordnance, and munitions. Through focused defense-industry innovation, Zero Dawn strengthens Australia’s resilient, competitive industrial base, enhances national security self-reliance, and supports scalable GWEO production to meet ADF needs in a contested strategic environment. Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Ascent supports the Australian Defence Force across Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance sustainment and acquisition and is regarded as a service provider of choice. While EO is our core, we also operate across the Land Domain beyond Explosive Materiel Branch, including ECM, C-IED and Test and Evaluation to enhance EO capability. Ascent strengthens Australia’s weapons programs by providing senior engineering services to Government across Land, Maritime, Aerospace and Joint Domains. Through a joint venture, Ascent also supports the Australian Space Agency with launch services and risk hazard assessments for launch licence applications. Together, Zero Dawn and Ascent’s GWEO engineering capability deliver a unified advantage for defence customers by strengthening asset assurance, elevating mission readiness, whilst enabling sustained through-life performance and safety across critical explosive ordnance systems.