Ex-Go1 founder’s Black Sky Industries wins $3.6m in defence work
After joining Black Sky Industries late last year, Go1 co-founder Vu Tran says it will expand to over 100 people by the end of 2026.
Queensland’s Black Sky Industries has secured millions from the Department of Defence as the Australian government pushes for more weaponry to be made onshore.
Recently lodged documents show the company, which counts Go1’s Vu Tran as one of its co-founders, won a $2.6 million contract for military research and development in June. This comes just months after it received a $1 million grant to develop infrastructure for rocket fuel production.
“I’ll be disappointed if we don’t create another 50 jobs and double our headcount in the next 12 to 18 months," Tran said, though he declined to speak to the company's revenue projections.
The deals mark strong momentum for the company less than a year after it restructured. Originally founded in 2018 by Blake Nikolic and Karl Hemphill as Black Sky Rockets, it was rebranded as Black Sky Industries last year, with Tran joining as co-founder of the refreshed entity.
