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Queensland Research Labs has rebranded as Q-Phase as the South-East Queensland deep-tech company shifts from research and laboratory validation towards engineering, manufacturing and the development of sovereign defence survivability technology.
South-East Queensland-based defence technology company Queensland Research Labs has rebranded as Q-Phase, marking what the company described as its transition from a research-focused organisation to a sovereign Australian defence technology developer.
The new identity reflects the company’s focus on quantum and nanotechnology, with Q-Phase developing nano-engineered materials designed to reduce the detectability of defence platforms across multiple parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The technology is intended to reduce signatures across thermal, radar, electro-optical and LiDAR sensing, with a platform-agnostic architecture that could be applied across land, maritime, aerospace and autonomous systems.
Q-Phase co-founder Malcolm Lamont said the new name better represents the company’s evolution: “Our previous name reflected where the company started, as a research office. It doesn’t really capture what we are building now.”
“Q-Phase is a name that speaks directly to the scientific foundation of everything we do: nano-engineered materials that give Australian and allied forces a real edge in survivability,” Lamont said.
The company is positioning the technology as a sovereign Australian capability, developed and owned domestically while targeting future requirements across allied defence markets.
Co-founder Greg Wilson said Q-Phase is now moving beyond laboratory validation towards engineering scale-up and capability demonstrations, with establishing sovereign manufacturing capacity a key priority.
“We are confident the science is validated. Now it’s about industrialising it here in Queensland, at scale, and getting it into the hands of Australian and allied warfighters,” Wilson said.
The rebrand comes as Q-Phase prepares for a series of technology demonstration milestones over the next 12 to 18 months. The company will retain its existing South-East Queensland operations and workforce, with the new Q-Phase identity taking effect immediately.
This transition comes as Australia seeks to expand its sovereign defence-industrial base and develop advanced materials and signature-management technologies domestically.
For Q-Phase, the next phase will focus on turning its nano-engineered materials technology into scalable, manufacturable defence products capable of improving the survivability of Australian and allied platforms across increasingly contested operating environments.
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