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Defence manufacturing has always been considered a steady, if not tight niche market for local industry; however last week’s announcement that at Thales will sack up to 60 employees at its Bendigo plant brings forth the reality that defence manufacturing is not immune to market forces as the industry has hoped.
07/02/2012
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Thales Australia has hired 20 new apprentices and trainees - a record number for the company - at its Garden Island dockyard during the past year.
01/02/2012
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Thales Australia has unveiled a new, 'rapidly-deployable' Fibre Laser Sensor (FLS) designed that uses sonar technology to improve underwater surveillance capabilities for marine defence vehicles.
31/01/2012
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A major business park planned for construction at New South Wales’ Central Coast would create 7,500 jobs in advanced manufacturing sectors, a local newspaper has reported.
31/01/2012
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Thales Australia has signed a contract with Austrian rifle manufacturer Steyr Mannlicher to "refresh" their longstanding relationship in the defence markets.
30/01/2012
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Thales Australia has signed a contract with Austrian rifle manufacturer Steyr Mannlicher to “refresh” their longstanding relationship in the defence markets.
30/01/2012