On 16 September, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia would no longer proceed with the Attack Class conventional submarine program to be built by Naval Group. Instead, Australia is set to build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines after striking a trilateral security agreement with the US and the UK.
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Attack Class submarine project attracts more than 120 businesses
More than 120 local companies have registered their interest with Naval Group to become tier-one capability partner of the Attack Class submarine project.
The project has created almost 300 direct jobs
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Local manufacturing for the present and the future
As preparations begin on the building of 12 Attack Class submarines in South Australia, the forecast for supply chain growth is looking promising. Caroline Tung finds out more from Naval
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Naval Group announces EOIs for $900m local manufacturing package
Naval Group has launched its first Local Manufacturing Package Expression of Interest (EOI) to Australian industry for the manufacturing of specialised submarine equipment – part of a package expected
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Holden’s workforce could be redeployed to Naval Shipbuilding project
Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, has indicated that Defence may be closer to securing the 15,000 jobs needed to tackle national shipbuilding projects, after Defence Department and National
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Final Air Warfare Destroyer completed at SA shipyard
The final Air Warfare Destroyer, built at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide, has been officially handed over to Defence.
NUSHIP Sydney is the final of the three ships delivered by the Air
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Ai Group issues statement on local shipbuilding capacity
The Ai Group has issued a statement suggesting a review of the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) program, in light of Naval Group’s announcement that it was investigating Australian industry capabilities
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137 local companies involved in Attack Class Submarine fleet build
Naval Group has subcontracted 137 Australian companies towards the Attack Class Submarine fleet build so far, according to the French shipbuilding company, and design of the Attack Class is intended to
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Naval Group seeks local suppliers for industry capability survey
To gain a deeper level of industry intelligence, Naval Group Australia is asking local suppliers about the capabilities and products they can offer to the Attack Class Submarine Program.
The Building Australian
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Australian manufacturers sign MoUs for torpedo countermeasures
Naval Group has announced partnerships with nine Australian manufacturers to develop anti-torpedo countermeasures for submarines and surface vessels.
The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) will go towards
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Carbon composites tested for naval vessels
Naval Group has announced that the company has conducted a successful demonstration of a carbon composite embedded with fibre optics, developed by engineers at the ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture
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First Australian partners for submarine major equipment design announced
Two Australian businesses will fulfil major equipment design contracts for the Attack Class Submarine program.
The agreement covers the first Australian partners for such contracts on the Attack Class
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Contract awarded for Attack class weapon discharge system
On November 23, Naval Group announced that Babcock International Group PLC will provide the weapon discharge system for the Attack class submarines.
Babcock will transfer the intellectual property of the
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Agreements signed between primes and university
Defence prime contractors have signed agreements to ensure that the latest technological advances are brought to bear on the manufacture of the Future Submarines and Future Frigates.
In separate agreements
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Naval Group outlines future industry engagement
At PACIFIC 2019, Naval Group demonstrated to participants the nature of its involvement with Australian industry.
As the Platform System Integrator for the Future Submarine program, Naval group engaged
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Schneider Electric to produce Main DC Switchboards for subs
The contract for the procurement of Main Direct Current (DC) Switchboards for the Future Submarine Program has been signed by Naval Group and Schneider Electric France.
Although the contract signatory
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Naval Group partnership pushes industry to new levels
A signing of the
Future Submarine Program Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) by the
Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) and Naval Group will create quicker advances in
the industry and more jobs.
The
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ASC patners with two French companies on SEA 1000 submarine works
The Australian naval shipbuilder, ASC, has set out to work with two French companies, FIVA and Endel Engie to support Australia’s Future Submarine fleet, following the signing of agreements in France
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Naval Group presents new generation lithium-ion batteries for submarines
French shipbuilding company, Naval Group has developed a high performance and highly secure Li-ion batteries system to improve the operational capabilities of its conventional submarines.
The Li-ion
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Inaugural Australia-France defence industry symposium takes off
The inaugural Australia-France Defence Industry Symposium has started today in Adelaide, bringing together industry bodies and representatives, senior government figures and academics from the two countries.
Defence
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