The review is a technical assessment that ensures the design is operationally effective and underpins the work that will now be undertaken.

Hunter class frigate program passes Preliminary Design Review milestone

BAE Systems’ Hunter Class Frigate Program has successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The review, which started in July, is a technical assessment that ensures the design is operationally effective and underpins the more detailed work that will now be undertaken.
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Axiom Precision Manufacturing entered a contract with Kongsberg Defence Australia for the manufacture of ground support equipment.

Axiom to provide support equipment for naval strike missile

Axiom Precision Manufacturing has announced that it has entered a new contract with Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDAu) for the manufacture and delivery of ground support equipment for the naval strike missile (NSM), under SEA 1300 Phase 1 – Navy Guided Weapons.
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Students will train at places in STEM to help grow the skilled workforce to deliver the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pathway.

Additional university places to grow AUKUS workforce

Thousands more students will train at 16 Australian universities through the allocation of an additional 4,001 Commonwealth supported places in STEM courses to help grow the skilled workforce required to deliver the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pathway.
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The Australian Government has introduced the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, to ensure naval nuclear power safety.

New legislation to ensure naval nuclear power safety

The Australian Government has introduced the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, which will establish a new, independent regulator to ensure Australia applies the highest standards of nuclear safety across its nuclear-powered submarine enterprise and can continue to implement AUKUS without delay.
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The landmark Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Newport marks a step forward in research between the US and Australia.

Flinders signs agreement with US Navy to advance research

The landmark Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Naval Undersea Warfare Centre (NUWC) Division Newport marks a significant step forward in advancing collaborative research between the United States and Australia in the field of undersea technology.
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The South Australian Skills Commission this week formally declared the Bachelor of Software Engineering to be a trade.

Australia’s first degree apprenticeship offered in South Australia

The South Australian Skills Commission formally declared the Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) to be a trade under the South Australian Skills Act 2008 – the final step in the process of approving new apprenticeships.
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Richard Marles and Grant Shapps met with Australian industry personnel undertaking placement within the United Kingdom defence industry.

Australian industry learning nuclear-powered submarines in the UK

The deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, joined Grant Shapps, the UK secretary of state for defence, at Rolls Royce’s nuclear reactor manufacturing site in Derby where they met Australian industry personnel undertaking placement within the United Kingdom defence industry.
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