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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Building an internationally competitive shipbuilding sovereign capability
Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia, explains what it will take for Australia to successfully deliver its major shipbuilding project.
I recently visited two BAE
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Autonomous vehicles move Army personnel
Two M113 AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers will run using autonomous technologies, in a trial run by BAE Systems and the Australian Army.
Developed at BAE’s Edinburgh Parks facility, the trial will run
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Western Sydney Airport to be hub for advanced manufacturing
Western Sydney Airport and the surrounding Aerotropolis is to become a hub for advanced manufacturing, with agreements finalised between the NSW government and global industrial firms.
Announced during
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BAE Systems selects SA manufacturer for UK naval shipbuilding contract
South Australian company Airspeed has been selected by BAE Systems to support the Global Combat Ships program.
The program will build three ships in Glasgow, Scotland for the UK Royal Navy as part of the
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Registration opens for local suppliers to the Hunter frigate program
BAE Systems has announced that local manufacturing enterprises are now able to bid to supply equipment, materials and services as part of the Hunter Class Frigate Program.
BAE systems estimates that $20
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Supply chain digitisation to be tested on Joint Strike Fighter
BAE Systems Australia and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) will bring Industry 4.0 to reality through participation in the Joint Strike Fighter defence program.
The $750,000 project will
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Rheinmetall and BAE Systems enter joint venture with military
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems have signed an agreement to create a joint UK based military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business.
The new joint venture will be headquartered at BAE Systems’
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Frigates contract awarded to ASC Shipbuilding under BAE Systems Australia
BAE Systems Australia’s new subsidiary ASC Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract by the Australian government that provides the framework for the design and build of nine Hunter Class frigates for
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Marand, BAE Systems reach new milestones in F-35 JSF program
Victorian-based company Marand Precision Engineering has delivered its 50th Vertical Tail in support of the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
The Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher
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Minister Pyne engages in Defence Industry Dialogue with UK
Following the selection of the British defence company BAE Systems as the successful tenderer for the Navy’s Future Frigates Program last month, the Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher
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Australian trade mission to visit global defence companies in Europe
A group of around 50 Australian businesses active in the defence industry will take part in a trade mission to Europe, organised by the Department of Defence from June 5-20.
The participating companies
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BAE Systems, Flinders University to collaborate on workforce training
In yet another example of collaborations between multinational companies bidding for defence projects and the Australian universities, BAE Systems Australia, one of three companies bidding to build
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REDARC signs MoU with MARL International for naval projects
South Australian company REDARC Electronics will team up with UK-based advanced manufacturing company MARL International to manufacture and support special light emitting diodes (LED) to be installed
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RCR awarded $93m BAE Systems JORN contract
Australian engineering company RCR Tomlinson has won a $93 million contract with BAE Systems to facilitate the sixth phase of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) upgrade for an initial five-year
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Engineering opportunities for students with BAE and Melbourne Uni MoU
The Victorian state government has announced that Victorian university students will get hands on experience working on Australia’s largest ever land military vehicle procurement program if BAE Systems
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BAE Systems confirms $200m Nulka missile upgrade
BAE Systems Australia has confirmed a $200 million upgrade to the Nulka active missile decoy, a 20-year program that includes a new launch system and supporting technology.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
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Defence industry ‘to drive’ Australian exports, innovation
More than 30 global companies with contracts to supply critical major parts for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship being manufactured in the UK will transfer bespoke technologies and capability to Australia,
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BAE Systems announces 1,000 shipbuilding training roles in SA
BAE Systems will recruit 1,000 apprentices and graduates if down-selected for the Federal Government’s SEA 5000 Future Frigate program, it has been confirmed.
The company has developed a recruitment
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Land 400 completes testing phase
Testing to support the selection process for the Army’s new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) has finished on schedule, according on the Department of Defence.
Head Land Systems Division, Major General
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