Businessman Dick Smith and his cohorts are wasting their money making totally unsubstantiated, ill-informed claims in an advertisement about Australia’s new submarine fleet, Welding Technology Institute of Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden says.
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Manufacturing uniforms locally ‘triple the cost’ says government
The federal government has defended Chinese-made army dress uniforms, saying that the successful tenderer would pay three times more to make them here.
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Gold Coast defence manufacturing flies under the radar
Queensland’s Gold Coast is home to surprising number of defence manufacturers, part of a state defence industry that won $3.8 billion in contracts in 2015 – 2016.
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Chinese-made army uniforms “a disgrace”: Xenophon
Senator Nick Xenophon has criticised the manufacture of army non-combat clothing in China.
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SA makes pitch for armoured vehicles work
South Australia is hoping to get as much as possible out of armoured vehicle work for the Land 400 project, and has pledged to create a centre of excellence for military vehicles in its pitch.
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DCNS submarine program for India springs a huge leak
There are reports today of a 22,400-page leak of details on submarines designed by DCNS – which will design Australia’s upcoming submarines – for the Indian navy.
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Pyne wants defence projects to drive high-tech industry
New defence industry minister Christopher Pyne has said he is determined to see defence projects run on time and deliver maximum spillover benefits within the Australian industry.
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Productivity Commission misleads on submarines, say critics
A Productivity Commission review criticising the decision to build submarines locally has been disputed by the SA government, Australian Industry Group and others.
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Pyne refuses to put figure on WA shipbuilding share during visit
New defence industry minister Christopher Pyne visited shipyards at Western Australia yesterday, dismissing suggestions he was focussed on winning shipbuilding work from the state for his home state of South Australia.
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Key enabling technologies – the focus of the World Manufacturing Forum
Over 550 manufacturing professionals gathered in Barcelona at the World Manufacturing Forum in May this year to consider Industry 4.0 strategies. Bruce Grey shares some observations.
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Report finds employers eager to hire but staff also eager to leave
While hiring intentions among Australian employers remain positive, their employees feel let down on the training front and many are actively looking to switch jobs, the latest Hudson Report has revealed.
The
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Greg Hunt becomes third different industry minister in under a year
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull reshuffled his ministry yesterday, expanding cabinet to 23 and appointing Greg Hunt as industry minister, with Christopher Pyne moving to defence industry.
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BAE looks to hire another 200 specialists for JSF MRO at Newcastle
BAE Systems Australia’s airframe depot on Williamstown will hire “another 200 engineers and technicians” as the firm prepares for the arrival of the first Joint Strike Fighter planes in 2018.
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Babcock announces regional HQ relocating to Adelaide, 48 new jobs
A $2.5 million state government grant and current defence projects were behind a decision by engineering support services company Babcock International Group to relocate its regional headquarters from Brisbane to Adelaide.
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South Australia’s submarine expertise is just the tip of the skills iceberg
Long-time defence industry advocate Chris Burns spoke to Brent Balinski and shared some reasons why Australia should build its own ships and submarines.
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SA becoming advanced manufacturing centre, says PM
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull was in Adelaide yesterday, announcing a $297 million contract for Raytheon Australia to upgrade the weapons testing site at Woomera test range.
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Rivals didn’t want Civmec “cutting their grass” on ships
Perth Heavy engineering company Civmec, which recently started targeting work in defence, has said other contractors have been unimpressed by their entry to the sector.
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Feeling the need for design speed in submarines
The transfer of world-leading technologies to Australia’s manufacturers was part of the lobbying efforts from Future Submarine contestants. Brent Balinski spoke to Dassault Systèmes co-founder Philippe Forrestier about what the victorious French team brings to the table.
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Growing use of very large lithium-ion batteries
The use of very large lithium-ion battery packs has become increasingly common, much more so than it was ten years ago.
For example, on ships where there were once no such batteries, there are now lithium-ion
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IoT and security: Hype, hysteria or cause for concern?
Any new technology is bound to have its share of challenges and barriers — for example the initial security concerns around cloud computing — and the Internet of Things (IoT) is no different. With
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