The German bid’s success in the Future Submarines three-way contest would help Adelaide’s industry retool and encourage Australia manufacturing sector get up to speed globally, according to a Siemens boss.
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German company supports domestic manufacture of Australian submarines
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine System (TKMS) Chairman Dr Hans Christoph Atzpodien said that Australia’s latest submarine fleet should be manufactured in Australia.
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Combet denies new job would harm SA defence industry
Former federal minister Greg Combet has accepted a job lobbying for Victoria’s defence industry as the state awaits news on the Land 400 program contract.
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German subs win would increase suppliers’ export chances: Siemens
A winning German bid to build the next fleet of Australian submarines would help Australian companies access global supply chains, according to Siemens.
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Adelaide to get new $230 million defence industry hub
A new Centre for Defence Industry Capability will be announced today during a three-day visit to South Australia by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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Mitsubishi indicates “wave of investment” if submarine bid is successful
The Japanese bid to build Australia’s new Future Submarine fleet has intensified, with the prime contractor, Mitshubishi Heavy Industries, proposing a local “innovation centre” at the project’s Adelaide base.
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110 jobs cut at ASC
ASC has laid off 110 workers at Adelaide, citing the need to meet “operational and performance demands”, as it enters a period of uncertainty leading up to the announcement of two major projects.
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Australian Toshiba battery factory named as sweetener in Japanese subs bid
It’s being reported that Toshiba has been enlisted to help the Japanese bid to build Australia’s next submarine fleet.
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White paper includes 12 subs, $30 billion boost by 2020/21
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has stuck to the government’s pre-election pledge to lift defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP.
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1,300 ASC jobs at risk without patrol vessel contract
There was “no guarantee” that ASC would win work on the $5 billion Offshore Patrol Vessels contract, meaning there was the risk of 1,300 shipbuilding jobs being lost by 2019.
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AWD Engineer wins national Young Achiever Award
Brodie Ryan won the Australian Industry Defence Network (AIDN) National Young Achiever Award at a gala dinner in Canberra last night.
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Local defence firm looks to submarine project
Port Macquarie based defence firm Birdon, through its relationship with German company TKMS, is hoping to become involved in Australia’s Future Submarine Program.
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Austal CEO tenders resignation
David Singleton, the CEO and managing director of Poseidon Nickel, will take over as CEO at shipbuilder Austal.
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WA demonstration submarine hull shows off the shipbuilding of the future
A hull section, completed last Friday and unveiled yesterday at Henderson, WA, demonstrated a new way of doing business for advanced manufacturers, said ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
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TKMS would use 70 per cent Aussie content, could takeover ASC for subs build
Thyssen Krupp Marine Services has said it wants to use ASC’s shipyards to create a hub for building and sustaining combat boats in the Pacific.
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Adelaide JSF supplier commended by Lockheed Martin
Adelaide’s Levett Engineering has won a commendation from Lockheed Martin for the supply of components to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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La Trobe Valley company vying for submarine work
Stable Engineering Services of Morwell, Victoria is pushing for work with TKMS Australia if the defence company is successful in winning the Future Submarines contract.
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Australian high-tech manufacturing “booming”
The depreciation in the Australian dollar has seen manufacturing exports up sharply, led by high-value companies selling into global supply chains.
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Japanese visit ahead of submarine bid deadline
Senior members of the Japanese government are visiting to give the country’s bid to build Australia’s submarines a last-ditch boost.
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UNSW robotics expert speaks out against autonomous weapons
Professor Toby Walsh, an artificial intelligence expert from UNSW’s School of Computer Science and Engineering, will speak at the United Nations in New York this week, calling for a ban on autonomous weapons.
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