The AMWU wants Thales Australia to ensure that most components in its Hawkei military vehicles, to be made in Victoria, are also made locally.
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Siemens, QUT and Australian Defence join to explore HTS
Siemens, Defence Science and Technology Group and QUT have signed a research agreement to explore the use of high temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies in Australia.
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Submarine lobbying intensifies as odds swing towards Europeans
Lobbying by “competitive evaluation process” participants has stepped up, with the Japanese revealing that they would share even their most sensitive technology if their submarine build proposal was successful.
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$1.3 billion Hawkei contract a boost for regional manufacturing, jobs
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a $1.3 billion contract for Thales Australia to build 1,100 new Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) in Bendigo.
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Three contenders all want to build submarines in SA: Pyne
New industry minister Chris Pyne has said this morning that all three contenders in the “Competitive Evaluation Process” have said they’d prefer to build Australia’s upcoming fleet of submarines in Australia.
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Navies could soon use 3D printing for boats, says report
Navies may soon be equipped with 3D printed - as well as unmanned surface and underwater - vessels, according to a report by Qinetic Group.
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Thales Lithgow to target increased civilian market exports
Thales has signed to build Enhanced F88 rifles for the Australian Defence Force, and has said this would assist it to also target increased exports.
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Government accelerates warship building in bid to prop up South Australian economy
The government has unveiled a centrepiece of its coming Defence White Paper, bringing forward a A$40 billion program to build surface warships, centred on the economically ailing state of South Australia.
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Lockheed to acquire Sikorsky for $US 9 bn
Lockheed Martin will acquire Sikorsky, the maker of the Black Hawk helicopters, for $US 9 billion, one of its biggest ever purchases.
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White paper could contain bad news for Newcastle, Melbourne shipyards
Leaked details of Defence white paper discussions suggest uncertainty around shipbuilding in Newcastle and Melbourne will continue.
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More SA jobs, regardless of submarine build outcome: PM
Prime minister Tony Abbott has given an “absolute guarantee” of more jobs in South Australia, regardless of who wins the controversial “competitive evaluation process”.
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Manufacturers without borders: targeting global value chains
More and more international trade is being made up of intermediate goods and services. Brent Balinski reports on some of the efforts to get Australian manufacturers better involved in this.
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The need for Australian manufacturing to get smart
Advanced manufacturing is an unavoidable term nowadays, and this is for the best. Brent Balinski talked to Jeff Connolly, CEO of Siemens Pacific, about advancing Australian manufacturers, and about the challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0.
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ASCI patrol boats bid could create 150 SA jobs
Adelaide Ship Construction International launched a bid for building and maintaining 21 new Pacific patrol boats.
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Hundreds of BAE shipbuilding jobs could be lost
Hundreds of jobs are reportedly at risk now that BAE Systems has decided not to bid for work on 21 new Pacific patrol boats.
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Has the federal industry minister sunk the Aussie subs deal?
The issue of exactly what, if any, work Australian industry will get out of the next generation submarine fleet will be a hot one at least until the results of the government’s “competitive evaluation process” come out.
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SA welding innovation takes out defence award
South Australian welding technology company K-TIG has claimed an Innovator Award at the DTC Defence Industry Awards.
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Hopes sink as Macfarlane says first subs unlikely to be built in SA
Industry minister Ian Macfarlane has conceded the first few new submarines may not be built in Australia.
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Japan to disclose classified data as part of submarine contract bid
Japan has agreed to the unprecedented sharing of classified data, as part of its bid to provide stealth submarines to Australia.
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Workers to protest Defence uniform decision, possible loss of 80 jobs
Workers will protest today outside the Footscray factory of Workwear Group over a decision to cancel an Australian Defence Force uniform order.
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