Employees of company Forgacs Engineering marched to Newcastle City Hall yesterday, as the city’s ship-building industry banks on a new Antarctic icebreaker contract.
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Shipyard staff urged to keep working
Defence manufacturer BAE Systems has sent an internal memo to workers at the Williamstown shipyard urging them to work hard despite a looming shortage in shipbuilding work.
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Union fears for 1,000 ship building jobs
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is seeking a meeting with the Federal Government following concerns about the job security of 1,000 workers at the Williamstown shipyards in Melbourne.
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New JSF contract boosts Quickstep
Sydney-based manufacturer Quickstep has announced a new order from the Joint Strike Fighter jet program that has boosted its order book to over $20 million.
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BAE cuts 400-plus jobs
BAE Systems, one of the country’s biggest defence contractors, has announced that it will make about 450 staff redundant after losing a maintenance contract.
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Adelaide manufacturer delivers defence equipment
Port Adelaide firm MG Engineering has delivered the first of three 25-tonne masts for the Air Warfare Destroyer program.
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Reduced fighter jet order could hurt local firms: Lockheed
A move by the Government to cut its order of Joint Strike Fighter jets could hurt local manufacturers already committed to supply contracts for the aircraft, Lockheed executives say.
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Governments should buy more locally made cars: AMWU
The AMWU is calling on governments around Australia to buy more locally made cars in order to support the manufacturing sector.
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Build submarines in Adelaide: SA Government
The South Australian Government has asked the federal Coalition to commit to building Australia's next class of submarines in Adelaide.
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High dollar bad for SA manufacturers, economic growth
Comments by economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel have underscored the importance of South Australia’s manufacturing sector to its overall economic growth.
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Hunter wants greater slice of Defence contracts pie
A push is underway to establish Hunter as a Defence Force hub.
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Perth company wins US drone contract
A Perth-based technology developer has won a $10 million contract to supply high-tech engines for US Navy drone aircraft.
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Austal CEO increases equity
Austal’s CEO Andrew Bellamy has bought $255,00 worth of shares in his own company, as part of a capital raising by Austal announced in November last year.
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Hillary Clinton praises Aussie defence manufacturers
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised defence manufacturers in Adelaide and marked the city’s defence hub as one of the “critical industrial centres in the world”.
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SAGE to build new manufacturing plant
A major investment to enter the defence sector is paying off for SAGE Automation, with the final stage of its $11 million project with Chemring Australia to manufacture countermeasures nearing completion.
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Rakon cuts 60 jobs
New Zealand manufacturer Rakon has announced it will cut jobs as operations move to China and India.
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Union urges governments to save local manufacturing jobs
High Aussie dollar, rising overseas competition and global economic crisis are held responsible for 125,000 local manufacturers losing their jobs over the past four years.
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LTQ Engineering to cease operations in September
Aircraft engine overhaul provider LTQ Engineering will cease operations and close its Tullamarine facility in September, resulting in the loss of 164 jobs.
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Electro Optic partnering with Hyundai for remote weapons systems
AUSTRALIAN company Electro Optic Systems Holdings (EOS) will jointly develop, market, produce and support remote weapon systems with Hyundai-WIA.
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Xtek completes armour technology plant
Xtek has announced that it has completed construction of its first large scale XTclave body armour production plant.
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