An Australian engineering company has won a major contract to supply a new engine for a pilotless military aircraft, breaking new ground to overcome some of the limitations of other engines currently used in so-called 'drones'.
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Quickstep signs contract for even more advanced F-35 composites
Quickstep Holdings has secured its second Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Northrop Grumman to manufacture parts for the international F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, allowing the company to manufacture more complex parts for the aircrafts.
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Quickstep Bankstown facility to begin composites production in Q4
Quickstep Holdings has opened what it claims is the most advanced independent aerospace composites manufacturing facility in the southern hemisphere, in Bankstown, for the manufacture of advanced carbon fibre composites.
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Defence paper overlooks manufacturing jobs, says union
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has slammed a discussion paper on the future of skills in Australia’s defence manufacturing industry as “too narrow”.
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Let’s stick together: composite materials, aeroplanes and you
What do Novak Djokovic’s tennis racket, Mark Webber’s F1 car and the new Boeing 787 have in common? They all extensively rely on composite materials.
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Aussie suppliers could suffer over JSF delays
The government’s decision to delay the purchase of 12 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) by two years could harm a number of Australian manufacturers involved in supply contracts for the US-based project.
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Victorian company wins $1m defence contract
Victoria’s Lovitt Technologies has won a global contract worth almost $1 million to manufacture wing parts for Boeing’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fleet.
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Persistence drives global supply chain success
Aerospace engineering company, TAE, took out the Global Integration Award for its successful engagement in aerospace and defence global supply chains. Madeline Prince and Annie Dang report.
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Defence jobs, capabilities in jeopardy as government cuts spending
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is concerned that the jobs of 250 maintenance personnel at the Richmond, New South Wales RAAF base may be at risk following Federal Budget defence cuts.
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Victorian company to deliver new combat armour
A Bendigo manufacturer has landed a potentially-lucrative contract to deliver new combat body armour using world-first innovations for Australian and international defence forces.
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Choose Australia for submarines, union pleads with government
Australia’s peak manufacturing workers union is calling on the government to honour its plans to build the next generation of Australian Defence Force (ADF) submarines in Australia.
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Konecranes supplies unique lifting solution to Austal
Konecranes devised a unique lifting solution for defence prime contractor, Austal to enable 16 overhead hoists to be controlled simultaneously by a single operator.
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