Supacat, a design and engineering specialist of high mobility defence vehicles, has selected Siemens software to boost engagement with Rheinmetall on Australia’s LAND 400 defence program.
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Bisalloy and Rheinmetall extends teaming agreement for Land 400 and export
Bisalloy Steel Group has announced the extension of its longstanding teaming agreement with Rheinmetall Defence Australia (Rheinmetall) for the further development and production of high performance armour
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Rheinmetall signs first supplier agreement for Land 400 Phase 2
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has announced Melbourne-based specialist vehicles company Supacat as the first major supplier for the Commonwealth of Australia’s Land 400 Phase 2 program.
Under the partnership
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Rheinmetall, DST sign research partnership for autonomous systems
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has signed a five year strategic research and development alliance agreement with Defence Science and Technology (DST) to work collaboratively to develop autonomous vehicle
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LAND 400 Phase 3 defence contract request for tender now open
The Federal government has now opened the request for tender for the LAND 400 Phase 3, the replacement of the Australian Defence Force’s armoured personnel carrier (APC) fleet.
The $10-$15 billion project
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NSW gov to showcase state’s best at Land Forces 2018
The NSW Government will feature some of the state’s best defence companies at Australia’s premier land defence expo, Land Forces 2018, in Adelaide from 4-6 September.
Twelve organisations and their
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New Darra manufacturing facility opens in Qld
Last week, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk opened a new manufacturing facility in Darra that will assist small Queensland businesses to capitalise on advanced manufacturing opportunities in
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Defence calls for industry opinion on Land 400 Phase 3 tender timeline
The Department of Defence is seeking input from Australian industry on the proposed tender timeline for LAND 400 Phase 3 – one of the Army’s largest purchases involving the acquisition of mounted
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Rheinmetall wins $5bn contract, jobs on the way
German contractor Rheinmetall has won a $5 billion contract to build more than 200 light armoured vehicles for the Australian defence forces at its new facility in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
The Federal
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Engineering opportunities for students with BAE and Melbourne Uni MoU
The Victorian state government has announced that Victorian university students will get hands on experience working on Australia’s largest ever land military vehicle procurement program if BAE Systems
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Jobs boost imminent as Vic gov partners BAE for land military vehicle project
The Victorian State Government is partnering with BAE Systems in a bid to secure a multibillion-dollar land military vehicle project and create defence manufacturing and supply chain jobs in regional
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AME Systems selected for $20m LAND 400 project
AME Systems has been selected to manufacture electrical wiring harnesses for the AMV35 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle as part of a proposed Land 400 project worth more than $20 million.
BAE Systems Australia
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VIC manufacturer secures 60 new LAND 400 jobs
Sixty new manufacturing jobs will be created at a Victorian precision engineering company, after winning an additional LAND 400 package worth $15 million.
BAE Systems Australia has selected Marand to manufacture
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SME jobs growth promised under Australian Army manufacturing proposal
BAE Systems Australia is teaming up with sheet metal maker Milspec Manufacturing to showcase its combat-proven military vehicle currently under consideration for the Australian Army.
As part of the largest
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Land 400 completes testing phase
Testing to support the selection process for the Army’s new Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) has finished on schedule, according on the Department of Defence.
Head Land Systems Division, Major General
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More than 2,000 manufacturing jobs for Next-Gen contract
Victoria is a step closer to securing a multi-billion dollar military vehicle contract that would create thousands of jobs in local manufacturing.
Premier Daniel Andrews and minister for Industry and Employment
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New defence hub will put Victorian manufacturers to work
BAE Systems Australia will build a world-class defence hub in Victoria, consolidating the company’s Victorian maritime, aerospace and land businesses into a single facility.
The facilities will foster
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Rheinmetall selects Queensland for Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence
Rheinmetall Defence Australia announced last week that it had selected Queensland as its location for its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) and the Australian Headquarters that will be
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Contenders for Land 400 project set for testing in capital
The army’s Land 400 Phase 2 project will undergo air transportability trials in Canberra this week.
Defence industry minister Christopher Pyne said the contenders will be tested using C-17 aircraft
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LAND 400 contenders present vehicles for testing
LAND 400 contenders BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall have tested their vehicles in an exercise at the Puckapunyal Army Base in Victoria. BAE Systems presented the Patria AMV35, while Rheinmetall presented
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