The South Queensland Defence Advisory Board met for the first time in Brisbane this week to develop strategies to accelerate local defence industry growth.
The board meeting, hosted at Volvo Group’s
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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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Rheinmetall – NIOA joint venture to establish munitions capability in regional Queensland
Rheinmetall today announced it will establish a new artillery manufacturing facility in regional Queensland under an agreement with munitions partner NIOA and the Commonwealth of Australia that will see
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Qld gov funding 3D augmented reality systems for welding training
The Queensland government is funding new 3D augmented reality systems to help train workers seeking welding qualifications.
Ten augmented reality welding training simulators have been purchased by the
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Rheinmetall signs contract for 1000 more ADF trucks
German-based military manufacturer Rheinmetall Defence has signed another contract to supply the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with over a thousand additional trucks and modules.
Just signed, the contract
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Rheinmetall signs contract to begin work on Land 400 Phase 2
On Saturday, Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) and the Federal government signed the LAND 400 Phase 2 contract for an order of 211 Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles, marking the official start
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Rheinmetall to supply more than 1000 logistic trucks to ADF
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) will deliver 1044 high mobility logistics trucks, 872 modules and 812 trailers, worth $1.4 billion, to the Australian Defence Force under the Commonwealth’s
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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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SA company Supashock unveils new military load handling system
Supashock, an Adelaide-based automotive technology company now part of the Rheinmetall global corporate network, officially launched its Automated Load Handling System at Eurosatory 2018, a premier
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Local industry experts to help boost defence exports
The Australian Defence Export Office and Austrade have taken the first steps towards delivering enhanced export support for Australian defence businesses, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
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Australian trade mission to visit global defence companies in Europe
A group of around 50 Australian businesses active in the defence industry will take part in a trade mission to Europe, organised by the Department of Defence from June 5-20.
The participating companies
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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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QLD gov, Rheinmetall discuss LAND 400 jobs
The Queensland state government joined Rheinmetall Defence Australia for an industry event in Wacol last Friday as the LAND 400 campaign heats up. This move was ahead of the mounting anticipation of
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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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Rheinmetall integrates Australia and New Zealand defence operations
Defence contractor Rheinmetall has announced it is integrating its operations in Australia and New Zealand into a single operational unit.
Gary Stewart has been appointed as the managing director to lead
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Adelaide automotive manufacturer signs defence agreement
South Australian automotive company Supashock has signed a landmark agreement to partner with defence contractor Rheinmetall.
The agreement, which was officially signed at Supashock’s Magill headquarters,
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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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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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BAE Systems reveals potential partners for LAND 400
One of the down-selected tenderers for the LAND 400 contract, BAE Systems, has revealed the SMEs it will team with if it wins the tender.
The company has named Victorian firms Marand, MOOG Australia, Motec,
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