Quickstep produces 10,000th JSF part
Quickstep Holdings Australia has announced the milestone of 10,000 parts produced for the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter program.
South Aussie town wins race for $59 million laminated timber plant
A small forestry town in South Australia has beaten metropolitan Melbourne to be chosen as the site of a hi-tech laminated timber plant.
Technology reflections in the time of COVID-19
It goes without saying that navigating one lockdown is hard, but trying to keep both business up when you’re faced with more than one – and with a different set of rules in each country you’re operating in – certainly takes a team effort.
AML3D receives order for additive manufactured titanium armour parts
Adelaide-based wire arc additive manufacturing business AML3D has received a purchase order for prototype titanium parts, which will be used in repeatability ballistics testing by armour company Lightforce Australia.
Austal delivers fourth ship to US Navy for 2020
Austal’s US subsidiary has delivered an Independence Class littoral combat ship (LCS) to the US Navy.
50,000th Volvo truck made at Wacol site
Volvo Group Australia has celebrated the build of the 50,000th Volvo truck at its Wacol, Queensland plant. VGA handed over the FH16 XXL vehicle to its customer Nolan’s Interstate Transport on Friday at an event at the site, attended by federal assistant minister for road safety and freight transport Scott Buchholz. “Back in 1970 Volvo…
Planet Innovation raises $9.8 million to support expansion
Planet Innovation has announced an oversubscribed $9.8 million capital raise, backed by institutional funds such as Perennial Value, SG Hiscock and Australian Unity, and sophisticated investors.
Terms of reference released for Defence procurement review
Terms of reference have been released for the Department of Defence review of procurement.
Amaero gets Boeing order for metal 3D printed evaluation parts
Metal additive manufacturing specialist Amaero International has announced both a purchase order from Boeing and a raising to support this.
Thales signs contract on design, local partnering for submarine flank array
A contract has been signed with Thales UK to design the “eyes and ears” of the Attack Class submarine fleet and on partnering arrangements with Australian suppliers.