Boeing Defence Australia has signed a contract with defence to continue to support the maintenance, training and sustainment services for Army’s fleet of 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters. First Assistant Secretary Joint Aviation System Division Shane Fairweather said the $41 million contract extension would ensure continued support for the medium-lift helicopter fleet over the next five…
Electrifying aviation is just one of manufacturing opportunities being supported through the latest round of the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) programme. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic today announced $44 million in grants for Australian companies to support 19 collaborative projects researchers and innovators . One of the 19 grant recipients,…
Sydney composites manufacturer Quickstep has announce that it has secured a new order for components for F-35 fighter jets worth $11.3 million. The company announced its aerostructures business had secured the order for the construction of Lot 17-F vertical tail fin components from Melbourne company Marand Precision Engineering. Quickstep, Marand, Axiom Precision Manufacturing and BAE…
Bega launches new Bega Cream Cheese The Bega Cheese has launched its all-Australian Bega Cream Cheese range (pictured) which includes Spreadable and Block variants. The range is being produced at Bega’s iconic Port Melbourne site, the home of Vegemite, and at Strathmerton. The products can be found in Woolworths and independent stores immediately and in…
Israeli company Plasan and NSW manufacturer Bisalloy Steel will provide armour protection for the first three Hunter class frigates being built by BAE Systems Australia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Plasan signed a contract with BAE Systems Australia which will see Bisalloy produce the ballistic steel for the advanced anti-submarine warfare frigates, replacing the…
Australian innovative manufacturer Planet Innovation and Japan’s Olympus Corporation have signed a long-term strategic partnership to develop and manufacture innovative digital workflow solutions for life science markets. Healthtech contract design and manufacturing company Planet Innovation will work with Olympus subsidiary, the Evident Corporation which is the Japanese company’s former Scientific Solutions business and a leader…
Flinders University’s Professor John Spoehr asks the question – what does it take to create a world-class innovation ecosystem in Australia? Our capability to manufacture the products we need when we need them has been elevated to a national policy priority following the impact of the pandemic on key supply chains, which restricted our access…
Magnesium production company Latrobe Magnesium will sell the majority of its production in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean following the execution of an upgraded distribution contract with Metal Exchange Corporation of Missouri. The company, which is preparing a facility (pictured) in Victoria for its production plant, anticipates ‘excellent prices’ due to a…
The government and Lockheed Martin Australia have emphasised Australian industry opportunities in Australia’s latest acquisition of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army The Head, Land Capability Major General Jeremy King, CSM, said this was an important acquisition which will meet the strategic needs of the Australian Army. Major General King said:…
Three SME mining technology companies have partnered to develop an Enhanced Machine Retrieval Safety system for recovering underground mining equipment. The Western Australian companies, HARD-LINE, Murray Engineering, and Beltor Engineering combined their expertise in the area of retrieval to develop a quicker, safer, and more productive solution to recover vehicles buried in rubble. Beltor provides…
