$158 million vehicle upgrade for defence The federal government has signed a $158 million contract with infrastructure services grkoup Ventia upgrade the current fleet of ADF engineering vehicles, providing the ADF with a further 291 vehicles. The acquisition and sustainment of the Engineer Support Platforms covers cranes, excavators, bulldozers, loaders, telehandlers, forklifts, graders and rollers.…
The federal government is to review the program that identifies opportunities for Australian manufacturers to enter the global supply chains of eight large multi-national defence prime contractors. The minister for defence industry Melissa Price today announced the independent review of the Global Supply Chain Program which affects companies supplying large systems to defence such as…
Naval Group Australia appoints two new directors Naval Group Australia has appointed experienced public service executive Jane Halton, and Naval Group Executive Vice President for the Australian Future Submarine Program Lilian Brayle, to its Board. According to the company the pair will add public and business sector experience as it delivers 12 new Attack Class…
Our series – Equipping Australia’s armed forces – continues today with a focus on flow-on benefits across manufacturing as SME’s improve their capabilities and technologies to supply critical defence equipment. But sometimes it is not about missiles and complex electronics. Here Peter Roberts profiles Rowlands Metalworks. A visit to Rowlands Metalworks in the nondescript Adelaide…
Another 10 Australians to train at Naval Group France A further 10 Naval Group Australia engineers are departing for Cherbourg, France over the coming fortnight where they will join 40 colleagues working to gather submarine design and industry skills. Naval Group is transferring expertise and knowledge under a Strategic Partnering Agreement, with staff to spend…
Submarine builder Naval Group Australia has launched a new phase of its local host businesses program under which local Adelaide businesses agree to give on-the-job training to workers in key trades that will be required for its Attack class shipbuilding project. The program, which is already delivering on-the-job training to 20 apprentices across South Australia,…
The federal government has concluded drawn out negotiations with France’s Naval Group over the local content of Attack class submarines to be built in Adelaide. Acting defence minister Marise Payne announced today the groups had agreed to amendments to their Strategic Partnering Agreement. This will see Naval Group’s commitment to spend at least 60 per…
International IT company Adexflow is set to land in South Australia to take advantage of South Australia’s massive defence procurement pipeline.
With the design phase of Australia’s new Attack class submarines underway and a new shipyard being constructed in Adelaide, Dr Gregor Ferguson takes a hard look at the project and its many critics. No, nuclear is not an option, cost rises have been exaggerated and the project is on schedule.
The Australian Financial Review newspaper has thrown petrol on smouldering concerns about the rising cost of Australia’s future Attack class submarines with claims the government is considering abandoning the project altogether. A story today by Andrew Tillett said Defence officials were examining the possibility of replacing the ageing Collins class submarine with an updated version…
