Australian Manufacturing Forum viewpoint by Mike Kalms Without anything really changing, Australian Industry Content Policy (AICP) is now unalterably different. There have been relatively cosmetic changes to how AICP is described, at what thresholds it applies, and how it might be measured, but none of these constitute wholesale change or any sort of ‘policy re-write’.…
Adelaide marine battery and engineering group PMB Defence has been awarded one of the most critical contracts let so far for Australia’s fleet of Attack class submarines. The company and Greece’s Sunlight Systems have been awarded contracts for studies and design of the submarine’s Main Storage Batteries Stages 1 and 2. PMB Defence, formerly Pacific…
A report commissioned by Submarines For Australia will be released today at the National Press Club by Professor Hugh White, saying there’s “high risk” the Attack Class project will fail and recommending a Plan B to “inject competition into the process” among other responses.
Structural, armour and wear-resistant steel manufacturer Bisalloy increased market share and margin per tonne sold in the Australian market in the first half of the 2019 financial year. The Unanderra, NSW company today reported EBIT for the half of $4.7 million on revenue up 12.7 per cent over the previous corresponding period to $56.4 million.…
The local content figure for the $80 billion Attack class submarines to be built in Adelaide appears to be settling at 60 per cent.
Comment by Peter Roberts Australia’s $50 billion deal to buy submarines from the French Naval Grup looks to be on shakey ground with the release of a highly critical report from the Commonwealth Auditor-General. Far from being a great deal, the federal government began planning to walk away from the deal during the torturous negotiation…
France’s Naval Group which is to build Australia’s Attack class submarines has joined with the ARC Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites (AMAC) and Airspeed Pty Ltd to explore the use of composites embedded with fibre optics. The AMAC, at the University of NSW, conducted proof of concept tests over a five day…
An audit of major defence projects and their use of Australian suppliers is possible, according to a report today. The Australian Financial Review cites unnamed sources, including in the defence industry, and reports that prime minister Scott Morrison has made “pointed remarks” to Defence department officials about keeping foreign-owned primes to their local content…
Berendsen Fluid Power and H.H Machine Tools Australia (H&H) will partner with two international companies to deliver and sustain major presses and mlling machines for the Attak Class sumarines. The two local companies will supply the Medium Capacity Press, High Capacity Press and Large Capacity Milling Machines (LCMM). The contracts are worth $20 million to…
A Victorian and a NSW-based company have been announced as the first Australian partners on major equipment design contracts for the new fleet of submarines. Defence industry minister Melissa Price announced on Thursday that H&H Machine Tools of Melbourne and Berendsen Fluid Power of Seven Hills had been selected for work “estimated at $20 million,…
