Defence engineering services group Babcock Australasia has opened a new cutting-edge facility, that will see its Adelaide maintenance, manufacturing and repair footprint double in support of critical army and navy programmes. The $31 million building will be home to more than 100 Babcock engineers and technical experts working across nationally significant defence programmes including: Collins…
Four Australian SMEs have been selected to test and trial innovative technologies for the digitally advanced Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide that is constructing Hunter Class Frigates for the Royal Australian Navy Insight Via Artificial Intelligence (IVAI), Overlay, Spiral Data, and Open Welding will explore the use of Artificial Intelligence and advance sensors to drive…
The federal government has announced the next stage in the development of continuous naval ship building with commencement of the construction of the first of six planned Hunter Class Frigates. This milestone was marked today by the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and the Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas cutting the first piece of…
Silentium doubles down on US market entry with senior appointment Passive radar systems manufacturer Silentium Defence has announced further commitment to the US market, posting co-founder and Chief Experience Officer, Simon Palumbo to Virginia. Palumbo will assume the role, Executive Vice President, Silentium Defense Corporation, and be responsible for in-country customer support, business development, talent…
Innovation hubs that allow companies to engage with researchers and test their systems on the latest equipment are seen as part of the answer to Australia’s faltering innovation system. Here, in our editorial series – Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – Philipp Dautel of one such hub the Factory of the Future…
Defence companies have quickly moved to welcome federal government plans for an enlarged Royal Australian Navy surface fleet at a cost of $11.1 billion over 10 years. Raytheon Australia Managing Director Michael Ward said the planned fleet wiould provide Australia with a much more potent naval capability encompassing significantly enhanced vertically launched strike and air…
By Peter Roberts Until now the talk in defence circles has been about the possibility that fewer than the planned nine Hunter class frigates might be built at a new shipyard at Osborne in Adelaide (pictured). This is something that has kept Adelaide manufacturers, already reeling from Australia’s recent on-again, off again submarine policies, awake…
