Collins class submarine sustainment has been listed as a Product of Concern following a recommendation from the Department of Defence, enabling enhanced ministerial oversight of the key capability. With the submarines required to operate beyond their original design life, it is essential that increased sustainment requirements are met to ensure the Collins class remains an…
Work has begun on a four-bay hangar for the maintenance of Australian Defence Force’s Boeing 737 variants, with completion scheduled for mid-2026. The a 240-metre long, 60-metre wide, 25-metre high hangar will be used for specialist maintenance on aircraft including the P8-A maritime patrol aircraft and E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. Design and construction of the $200…
Royal Australian Navy and Australian industry staff are set to begin maintenance work on the first US nuclear powered submarine to be docked in Perth as part of the AUKUS partnership. They will work on US Virginia class submarine USS Hawaii alongside US counterparts in a Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) at HMAS Stirling in…
Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep has flagged expansions in Australia and potentially the United States as it reported sales up slightly on last year and an underlying operating profit. The Sydney company reported sales for Q4 were four percent down on the same period last year and full year sales up five percent. Sales are being…
Defence contractor Northrop Grumman has foreshadowed further expansion of composites manufacturer Quickstep’s Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) capabilities at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport. Quickstep hosted the aerospace manufacturer to inspect progress in developing its MRO operation which it purchased from Boeing more than two years ago. The company said it was taking delivery of an increasing…
Rio Tinto boosts stake in Australia’s second-largest smelter Rio Tinto has acquired Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation’s interest in the Boyne Island aluminium smelter. It bought the 11.65 per cent interest in Boyne Smelters, which owns and operates the Gladstone, QLD based smelter, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition follows Rio Tinto’s agreement to purchase shares in…
South Australian submarine workers have decided to walk off the job this morning at 7.30am at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in a dispute over unequal pay in the rapidly growing sector. The ASC maintenance and sustainment facility will come to a standstill as 350 trades and operator support workers take protected industrial action over poor…
HyImpulse rocket arrives to be readied for launch Rocket range manager Southern Launch has announced that the German HyImpulseTech SR75 rocket has arrived in Ceduna, South Australia where it is being assembled and readied for launch (pictured) from the Koonibba Test Range. The single stage SR75 rocket uses propulsion technology which combines paraffin wax (candle…
Titomic sells 3D print system to Volvo Machinery manufacturer Titomic has sold a D523 low-pressure cold spray additive manufacturing system to the Volvo Group of Sweden for a contract price of $90,865. The unit will be used in the company’s repair and remanufacture operations and ‘is a testament to the company’s growing recognition and credibility…
Gaia EnviroTech welcomes new investors in decarbonisation Gaia EnviroTech management and team has hosted key investors at its first board meeting following the recent equity investment in Gaia EnviroTech by RFC Ambrian Funds Management (RFM). Bioenergy decarbonisation developer Gaia EnviroTech was spun out of Ballarat, Victoria based Gekko Systems in 2023 in advance of capital…
