Whiskey Project Group acquires Newcastle boat building facility
Defence tactical watercraft manufacturer The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) has acquired the former factory of boat maker Moda Boats, in Newcastle.
BluGlass to provide chips for blue ocean LiDAR project
Semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has announced a project with Macquarie University and defence contractor Aurizn aimed at commercialising a method of laser-based sensing for underwater environments. In a statement to the ASX on Wednesday, BluGlass said the LIDAR sensing method would be used to measure subsurface water temperature and depth, with the project part-funded…
Insitec, Electrotech merge to form SCG
IT company Insitec and communications and maritime navigation equipment supplier Electrotech Australia have announced their merger, forming a new defence industry entity named Sovereign Capability Group (SCG). According to Jim Bancroft, Chief Growth Officer at Insitec, the move positions SCG as a new local prime systems integrator. “I believe our trusted relationships and strong reputation…
ClearVue secures Australian launch customer
Building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies has secured its inaugural contract in Australia for its energy efficient, electricity generating commercial windows. The Perth company said it had received the order from construction company Kapitol Group for a new commercial building project for the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, and Employees Union (CFMEU) in Melbourne. The CFMEU will incorporate…
NORSTA awarded five year, $150 million Darwin maritime sustainment contract
NORSTA North has been awarded a five-year, $150 million contract for the Regional Maintenance Centre at Darwin, known as RMC North, the fourth and final addition to a network of maritime sustainment centres around Australia. According to a statement on Monday from defence industry minister Pat Conroy, the contract is expected to create up to…
AML3D lands $2.5 million sale to Cogitic in the US
Wire arc additive manufacturing company AML3D has announced an order for one of its ARCEMY systems from Colorado Springs-based Cogitic Corporation, a supplier to the US Navy’s submarine industrial base. In a statement to the ASX on Monday, the company said the sale was for its largest-sized AM units, a 6700 Edition system, and was…
Best of the week — the five most popular stories among @AuManufacturing’s readers, September 18 – 22, 2023
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Another battery metals factory lost offshore, more to come While Australia talks the big talk about being a critical minerals and battery metals superpower, backed by the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, Australian metals companies continue to…
L3Harris awarded $328 million SEA1350 Phase 3 contract
The department of defence has awarded US prime contractor L3Harris Technologies a contract to deliver new sub-surface tracking ranges for the Royal Australian Navy, valued at up to $328 million. In a statement on Wednesday, L3Harris said the SEA1350 Phase 3 Maritime Underwater Tracking Ranges (MUTR) program will provide undersea warfare support including “tracking capability…
NT government awards Ship Lift construction contract to Clough-BMD
The Northern Territory government has said that building will be underway soon, after awarding the head construction contract for the Ship Lift Facility to the Clough-BMD Joint Venture. The facility at Darwin’s East Arm will be 26 metres wide and 103 metres in length. It will have four wet berths for in-water maintenance, and 20…