A new Maritime Maintenance Building has been officially opened on the Cairns waterfront to provide service and repair facilities for large ships, boosting the city’s marine infrastructure. Norship’s $16 million new building will house the company’s abrasive blasting and spray painting operation which will service defence, commercial and private sector marine vessel customers. The building…
The Royal Australian Navy has selected a new light landing craft for use by the in-service Pacific Support Vessel ADV Reliant. Under a contract with Sydney-based The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), Navy will receive two all aluminium Landing Craft Light (LCL), that will be faster and more capable than legacy in service craft. Delivery is…
Wire arc additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer AML3D has finalised a defence Manufacturing License Agreement with Boeing Defence and Space and its Australian subsidiaries. The MLA allows Boeing to provide technical data, defence services and the option to temporarily import parts to allow testing, inspection and additive manufacturing of components to support maintenance of aircraft. The…
Engineering firm Civmec and shipbuilder Austal have executed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture (JV) to submit a proposal to the government to support the project LAND8710 Phase 2, Landing Craft Heavy (LC-H) project. LAND8710 Phase 2 (LC-H) will deliver enhanced transport and littoral manoeuvre capability to the Australian Army. Earlier…
The federal government will accelerate the build of 18 medium landing craft for the Army’s new littoral fleet at the Henderson shipyard in Perth. The $2 billion project is expected to create 1,100 direct jobs and more than 2,000 indirect jobs, and is part of a programme that will also deliver heavy landing craft as…
Perth shipbuilder Austal’s US arm has celebrated the start of construction for the company’s newest final assembly facility with a groundbreaking ceremony (pictured) at its yard in Mobile, Alabama. The infrastructure expansion, which will be to the south of Austal USA’s waterfront facility, will include a new assembly building, waterfront improvements, and a new shiplift…
The federal government has ordered two additional Guardian-class Patrol Boats from Perth international shipbuilder Austal Australia, valued at approximately $39 million. The 39.5-metre steel-hull patrol boats, to be constructed at Henderson in Western Australia and scheduled for delivery in 2026, are in addition to the 22 Guardian-class Patrol Boats previously ordered by Canberra under the…
Australian Vanadium receives $14.7 million grant Battery materials company Australian Vanadium has received a milestone payment of $14.7 million from the federal government under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Collaboration Stream. The grant provides up to $49 million to support the company’s Australian Vanadium Project to enable new critical mineral production which will support…
The federal government has announced the go ahead for the life-of-type extension programme for the Collins class submarine fleet, extending their life until the arrival of Virginia class nuclear powered submarines. HMAS Farncomb will be the first of the Collins class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide…
Australian Manufacturing Forum member Allen Roberts is incensed that the federal government is comfortable with foreign takeover of our most important sovereign defence manufacturer, shipbuilder Austal, as is @AuManufacturing. Tasked in the Forum with detailing his concerns, minus expletives, Allen reports. Leaving out the expletives, let’s focus on a few obvious strategic points. The government…