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Locally-made Spike missiles for the Boxer

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The Hon. Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry and Senator the Hon. Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, today confirmed that the Rafael Spike LR2 missile will be the anti-tank guided missile that will arm the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle. Under project Land 400 Phase 2, Defence will acquire 211 Rheinmetall Boxer combat reconn...

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Intertek to provide Total QA testing solutions for Australia’s Future Submarine Program

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Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, was recentlyawarded a contract for the provision of steel testing services and non-destructive testing (NDT) for the Australian Future Submarine Program. Intertek has signed one of the first total quality assurance contracts with Naval Group, a European leader in naval...

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RNZAF Signs Contract For CAE NH90 Helicopter FTD

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CAE has been awarded a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) with a CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device (FTD). The contract also includes the provision of long-term maintenance and support services upon delivery of the simulator to RNZAF Base Ohakea in 2020.  The contr...

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Destroyer NUSHIP Brisbane to be commissioned into service by Royal Australian Navy

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Today, the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance celebrated the Government’s acceptance of the second destroyer, NUSHIP Brisbane at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.   NUSHIP Brisbane is the second of three destroyers being built and integrated by the AWD Alliance, comprised of the Department of Defence, Raytheon Austra...

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ADF receives 1,044 additional new-generation medium and heavy trucks under LAND 121 Phase 5B

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The Australian Defence Force’s land capabilities will be further enhanced with the purchase of 1044 additional new-generation medium and heavy trucks, 872 modules and 812 trailers, worth $1.4 billion. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said the additional medium and heavy trucks and their associated modules and trai...

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Hope BAE Systems SEA 5000 win will seed Australia's own warship industry

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The Turnbull government says the construction of its new fleet of British-designed naval frigates will create 4000 jobs and create an industry that in future won’t need help from overseas to make large and complex warships. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will on Friday confirm that — as reported last week by Fairfax Media — ...

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First new Guardian Class Patrol Boat launched

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The first vessel from the Turnbull Government’s $90 billion continuous shipbuilding program has been launched. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, said Austal launched the first of 21 new Pacific Patrol Boats – named the Guardian Class – at Henderson in Western Australia. “T...

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Navantia, BAE Systems confirm AWD maintenance deal.

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Navantia Australia and BAE Systems have signed a contract for the maintenance of Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class air warfare destroyers. According to Navantia, the agreement for “platform system design and engineering assurance services” was signed at the Garden Island Naval Base on Tuesday, 15 May 2018. Under the contract, Nav...

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Austal excluded from OPV project

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After months of ongoing negotiations, Lürssen Australia has confirmed Austal will not be taking part in the Offshore Patrol Vessel contract. In a statement, Lürssen Australia, the prime contractor and designer for the Australian government’s SEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel program, confirmed it has moved to conclude comm...

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Leonardo to establish new helicopter MRO facility in Melbourne

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Leonardo and the Australian Ministry of Defence have agreed to establish a helicopter transmission repair and overhaul facility in Melbourne capable of servicing MRH Taipan, foreign NH90 and certain civil helicopter main gear boxes. Planned to be set up into an existing facility of Leonardo and to commence operation in mid-2020, the centre will emp...

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