Tag: defence
Civmec closing in on Forgacs’ shipbuilding assets
Heavy engineering and construction services provider Civmec is looking to acquire Forgacs’ name and certain segments of Australia’s largest privately-owned engineering and shipbuilding company.
Under...
Pentagon awards Northrop Grumman stealth bomber contract, Boeing and Lockheed disappointed
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman the contract to build the next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B).
The LRS Bomber is designed to...
US Air Force to 3D print engine parts
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex – a major US Air Force Base and worldwide manager for a range of aircraft engines, missiles, software...
Quickstep to supply bonnet, side skirts and mud guards for Thales’ Hawkei vehicles
Advanced manufacturing company Quickstep has welcomed the announcement that the Federal Government of Australia has awarded a $1.5 billion supply contract to defence contractor...
Thales wins $1.3bn contract to build 1,100 Hawkei vehicles in Bendigo (VIDEO)
Thales Australia has inked an agreement with the Federal Government to provide 1,100 locally built Hawkei protected vehicles and over 1,000 trailers to strengthen Australia's...
Norway inks missile development agreement with Australia and celebrates first F-35 roll out
Australia and Norway have inked an agreement to develop a new seeker capability for Kongsberg Defence Systems' Joint Strike Missile (JSM), a core weapon...
Deakin University wins US defence contract
Deakin University has signed an innovative research agreement with leading US defence technology company, General Dynamics to advance and develop research in robotics for...
7 Australian organisations get $14.2m in defence funding to develop innovative technologies
Armor Composite Engineering, CSIRO, Micro-X Pty Ltd, Ocius Technology, University of Canberra, the Bureau of Meteorology and Deakin University will get Australian Government funding...
Lockheed Martin to axe 500 jobs in IT service
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has announced that it will slash 500 jobs from its Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) workforce...
Rheinmetall selects Supacat Australia for LAND 400 bid
Canberra-based Rheinmetall Defence Australia will be offering the ARTEC Boxer 8x8 multirole armoured vehicle for the LAND 400 project and has selected Supacat Australia...
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