Tag: Royal Australian Navy
Industry and researchers invest $4M to develop world-leading shipbuilding manufacturing technologies
Australia’s Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), the University of South Australia (UniSA) and BAE Systems Australia’s subsidiary, ASC Shipbuilding, are investing more than $4million in...
Austal to build six cape-class patrol vessels for RAN
Austal Australia has won a A$324 million contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Based...
Construction begins on Australia’s third Arafura class OPV
Construction has commenced on the third Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), part of the Government’s $90 billion Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program which aims to improve...
Raytheon secures new Defence contract
Raytheon Australia has inked a six-year agreement with Defence to provide combat system engineering support services to the Royal Australian Navy.Â
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said...
Development application submitted for Future Submarine construction yard
In a major development of the Future Submarine Program, Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has announced that a Development Application has been submitted for...
BAE Systems selected to build Australia’s nine Future Frigates
BAE Systems has been selected by the Australian Government as the preferred tenderer to deliver nine Future Frigates for the Royal Australian Navy as...
SAAB wins OPV subcontract
Lürssen Australia has awarded a subcontract to Saab Australia to provide the Situational Awareness System for the Royal Australian Navy’s 12 new Offshore Patrol Vessels...
L3 wins Offshore Patrol Vessels contract
Lürssen Australia, the prime contractor for the Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) project, has selected L3 Communications Australia to support the delivery of the $4 billion...
Premier visits Lürssen to discuss OPV job potential for Western Australians
WA Premier Mark McGowan met with Lürssen representatives at the company's headquarters in Bremen to discuss future local job creation potential for Western Australia stemming...
Offshore Patrol Vessel contract signed
Australia's Federal Government has announced the signing of an agreement with German shipbuilder Lürssen for the construction of the multi-billion dollar Offshore Patrol Vessel project.
Defence...