Tag: Air Warfare Destroyer
Abbott Government announces limited tender process for AWD project
The Abbott Government announced it will seek tenders from suitable companies to oversee the remainder of the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project after a...
AMWU: shipbuilding headed “down the same path as the car industry” under Abbott Government
The AMWU has slammed the Abbott Government for its failure to support the country’s shipbuilding industry after Adelaide shipbuilder ASC announced on Saturday that...
BAE Systems sheds 80 jobs, Minister D’Ambrosio calls for immediate response
Minister for Industry Lily D’Ambrosio has urged the Abbott Government to move quickly and provide Victoria’s defence workers with the certainty they deserve following...
South Australia to host world’s largest systems engineering event
The redeveloped Adelaide Convention Centre will house the International Council on Systems Engineering International Symposium in 2017 (IS2017), which is expected to be attended...
BAE secures additional work at Williamstown shipyard
Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett has welcomed the announcement by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance that BAE Systems has been awarded three additional blocks...
AMWU to intensify shipbuilding campaign to prevent further job loss
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) is pressuring the Abbott Government to ensure that the closure of Forgacs’ dry dock in Brisbane will not...
Forgacs to close historic Brisbane dock
Newcastle ship-builder Forgacs is set to close its ship maintenance operations at Cairncross Graving Dock, citing the strength of the Aussie dollar and the...
AWD and the Future Submarine project hang on the balance as SA fears further...
South Australia’s economy has suffered another major blow as industry insiders said that building a fourth Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) was “off the table”,...
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