Tag: defence manufacturing

Western Australian manufacturer VEEM has secured its first production orders to supply specialised components for US Navy Virginia-class submarines, marking a milestone in efforts to integrate Australian businesses into the AUKUS submarine supply chain.

Australian advanced composites company ACS Australia has established a US headquarters and advanced composites manufacturing facility in Arlington, Texas, expanding its manufacturing presence in the United States.

First Graphene Limited has secured approximately A$45,000 in combined orders for its graphene materials, including a repeat purchase for US defence applications and its first commercial orders for newly developed graphene oxide.

SPEE3D has launched the first phase of a new advanced manufacturing facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, as part of a plan to establish 50 rapidly deployable factories across the Asia Pacific region to produce critical metal components closer to industrial, mining, maritime and Defence operations.

Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.

Australian industrial technology company Aurora Labs has secured an initial sale of two turbojet engines to a UK-based partner, establishing a potential pathway towards larger-scale propulsion manufacturing for defence applications.

Australia’s planned $425 billion defence capability investment over the next decade could support advanced manufacturing, workforce development and productivity, according to Commonwealth Bank (CommBank), as the government seeks to strengthen the country’s sovereign defence capabilities.

The Australian Government has committed $245 million through the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) to support the construction of an advanced manufacturing facility at the Henderson Defence Precinct in Perth, Western Australia, to build eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) by 2038.

An Australian research collaboration is developing a laser-based repair process for high-value military aircraft components, with the project aiming to support local manufacturing capability and reduce reliance on international supply chains for aircraft sustainment.

Thales Australia has opened a new sonar manufacturing facility in Western Sydney, expanding Australia's capacity to manufacture and sustain advanced acoustic systems for naval vessels and autonomous maritime platforms.