Tag: OPVs
Keel laying ceremony marks start of life of Australia’s first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel
In the second major milestone of Australia’s newest warship construction program, the first of Australia’s Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) has celebrated a...
Construction commences on Australia’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has announced the start of construction on the Navy’s new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at Osborne in South Australia.
The multi-billion...
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...
German shipbuilder Lürssen wins Australian Offshore Patrol Vessel contract
The Federal Government announced that Australia’s 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) will be delivered by prime contractor Lürssen.
The $4bn project, which will be delivered...
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
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.
