BAE Systems Australia has announced ‘significant contract awards’ to six Australian SMEs as part of the delivery of hardware and software sub-assemblies for the global Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) programme. BAE Systems and Australian industry partners will deliver sub-assemblies into Block 2 of the ESSM programme under a new three-year full rate production contract with…
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The Royal Australian Navy has signed contracts to acquire five Bluebottle unmanned surface vessels (USVs) from Australian manufacturer Ocius. In the last 15 months, five Bluebottles under a Defence Innovation Hub contract have already completed nearly 23,000 nautical miles at sea , the equivalent to around the world at the equator. The deal to deliver…
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Contract pharmaceutical manufacturer and packaging specialist Probiotec is to consolidate its New South Wales pharmaceutical manufacturing and FMCG packaging operations to a new 30,000 sqm facility in Kemps Creek, NSW. The company, which has completed five acquisitions in NSW since 2018, said the new plant would increase capacity, capabilities and efficiencies and result in cost…
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The Australian and Western Australian Governments have signed a 12-month Skills Agreement to address the current skills shortage and deliver Fee Free TAFE and more vocational education places for Western Australians. The Agreement will inject more than $112 million into the Western Australian skills and training sector, and includes approximately 18,800 Fee Free TAFE and…
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Queensland government lauds $2 billion wind farm project Energy giant ACCIONA Energia has announced development of a new $2 billion wind project in Queensland, covering 1,000 megawatts at Herries Range Wind Farm, within the MacIntyre Wind Precinct. The precinct’s value and generation capacity will now be $4 billion and 2,000 megawats, said the state government,…
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Beginning week three of Australia’s place in the semiconductor world, Sercan Altun considers the role of chips in enabling a nation’s self-sufficiency goals in manufacturing, and the implications for Australia. The seeds of the current “Cold War 2.0” discussions were laid due to a rising China on the global stage, with massive economic and military…
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Mars Bars, Snickers and Milky Way will debut locally-created sustainable packaging in 2023 with the launch of recyclable paper based wrappers. Manufacturer Mars Wrigley Australia today committed to transition all chocolate bars made at its Ballarat, Victoria site to a new paper-based packaging that can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling. In a world first…
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For the first time ever, we are conducting a search to find out which companies lead the nation in their efforts to innovate. @AuManufacturing is delighted to announce a brand new campaign: Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers. With the help of MYOB and SMC Corporation Australia, @AuManufacturing will use the connections and wisdom of our…
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Dutch surveying and geotechnical services company Fugro is partnering with Australian drone manufacturer Carbonix to establish a new Australian long-range drone capability. In what is Fugro’s first partnership working towards long-range Beyond Visual Line of Sight missions (BVLoS), Carbonix will supply Volanti (pictured) and Ottano vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones over the next 27…
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The Australian Research Council Discovery Projects scheme is to support research at the University of Southern Queensland ranging from extreme weather-resistant building materials to next-generation advanced composites and fine tuning cybersecurity systems. Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer Judi Zielke PSM announced more than $221 million under its Discovery Projects scheme. UniSQ’s successful initiatives…
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