Tag: Defence Industry
Govt backs Navy shipbuilding contract bid
The Queensland Government says it will do all it can to help a Cairns company bid for a $300 million Navy shipbuilding contract that could create up to 500 local jobs.[MORE]
India tests supersonic cruise missile
India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile from a moving ship for the first time overnight, in what officials said was a major boost for the the country's defence capabilities.[MORE]
Thales' job cuts decision looms
A defence engineering company says it expects to have a decision next week on job cuts at its Bendigo plant.[MORE]
Rudd announces $1.8m grant for defence company
The Geelong company Chemring has been given a $1.8 million dollar grant from the Federal Government.[MORE]
More Bendigo jobs gone
About 50 jobs will be slashed at a Defence engineering plant in Bendigo.[MORE]
Expansion for Lithgow arms factory
There will be a boost to job opportunities in Lithgow after the expansion of a small arms factory.[MORE]
Defence spending must go on, says Beazley
The former Federal Labor leader Kim Beazley says the Government cannot afford to allow the financial slowdown to delay its defence spending plans.[MORE]
Indigenous disadvantage nation's 'biggest blight': Beazley
Former ALP leader, Kim Beazley, says the situation in Indigenous communities is the biggest blight on Australia. [MORE]
Scheme to tackle defence industry skills shortages
A new pathways education program to be introduced at Hunter high schools will aim to address skill shortages in the region's defence Industry.[MORE]
Israel decides to maintain Gaza blockade
Israel has vowed to keep up its blockade of Gaza, the defence ministry said in a statement after Tel Aviv accused the Islamist Hamas movement of "shattering" a truce with rocket fire.[MORE]
WA shipbuilder wins lucrative US contract
The Perth shipbuilder Austal has won a contract with the US Defence Department which is potentially worth more than $2.5 billion.[MORE]
Crisis jeopardises strike fighter acquisition
The company building a controversial fighter plane being considered for purchase by the Australian Air Force says it is worried about the impact of the global financial crisis on the project's future.[MORE]
Govt working on US defence-trade treaty: Fitzgibbon
The federal Minister for Defence says the defence industry in Bendigo is strong and the Government is working to secure a treaty with the US which will improve export opportunities.[MORE]
$4.6m for next generation submarine study
Almost $5 million in funding has been given to an early planning program for the development of Australia's next generation of submarine. [MORE]
Fitzgibbon 'happy' with Singapore Shoalwater Bay training
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he is looking forward to another five-year agreement with the Singapore Government over the use of the Shoalwater Bay training area in central Queensland.[MORE]
Payment to Afghan Governor's family part of bid to win 'hearts and minds'
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the ex gratia payment to the family of a dead Afghan Governor is part of the overall approach to the war in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Secret London wartime tunnel complex for sale
A once-secret 1940s tunnel complex under the centre of London that housed military intelligence and linked the Cold War hotline phone between Washington and Moscow has been put up for sale.[MORE]
Gates backs pact for troops in Iraq
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates supports a draft deal with Iraq that would provide a new legal basis to keep American forces there after a UN mandate expires on December 31, the US Pentagon has said.[MORE]
Russia flexes muscles with volley of missile tests
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Analysts say Russia's weekend ballistic missile testing was not a Kremlin warning shot to the West.[MORE]
Hungarian, not US plane landed in Iran: report
An Iranian state television station has said a plane that was forced to land in Iran was Hungarian, not a US military plane as reported earlier by a semi-official Iranian news agency.[MORE]
Unis join in defence electronics push
There are plans for Adelaide to become a national centre for defence electronics systems.[MORE]
Victory in the 'war on terror'?
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Assessments of progress in the war on terror are varied, seven years after its launch.[MORE]
Air Force personnel offered bonuses to stay on
Around 150 Air Force traffic controllers will be offered $30,000 to stay on in their jobs for an extra year.[MORE]
Build Bushmasters, not cars: Opposition
Federal Opposition trade spokesman Ian Macfarlane says Australia should try to create an export industry from its ability to make light armoured vehicles.[MORE]
Ukraine ready to work with West on missile defence
Ukraine is prepared to open its missile defence network to cooperation with European and other foreign powers, the ex-Soviet republic's Foreign Ministry said.[MORE]
