2006
ROLLS ROYCE SIGNS UP TO $50 M DEAL TO BUILD TECHPORT AUSTRALIA SHIPLIFT
19 December 2006
Premier Mike Rann announced today that Rolls Royce Marine had won a $50 million contract to build what will eventually be the largest shiplift in the Southern Hemisphere needed to build the Navy's three $6 billion Air Warefare Destroyers.
Download PDF 130KBADELAIDE ON SHOW TO SPANISH SHIP DESIGNERS
20 November 2006
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley will spend the next three days promoting Adelaide's defence capabilities to Navantia, home to Spain's military ship buidling sector.
Download PDF 77KBSKILLING AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE INDUSTRY PROGRAM PROVIDES VITAL SUPPORT TO MILITARY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
28 August 2006
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Bruce Billson today officially launched Skilling Australia's Defence Industry Agreements between a group of industry partners (BAE Systems Australia, Saab Systems and ASC) and Defence that will establish a newly developed Master of Engineering degree in Military Systems Integration in Adelaide.
Download PDF 15KBSA COMPANIES ALREADY WINNING FROM AWD PROJECT
03 August 2006
Acting Premier Kevin Foley says more than $7 million worth of contracts have been awarded in South Australia since the beginning of the year mostly to local companies - as a result of the Air Warfare Destroyer project.
Download PDF 102KBKEY STEPS TOWARDS DESIGNING AUSTRALIA'S NEXT GENERATION OF DESTROYERS
03 August 2006
The opening of the new Air Warfare Destroyer Systems Centre in Adelaide today is a milestone in the delivery of Australia's three Air Warefare Destroyers.
Download PDF 112KBSOUTH AUSTRALIA BECOMING DEFENCE READY
16 July 2006
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley says in a national first, the State Government's new Commercial Defence Ready program will help prepare the State's small and medium sized businesses to secure a slice of billions of dollars in global defence contracts.
Download PDF 81KBFIRST AWD CONTRACT LET
23 June 2006
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley says Techport Australia, which will be the home of the $6 billion Air Warfare Destroyer Contract, has taken a significant step forward today with the awarding of a contract to McConnell Dowell/Built Environs Joint Venture to start design work on the project.
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