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Manufacturability

The KC-30A and the A400M at the 2017 Avalon Air Show

Posted on March 18, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/18/2017
The Australian KC-30A was joined with the RAF's A400M during its global reach into the Pacific during the Avalon Air Show in Australia.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Manufacturability, What's New

Exercise Ocean Explorer: The Italians Participate in the Australian Exercise

Posted on March 15, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
03/15/2017
The Italian FREMM frigate participated in the exercise in the Pacific.
Posted in Manufacturability, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged Australia, Electronic, Exercise Ocean Explorer, Fincantieri, Italian FREMM frigate, Italian Ministry of Defence, Italy, Jakarta, Leonardo, MBDA Italy, New Zealand, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Spain, Telespazio

The Arrival of HMS Forth in the Royal Navy

Posted on March 9, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
03/09/2017
The arrival of the new Offshore Patrol Vessel into the Royal Navy.
Posted in Manufacturability, Video, What's New

Australian Thales Vehicles Sold to Fiji

Posted on March 7, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
03/07/2017
Australia has sold its homebuilt combat vehicle to Fuji.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged Australia, Brisbane, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Fiji, Gallipoli Barracks, Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola

Mid-Life Upgrades for Storm Shadow: UK and French Co-Investments

Posted on February 25, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
02/25/2017
The Storm Shadow isnow about to receive a mid-life upgrade with joint investments from France and the UK in the MBDA program.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Signing of Submarine Build Framework Agreement Between France and Australia

Posted on January 12, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
01/12/2017
Signing of Submarine Build Framework Agreement Between France and Australia December 20. 2016.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged Adelaide, Australia, Christopher Pyne, France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Keswick Barracks, Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia, Ray Griggs, Rebecca Skinner, Submarine Build Framework Agreement, Tim Brown

UK MoD Declares 2017 as the “Year of the Navy”

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
2017 is set to be the year of the Royal Navy as it prepares to welcome new ships to the fleet, following one of their busiest years since the end of the Cold War.
Posted in Con Ops, Manufacturability, What's New

Building A Laser Weapons Capability: UK MoD Awards MBDA Led Consortium

Posted on January 7, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
01/07/2017
If the project is successful, the first laser weapons would come into service in the mid-2020s.
Posted in Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New
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