AllHunter frigates welcome record cohort of apprentices
Photo and article courtesy of BAE Systems Australia. MEDIA RELEASE Forty apprentices have begun their exciting trades careers in Adelaide, South Australia. This intake represents the largest ever cohort of apprentices being deployed on the Hunter Class Frigate Program. The apprentices will join more than 1,800 people already working on the program, nearly 1,400 of […]
Nova Systems named among top graduate employers & welcomes new graduates
L-R: Divyam Pandya, Isabella Federle, Cecelia Lueddeke, and Dermott Chiang. Photo and article courtesy of Nova Systems Australia. MEDIA RELEASE Nova Systems has welcomed 13 new graduates to the global engineering services and technology solutions company, as it was named in Graduate Australia’s Top 100 Employers. Designed to nurture and develop the next generation, Nova […]
Veterans’ claims backlog elimination imminent
The Hon Matt Keogh MPMinister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans’ Affairs MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government was elected on a commitment to properly resource the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to eliminate the unacceptable backlog of veteran compensation claims. In the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s Interim Report, serious concerns were raised about […]
Albanese Government invests further $400 million in next generation loyal wingman drone
MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government has secured hundreds of highly skilled jobs while driving innovation in Australia’s local defence industry with the allocation of an additional $399 million for the ongoing development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat. The MQ-28A Ghost Bat, known as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), is being developed in cooperation with Boeing […]
Navy Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Sinking of HMAS Voyager II
MEDIA RELEASE The Royal Australian Navy today honoured the fallen, the survivors, and the families of the sinking of the destroyer HMAS Voyager II, at a public memorial to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the event. Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond attended the memorial service at Voyager Park in Huskisson, New South Wales. […]
Navy flagship anchors at the Royal Hobart Regatta
MEDIA RELEASE The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Diamantina (II) is proud to support the 186th Royal Hobart Regatta. The minehunter vessel arrived in Hobart on 9 February ahead of the iconic three-day event. Commander of the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Christopher Smith, CSM, RAN, said the HMAS Diamantina’s crew were looking forward to visiting Hobart […]