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  • GE Taps RJE Global to Produce Gas Turbine Modules for Australia's Navy Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Taps RJE Global to Produce Gas Turbine Modules for Australia’s Navy Frigate Program

    General Electric‘s Marine Solutions subsidiary has selected RJE Global to assemble gas turbine modules and produce engine components in support of the Australian navy’s frigate program. Marine Solutions said Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding requires RJE to produce LM2500 modules for the nine-ship SEA 5000 Future Frigate program which aims to replace legacy Australian Anzac-class […] More

  • BAE Offers to Build Digital Shipyard Under Australia's Future Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Offers to Build Digital Shipyard Under Australia’s Future Frigate Program

    BAE Systems plans to build a digital shipyard in Adelaide, Australia if it wins the SEA 5000 Future Frigate contract to construct nine anti-submarine warfare ships for the Australian navy. The British defense contractor said Thursday its Australia-based subsidiary will transfer intellectual property, technical data and naval shipbuilding processes to the Australian government in an effort to meet […] More

  • SpeedCast, Airbus Ink Satcom Anchor Station Service Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpeedCast, Airbus Ink Satcom Anchor Station Service Agreement

    SpeedCast International has agreed to provide support services for the satellite communications anchor station of Airbus‘ defense and space business under a six-year, multimillion dollar agreement. The companies said Monday the deal covers maintenance, training, security and infrastructure management services for Airbus’ Skynet East anchor station that is located at SpeedCast’s Adelaide, Australia-based teleport facility. Pierre-Jean Beylier, SpeedCast CEO, said the company’s […] More

  • Saab to Engineer Replacement Ship Integrated Combat System for Australian Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Engineer Replacement Ship Integrated Combat System for Australian Navy

    Saab has secured a $25 million contract to design and build an integrated combat system for integration into two replenishment vessels that Navantia will build for the Australian navy. Saab said Friday the contract also covers procurement of combat system equipment such as helicopter control radar and decoy systems as well as systems engineering services. “Saab will deliver an […] More

  • BAE to Help Back Australia 'Big Data' Research Center; Kim Scott Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help Back Australia ‘Big Data’ Research Center; Kim Scott Comments

    BAE Systems will contribute $1 million and other forms of support over the next five years to a research center in Adelaide, Australia that is partly funded by the country’s government and other contributions from the defense industry and academia. Personnel at the $88 million Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Center will research and develop tools to help […] More