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  • Monday, April 26, 2010

    NAVY OPEN DAY TO ALSO SHOWCASE TECHPORT

    Premier Mike Rann encouraged South Australians to take the opportunity to come and view the key facility in the State’s new defence precinct as the Navy celebrates the Anzac Day holiday at Techport Australia with an open event on board the HMAS Arunta.

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  • Monday, April 26, 2010

    TECHPORT AUSTRALIA GOES COMMERCIAL

    Premier Mike Rann announced today that Techport Australia will officially begin commercial operations on Wednesday, when the brand new $300 million State-owned shipbuilding facility at Osborne accepts its first paying customer.

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  • Monday, April 26, 2010

    TECHPORT AUSTRALIA GOES COMMERCIAL

    Premier Mike Rann announced today that Techport Australia will officially begin commercial operations on Wednesday, when the brand new $300 million State-owned shipbuilding facility at Osborne accepts its first paying customer.

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  • Thursday, April 15, 2010

    AWD construction commences in Victoria, NSW and South Australia

    Construction of Australia’s air warfare destroyer (AWD) capability is underway, with three Australian shipyards simultaneously building destroyer blocks.

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  • Thursday, April 15, 2010

    Air Warfare Destroyer project benefiting Adelaide

    Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel and Science and Mark Butler, Member for Port Adelaide, announced today that full production of Australia’s three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) is now underway, including at the new ASC shipyard in Adelaide.

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010

    ASC on common ground at Techport Australia

    Australian submarine and shipbuilder ASC has congratulated the South Australian Government on today's official opening of the Techport Australia Common User Facility (CUF) at Osborne, South Australia.

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010

    SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S NEW SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IS BORN

    Premier Mike Rann will this morning officially open the new Techport Australia facility at Osborne - which marks the birth of South Australia’s 21st Century shipbuilding industry.

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010

    ROLLS-ROYCE UNVEILS A$50M SHIPLIFT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced today that the largest shiplift in the southern hemisphere, installed as a key element of a major new shipbuilding and ship repair development at Techport in Adelaide, South Australia, is now officially in service.

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  • Thursday, January 21, 2010

    ASC’s shipyard open for business

    The $120 million upgrade of ASC’s shipyard, located at Osborne, South Australia, has been completed and will be officially opened today.

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  • Sunday, December 06, 2009

    AIR WARFARE DESTROYER PROJECT SAILING ALONG

    Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced today that Australia’s $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) was progressing well with key milestones in the delivery of its combat and weapons control system being met.

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