Techport AustraliaMedia Releases - 2006
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
ROLLS ROYCE SIGNS UP TO $50 M DEAL TO BUILD TECHPORT AUSTRALIA SHIPLIFT
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 Warfare Destroyers.
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Monday, November 20, 2006
ADELAIDE ON SHOW TO SPANISH SHIP DESIGNERS
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley will spend the next three days promoting Adelaide's defence capabilities to Navantia -home to Spain's military ship building sector.
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Monday, August 28, 2006
SKILLING AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE INDUSTRY PROGRAM PROVIDES VITAL SUPPORT TO MILITARY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
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 ADC) and Defence that will establish a newly developed Master of Engineering Degree in Military Systems Integration in Adelaide.
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
KEY STEPS TOWARDS DESIGNING AUSTRALIA'S NEXT GENERATION OF DESTROYERS
The opening of the new Air Warfare Destroyer Systems Centre in Adelaide today is a milestone in the delivery of Australia's three Air Warfare Destroyers
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
AWD SYSTEMS CENTRE OPENING
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.
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
SOUTH AUSTRALIA BECOMING DEFENCE READY
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley says in a national first, the State Government's new Commercial Defence Ready program will help prepare the states small and medium sized businesses to secure a slice of billions of dollars in global defence contracts.
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
TECHPORT AUSTRALIA EXPANDS AS COSGROVE SIGNS ON
Premier Mike Rann has met for the first time with the new Chair of South Australia's Defence Industry Advisory Board (DIAB) General Peter Cosgrove AC MC, to brief him about a major expansion of the new Osborne shipbuilding site, Techport Australia.
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Friday, June 23, 2006
FIRST AWD CONTRACT LET
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 ion the project.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
GOVERNMENT WELCOME GIBBS AND COX TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Deputy Premier Kevin Foley today welcomed news that US Naval architectural firm Gibbs & Cox has established a new company Gibbs & Cox Australia and will base the company in Adelaide.
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
TECHPORT AUSTRALIA GOES AFTER MORE THAN AIR WARFARE DESTROYERS
Premier Mike Rann says that on Tuesday next week, the SA Government will launch the new phase of its bid to become the centre for an internationally competitive shipbuilding industry - for both naval and commercial purposes.
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Friday, January 20, 2006
NEXT GENERATION OF NAVAL SHIPS TO REFLECT A RICH HISTORY OF SERVICE
The names of Australia's new large amphibious ships and Air Warfare Destroyers will be names after Australian cities with close links with Navy heritage.