Defence has appointed Brisbane-based Bechtel Infrastructure Australia the design services consultancy to undertake master planning of the consolidated Henderson defence precinct. This will support sovereign shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia, says Defence in a media release. Establishment of the…
The Royal Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine HMS Anson has arrived at HMAS Stirling's Fleet Base West for the first‑ever maintenance activity on a UK nuclear‑powered submarine in Australia. This marks a historic step in Australia’s readiness to operate and maintain conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered…
Together with its AUKUS partners, the RAN has the responsibility for coordinating, supporting and delivering a significant package of maintenance work on the US Navy Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Vermont. She arrived at Fleet Base West at HMAS Stirling near Fremantle in…
The Australian subsidiaries of US firm KBR and UK firm BMT have entered into a strategic relationship to support the delivery of long-term outcomes for the sustainment of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) platforms. Adelaide-based KBR will provide extensive program management,…
The Australian Government will establish a consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence Precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard, near Fremantle, to underpin its investment in defence capabilities in the West over the next two decades and support up to 10,000 well-paid, high-skilled local…
The Australian Department of Defence has announced the concept design partners for South Australia’s new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY). American engineering company Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and an AECOM and Aurecon Joint Venture have been announced as the design…
The Australian Department of Defence has launched a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge in Australian high schools, providing a new generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students the chance to win a trip to HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to see…