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Australia secures F-35 component repair work

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Australia secures F-35 component repair work

Australian industry stands to benefit from the US Department of Defense’s assignment of the first component repair responsibilities outside the continental US for the F-35 Lightning II. From 2021 to 2025, three of the first 65 components have been assigned to Australia to undertake repairs on a global basis for all F-35s around the world, with the UK assigned 48 components and the Netherlands assigned 14. Then from 2025 onwards, Australia has been handed responsibility for 64 of these 65 components in the Pacific region, leaving a single component assigned to South Korea for repair regionally. Stahl Metall Engineering is...

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Land 53 Phase 1BR - Night Fighting Equipment replacements has been approved.

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Land 53 Phase 1BR - Night Fighting Equipment replacements has been approved.

Contracts worth $307 million have been signed with L-3 Oceania, which will see the ADF supplied with the latest night vision goggles, helmet mounts, head harnesses and laser aiming devices with ongoing support also part of the deal.  Land 53 is a multi-phased project intended to provide a suite of night fighting equipment (NFE), surveillance and target acquisition systems. This includes perimeter surveillance equipment, NFE, ground surveillance radar and thermal surveillance systems that provide land forces with detection, recognition and identification capabilities under various battlefield conditions. Integration and interoperability linkages exist with other projects delivering elements of the soldier system, surveillance...

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Evaluation of drones for defence (UK)

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Evaluation of drones for defence (UK)

The Ministry of Defence (UK) is to invest up to £3M in the funding of organisations for research into drone technology for defence. The ‘Many drones make light work’ competition is designed to find technology solutions that show and evaluate the benefits of using drones for defence, with this funding to determine the benefit of using swarms of unmanned air systems for defence. Stahl Metall Engineering is specialized in design, manufacture and distributing high performance Interconnect components, Cable assemblies / Control Systems, and Custom metalwork. We have worked within a wide range of industries, including Aerospace and Defence, Marine, Rail, Medical Equipment, Industrial Instrumentation, Measuring...

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The Sea 1000 Future Submarine Program: Contract signed.

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The Sea 1000 Future Submarine Program: Contract signed.

The DCNS design for the Shortfin Barracuda has been selected for the Sea 1000 Future Submarine Program. French firm DCNS have been awarded the contract to provide Australia with 12 submarines. While the design is French, the build will be all-Australian. The boats will contribute to Australia’s regional naval capability for several decades to come. Minister for Defence have announced today the next significant step in the building of Australia’s Future Submarines with the signing of the contract between the Government and DCNS to commence the design phase of the Program. Stahl Metall Engineering is specialized in design, manufacture and...

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BAE Systems’ CV90 IFV for the LAND 400 Phase 3 program

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BAE Systems’ CV90 IFV for the LAND 400 Phase 3 program

BAE Systems’ Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) CV90 is debuting in Australia this week at Land Forces 2016. BAE Systems offered the CV90 in response to the Commonwealth’s request for information for the LAND 400 Phase 3 program. CV90 is a family of tracked combat vehicles designed by BAE Systems in Sweden, with more than 4.5 million engineering hours contributing to its development. According to BAE Systems, the CV90 family offers high performance and unique operational advantages. Stahl Metall Engineering is specialized in design, manufacture and distributing high performance Interconnect components, Cable assemblies / Control Systems, and Custom metalwork. We have...

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