Graduate awards show our future is in strong hands

With the first Hunter class frigate (NUSHP Hunter/Ship 1) under construction at the Osborne Naval Shipyard, a new Outfit Support Tower (OST) is streamlining production by bringing everything closer together.

Sydney-based manufacturer Defence Seals & Spares will supply manhole and access panel gaskets; step covers and low-pressure air cylinder caps for the first Hunter class frigate.

More than 230 representatives from Australian companies gathered for the inaugural AUKUS National Supply Chain Conference—the first time Australian industry has heard directly from the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) and sovereign submarine build partners, ASC and BAE Systems, on the SSN-AUKUS Build Program supply chain strategy.

BAE Systems Australia Surface Ships Managing Director David Shepherd hosted Peter Malinauskas at Osborne Naval Shipyard this week, where the South Australian Premier met 35 of our first-year apprentices with skills already in strong demand.

The docking of frontline guided missile destroyer (DDG), HMAS Hobart, at South Australia’s Osborne Naval Shipyard signified the official start of the production phase of its upgrade program.

BAE Systems Australia has celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of Hunter Class Frigate Program apprentices, a milestone in the company’s commitment to create 1,000 early career positions.

BAE Systems Australia has welcomed Bunbara, a female-owned Supply Nation certified Indigenous business, as the newest member of its Partnering4Success (P4S) program.

BAE Systems Australia’s first cohort of aircraft maintenance worker apprentices are at the tail-end of their training and ready to join our F-35 workforce.

Fifteen months ago, we cut steel for the Royal Australian Navy’s first Hunter class frigate at Osborne Naval Shipyard. Since then, the pace and scale of progress has been remarkable.