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Technology transfer between Canada and Australia is reshaping the trade relationship between both nations. Canada recently announced the purchase of Australia’s over-the-horizon radar system to help protect its Arctic borders, with the support of BAE Systems Australia.

Building Australia’s next-generation submarines will be the country’s biggest ever industrial undertaking, and its success will depend on suppliers from every state and territory.

Hunter class frigate mast prototyping has concluded after three years of work.

The Hawk Lead-In Fighter (LIF) team has proactively strengthened future sustainment readiness by securing a Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) Calibration capability to support potential long-term aircraft servicing requirements.

A Hunter class frigate requires nearly 100,000 litres of paint. This is roughly the same amount that goes into painting around 1,300 houses but a frigate is more complicated.

Queensland-based, First Nations-owned Allweld Manufacturing will manufacture and deliver Breathing Apparatus Stowage for the first three Hunter class frigates.

With more than 60% of the first Hunter class frigate in production, prototyping is still playing an important part in the shipbuilding process.

Western Australia’s contribution to the Hunter program has been reinforced by the manufacture and delivery of the sonar dome sole plate for NUSHIP Hunter by Hofmann Engineering.

Ronson Gears, a longstanding supplier to the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) program, has demonstrated its manufacturing excellence and adaptability, delivering strong performance outcomes following its transition to a higher tier within the supply chain.

In some of Australia’s most remote classrooms, students are gaining hands-on STEM experience, part of a broader effort by the defence industry to support First Nations communities and strengthen partnerships with First Nations businesses.

Western Australia is playing a key role in the delivery of the Hunter Class Frigate Program (HCFP) with the manufacture of a massive aluminium prototype mast and fabricated steel hull units at BAE Systems Australia’s Henderson shipyard facility, south of Perth.

Local Australian company AW Bell is helping to protect Australian and allied warships by supplying titanium investment castings into the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM), a defensive munition that defends ships from incoming threats.

When you imagine a ship cutting through water, it’s the stem leading the charge, with the sharp, forward spine of the bow powerfully forging a steady and strong path through the ocean.

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.

We examine the opportunities cyber could bring to the AUKUS partnership, from strengthening national resilience to protecting critical systems

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.

Our technology and defence domain experts outline their predictions for 2026 across space, cyber, AI, defence operations and secure cloud.

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.