November 2017 - Navantia Australia

Navantia Australia champions STEM in Defence

30 November 2017

Navantia Australia is proud to be the gold sponsor of Australian Defence Magazine’s STEM in Defence Summit presented in Canberra today. The Summit is the first of its kind in Australia and will focus on the overwhelming need for the defence industry to champion and grow the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workforce.

Navantia Australia strengthening partnerships with Tasmanian industry

29 November 2017

Navantia Australia’s Board Director Francisco Baron, Managing Director Donato Martinez, and Supply Chain Manager Greg Keen, will visit Tasmania this week to tour regional defence enterprises and discuss future naval shipbuilding partnerships.

Navantia and Bath Iron Works Team for the U.S. Navy Future Guided Missile Frigates

27 November 2017

Navantia and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works have signed a teaming agreement to collaborate on the U.S. Navy’s next-generation FFG(X) Guided Missile Frigate. The partnership between Bath Iron Works, the designer and builder of some of the most advanced warships in the world, and Navantia, the world’s premier frigate designer, will provide the most capable and affordable light surface combatant for the US Navy.

Navantia Australia Welcomes Offshore Patrol Vessel Decision

24 November 2017

Navantia Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s selection of Lürssen as its partner for the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program. With the initial OPVs to be built in Adelaide before construction moves to Western Australia, the decision will see the retention of some of the skilled workforce in the Adelaide shipyard.

Major milestone achieved as keel laid for Australian AOR

17 November 2017

The keel of the first of two Australian auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships (AORs) was laid in the Ferrol shipyard today in a ceremony attended by Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, AO, CSC, RAN, chair of Navantia S.A. José Esteban Garcia Vilasanchez and chair of Navantia Australia Warren King.

Navantia Australia Proud to Support Baker Gordon Shield

12 November 2017

Today, teams from RAAF Edinburgh and 7RAR square off to raise money for the Women's and Children's Hospital in the inaugural Baker Gordon Shield T20 Cricket Match. Navantia Australia is proud to be the major sponsor of this event.

Navantia Australia strengthening South Australia’s skilled workforce in partnership with TAFE SA & WTIA

8 November 2017

Navantia Australia today signed a memorandum of understanding with TAFE SA and the Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA) to establish an Intelligent Welder Training Facility in Adelaide.

Bull v Lion: allegiances and new alliances form backdrop to warships bid

5 November 2017

Few Australians would have heard of Ferrol, a tiny shipbuilding town in Spain's north-west. Fewer still would have visited. But it is at the Bay of Ferrol in Galicia, crowned with iconic shipyard cranes, where the Australian-Spanish alliance intersects – where the Armada meets Adelaide.

Navantia Australia looks forward to ‘Doing Business with Defence’ in WA

3 November 2017

Navantia Australia’s SEA 5000 Supply Chain Manager, Greg Keen, today addressed the 2017 WA Defence Conference ‘Doing Business with Defence’. Mr Keen gave an update on current and future naval projects and encouraged the State’s industry to take up opportunities with Navantia Australia.