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High praise from Navy for LHD Sustainment Teams

2 April 2020

On Tuesday 31 March 2020, Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm, Head of Maritime Systems (HMS), received high praise from Commodore Steve Hughes, Commander Surface Force, regarding the outstanding work of the ACPC LHD Sustainment teams at Garden Island. Navantia Australia currently has 30 personnel involved with providing engineering and sustainment services for both Canberra class LHDs.

COVID-19 - Message to Clients regarding business continuity

25 March 2020

Defence is an essential service and together we are making an important contribution to Government and the community. We, and they, have an important role to play throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whilst there have been minor changes in how we are conducting business in this ever changing environment, we remain committed to ensuring that Defence is able to fulfil its ability to serve Australia’s national interests.

I would like to assure you that Navantia Australia is taking every precaution available to protect our employees, their families and the community while continuing to provide the services our clients and business partners require.

Navantia celebrates end of AWD program and acceptance of third AWD, Sydney, by Navy

4 March 2020

Navantia celebrated the formal acceptance of the third and final Air Warfare Destroyer, NUSHIP Sydney, by the Royal Australian Navy on Friday 28 February 2020 at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. The delivery of this ship also marks the end of the 13-year program, which was established to deliver three of the most lethal and capable warships the Australian Navy has ever possessed.

Platform system integration adds value through davit replacement

24 January 2020

Navantia Australia was recognised by the Destroyer Enterprise for their outstanding work on the davit replacement project. The sea boat davit plays a critical role in enhancing today’s Navy capability due to the increasing reliance on rapid response boarding parties in maritime operations. This davit capability upgrade is a key milestone for the whole of the Destroyer Enterprise being the first time that the Enterprise had to manage such a major design change to the DDG platform Baseline. All stakeholders have learnt many lessons through the journey.

Leveraging Indigenous talent in the defence workforce

23 January 2020

Navantia Australia and Indigenous Professional Service Provider and Management Consultancy, JLB-Yaran, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster indigenous participation in the workforce during Pacific 2019 International Maritime Exposition in October 2019.

Industry celebrates launch of Destroyer Enterprise Charter

23 January 2020

Defence industry, CASG and the Royal Australian Navy launched the Destroyer Enterprise Charter on 6 December 2019 at a Clear Lower Deck at Garden Island, Sydney, to support the Navy’s Hobart Class guided missile destroyers.

Realtime SME support builds confidence and reduces downtime for DDGs

22 January 2020

Navantia Australia employees sailed with the Royal Australian Navy’s newest destroyer, HMAS Brisbane, as part of risk mitigation support to the ship’s company during her US combat system ship qualification trials (CSSQTs).

NUSHIP Supply commissioning crew prepares for arrival of new AOR

21 January 2020

Navantia Australia has been building a close relationship with the ship’s company ahead of the delivery of the unit later this year. One of the efforts Navantia has done to assist the ship’s company was to support them in preparing for this gathering.

NUSHIP Supply (II) is the lead ship of two Supply class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships currently being built for the Royal Australian Navy by Navantia.

The Australian Supply class ships are based on the Spanish Navy's Cantabria class design. The ships are intended to carry fuel, dry cargo, water, food, ammunition, equipment and spare parts to provide operational support for the deployed naval or combat forces operating far from the port on the high seas for longer periods.

Navantia Australia Number 32 in Top 40 Defence Contractors 2019

15 January 2020

Navantia Australia has been ranked 32 in the ADM Top 40 Defence Contractors for 2019.

Smart Sustainment towards a cost-effective optimisation of the fleet readiness

4 October 2019

Asset management and Smart Sustainment are key factors to optimise the readiness of the fleet throughout the vessels’ lifecycle. Smart Sustainment employs innovative technologies in Data Analytics (machine learning and data mining) to extract insights from operational data to support decision-making and provide diagnostic and predictive maintenance.