The Western Australian government will team up with the Commonwealth's submarine builder to support the sustainment of local submarine workforce capacity.
Australia is one step closer to attaining its nuclear-powered submarines, after pledging more than $4.6 billion to help bolster construction in the UK.
UK minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan says progress made towards nuclear submarine capability in WA is encouraging but has cautioned on the complexity of challenges.
Workers planning industrial action at BAE Systems' Henderson shipyard have been turned away from the facility today, according to the Electrical Trades Union's WA branch.
The state's peak planning body has approved a $28 million wharf extension at Henderson, a project expected to boost Western Australia's bid for increased involvement in submarine maintenance work.
Perth-based design consultancy SITE Planning + Design has lodged plans to undertake $102 million worth of wharf upgrades at lots leased by defence contractor BAE Systems.
News of a revived, $300 million maritime underwater tracking range comes as the federal government remains undecided on whether to bring full-cycle docking to WA.
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The federal government has today announced its $35 billion frigate project will be built in Adelaide, with local shipbuilder Austal missing out on the main contract.
The federal government has signed a $1.2 billion contract extension with a group of defence contractors for maintenance work on eight Anzac-class frigates for the next five years, with BAE Systems and CIMIC's UGL among the major beneficiaries.
Badge Constructions has been awarded a $5 million contract to build a shipside support tower at BAE Systems' Henderson facility to support its frigate upgrade project.
