News Articles for Mike Deeks

Underwater technology company Blue Ocean Monitoring has cited success in a recent seismic testing trial at its joint venture with major petroleum players as a big step towards an IPO next year.

Japan's defence minister is among key speakers slated to address a major defence and security conference at Optus Stadium in July.

John Langoulant has sought counsel widely, including with Kim Beazley, ahead of taking up his key post in London.

Former London-based Western Australia agent general Mike Deeks has been appointed group managing director of unmanned underwater technologies company Blue Ocean Monitoring.

John Langoulant will be jetting off to London after being named agent general at the state's investment and trade office.

The state government has appointed Civmec defence general manager Mike Deeks as its new London-based agent general for Western Australia.

Civmec has begun constructing what it says will be Australia's biggest undercover shipbuilding facility in Henderson, confident it will have enough work even before offshore patrol vessel contracts are awarded by the federal government later this year.

SPECIAL REPORT: Henderson shipbuilders have plans to put on hundreds of apprentices as billions of dollars in naval investment is expected in the next few years.

The federal government's future submarine project will be assembled in South Australia under French company DCNS, although there's still hope for Western Australian industry to win contracts.

Opposition leader Mark McGowan has committed a future state Labor government to aggressively seek more defence related work for Western Australia to help compensate for the loss of construction job

Local manufacturer Civmec has announced plans to further diversify its services, with the formation of a new defence business unit and a $30 million spend to expand its Henderson facilities.