Defence will hold Future Frigate and OPV shipbuilding briefings for industry at regional locations around the country Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announced today.
Seven Naval Shipbuilding Industry briefings would be held providing regional Australians with an opportunity to learn more about the Government’s $89 billion national shipbuilding endeavour.
“The industry briefings will focus on the next generation of naval surface ships; specifically the Future Frigate and Offshore Patrol Vessels, which represent a $39 billion investment by the Australian Government,” he said.
Minister Pyne said it was critical to provide opportunities for companies to access the supply chain for major programs such as the Future Frigates (Sea 5000) and OPVs (Sea 1180), so they could benefit from the potential economic advantages of a thriving domestic defence sector.
Industry participants will be provided high level updates on the progress of the two shipbuilding programs and how they can get involved through registering with the newly-launched Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC).
“The CDIC is a partnership between Defence and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to support Australian industry by offering practical advice and assistance needed to work with Defence,” Minister Pyne said.
“Almost 400 businesses have registered for shipbuilding updates through CDIC’s portal to date.”
Regional briefings will be held in the following locations:
- Geelong - 7 April 2017
- Geraldton - 11 April 2017
- Nowra - 11 April 2017
- Bunbury - 12 April 2017
- Whyalla - 4 May 2017
- Newcastle - TBC
- Cairns - TBC
To attend one of these briefing please register here.
For more information on Future Frigate and Offshore Patrol Vessel programs click here.
Acess Centre for Defence Industry Capability’s services here.