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Adelaide-based Saab Australia will develop missile defence systems for Australia’s future ship projects

Sheradyn Holderhead, Political Reporter, The Advertiser
October 2, 2017 9:38pm

SOUTH Australian technology will be used to shoot down missiles, boosting the nation’s defence against North Korea, as part of a multi-billion dollar investment.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce today that Adelaide-based Saab Australia will develop the “brains” of all of Australia’s future non-combat ship projects — about 25 vessels.

Saab will also partner with Lockheed Martin on the systems for the $35 million Future Frigates project which requires specialised high-end warfighting capabilities.

SA will be the “epicentre” of the work on the new systems, which will support hundreds of local jobs.

The announcement follows US President Donald Trump taking to social media to suggest that negotiating with Kim Jong-un was a waste of time.

The Government believes the decision to maximise the Future Frigate’s air warfare capabilities is vital considering the current international climate where rogue states are developing missiles with advanced range and speed — obviously referring to North Korea.

“Recent events in our region have proven that Australia’s Future Frigates must be equipped to defend Australia from the threat of medium and long-range missile attacks,” Mr Turnbull said.

“This technology will enable the Future Frigates to engage missiles at long range.”

The combat management system for the nine frigates will be provided by Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat Management System, together with a Saab Australia’s tactical interface.

The Government thinks this partnership means the Future Frigates would have the best capability to defeat threats above and below the surface, while also ensuring we maintain sovereign control of key technologies, such as the Australian-designed and built CEA phased array radar.

Defence Industries Minister Christopher Pyne said the announcement was good news for Australia’s defence industry and particularly SA where the Future Frigates were being built.

“SAAB is headquartered in SA and will be the epicentre of the construction of these new combat management systems,” he said.

“This represents an investment of more than $1 billion of investment in the Australian economy, creating and sustaining jobs in SA across the country between SAAB, CEA and Lockheed Martin.” Defence Minister Marise Payne said it was essential the Navy had the capability both to defeat emerging threats and to be able to link with allies.

In the past Defence had tendered separate combat management systems — essentially the brains of the ship — for each individual project.

A tactical interface developed by SAAB Australia would be used on the Future Frigates and the Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyers when their Aegis system was upgraded.

 

German hypermarket giant Kaufland buys Le Cornu site in Adelaide - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"I think what's most interesting in this particular instance is that it would appear that South Australia will be their first."

 

Holden finds buyer for soon-to-be-shut Elizabeth factory site but won't say who it is - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"Holden said the successful buyer plans to turn it into an "innovative business park", with industries such as resources, logistics, defence and food and beverage.

 

It's such a shame that they are planning to turn the Holden factory into a 'Business Park', which is exactly what they have done at the old Mitsubishi site at Tonsley. They should have turned it into a world class medicinal cannabis facility!!!

 

Too much competition from local growers

 

I've got 12 acres, I'll grow it

 

Defence "business park" - supposedly our saviour. I'm surprised the University of South Australia didn't take over half the site like Flinders did at Tonsley. Education and defence, the only things we do here now.

 

And "healthcare" and "social services". Thomas Playford would be rolling in his grave looking at how far this state has fallen.

 

Exactly. They have experienced candidates already!

 

And all of it one hundred percent dependent on uninterrupted Commonwealth money. Healthcare, defence, education - all things that require almost all their funding from a generous, wealthy government. What could possibly go wrong?

 

She'll be right mate

 

A whole state on the dole...LOL. Just watch out they don't breach us!

 

IN all seriousness I heard medium density residential about 12 months ago so I guess the plan changed. I guess Mawson Lakes shows there's not really the demand for it out that way yet....?

 

Mass job hiring in SA to build frigates

"Up to 600 jobs will be created to build the infrastructure for future construction of Australia's frigates at the Osborne South Shipyard, with construction group Lendlease winning the tender for the project."

"Anyone with a pulse who's working in shipbuilding in Australia, let alone in Adelaide, will get jobs in the future frigates, offshore patrol vessels and submarines projects,"

 

Fewer jobs to be lost after Holden closure

Car industry workers highly sought after:

60 Minutes: Closing down the 'university of manufacturing'

"On the factory floors, as soon as his workers heard an Aussie film crew from 60 Minutes was in the factory, people came over to introduce themselves as Australians.

They were technology and design refugees from Ford, Mitsubishi, and Holden factories in Australia – the cream of our car industry engineering and design teams.

When we asked them why they were here, they lamented that with the decline of the car industry in Australia the only place where they could get interesting jobs in high-end manufacturing design and build was with Elon Musk in the USA.

Musk told us he loved the Australian workers because they were well trained in design process and quality control and he and his senior managers valued them highly."

 

Awsome promo video for this years Adelaide festival of speed. Features F1/touring and moto gp tearing through CBD at night.

 

Video is cool.
I have a soft spot for Adelaide. Spent 2 years travelling almost fortnightly.
The economy can definitely use the boost.

 

South Australian economy on the rise after receiving its best rating since 2011 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"SA jumped into fourth position this quarter — up from sixth — and ahead of Queensland and Tasmania.

It now trails only New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, with the report ranking SA third on dwelling starts and business investment."

 

Things are starting to turn,allbeit reasonably slowly.I have been watching the Fleurieu Peninsula start to come alive,council minutes tell me there is a massive new Coles and Bunnings & Aldi being built at Victor Harbor.

 

Nice!

Also holden closed the other day and the world didn't end. Just like when ford closed in geelong and the world didnt end there either.