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10 DEFENCE NEWS
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BABCOCK WINS ROYAL NAVY QUEEN ELIZABETH-CLASS DRY DOCK CONTRACT
BABCOCK has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock main- tenance for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.
The new £30m (A$52m) contract follows a previous maintenance pe- riod where Babcock completed the first docking for HMS Queen Elizabeth at the Rosyth site in 2019 and includes all rou-
tine maintenance and repairs that can- not be done when the vessel is afloat.
In addition to the scheduled dock- ings, Babcock will provide facilities for any contingency dockings required over the 10-year contract duration.
This is a significant milestone for big ship dockings at Rosyth, which was the integration site for the UK
LEFT: Babcock will also provide facilities for any contingency dockings required over the 10-year contract duration.
carrier build and assembly programme from 2008 to 2019.
Babcock has invested more than £100m (AUD$177M) in skills, digiti- sation and site infrastructure over re- cent years at Rosyth.
This is now one of the UK’s ‘most modern, capable and competitive manufacturing and repair facilities’ for large scale marine and energy pro- grammes, with a circa 2000-strong workforce, according to Babcock.
Alongside traditional maintenance practices, the ships’ docking period will further benefit from the digital transformation underway at the Ro- syth site, which is already in place to support the build and assembly of the Royal Navy’s new Arrowhead Type 31 Inspiration Class frigates.
CUBIC DEFENCE AUSTRALIA WINS ARMY TRAINING CONTRACT EXTENSION
CUBIC Defence Australia has signed a $319.8 million contract to continue its delivery of training support to the Australian Army’s Combat Training Centre for up to 14 years.
Former Minister for Defence Indus- try Melissa Price said the contract an- nounced on 15 December 2021 with Cu- bic Defence Australia was a major boost for the Queensland and national econo- my, with almost all of the contract price to be invested in Australian industry.
Cubic will continue to provide and support the integrated live simulation, range instrumentation and information systems used to run major national and international exercises in Townsville.
Cubic Defence Australia supplied the original equipment and has sup- ported the capability since 2006.
RIGHT: Cubic Defence Australia supplied the original equipment and has supported the capability since 2006.
Cubic Defence Aus-
tralia said the CTC-LIS
enables the Australian
military’s largest, most
advanced, and potent
teams to enhance their
competitive advantage by empowering them to reach their potential; and the CTC-LIS provides the technology basis to achieve this mission.
The system is based at Lavarack Bar- racks in Townsville and deploys regu- larly around the country to training
events, including in some of the most remote training areas in Australia.
“The CTC-LIS was originally de- signed and delivered by our Cubic team in New Zealand and since that time, the system has continually evolved.”
CUBIC DEFENCE AUSTRALIA
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