Breakthrough experiments conducted at ASC’s deep submarine maintenance facility in Adelaide have demonstrated how electrically charged surface coatings can eliminate marine bio-fouling, or sea organism growth, potentially improving the operation and maintenance of naval vessels. The research, led by Flinders…
Australia’s dedicated submarine sustainment organisation, ASC, is collaborating with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and DMTC Limited, to pioneer the use of additive manufacturing for the repair of Collins Class submarines. The partners have joined forces to further develop ‘cold…
Australia's first digital shipbuilding course commenced as planned last Monday, 30 March, at Flinders University. Fifty-three shipbuilders, whose roles on the HOBART Class Air Warfare Destroyer Program ended the week before, will take part in the digital upskilling program which…
A $1.45 million grant from the Australian Government-funded Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), matched by industry funding, will help develop and pilot new, advanced manufacturing technologies that will be used to build the Navy’s nine HUNTER class anti-submarine warfare…