Aerospace
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- Design and technical capabilities throughout the industry
- Melbourne companies participate in global projects
- Leading aerospace research and development facilities
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Design and technical capabilities throughout the industry
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Our strong design and technological capabilities have been built upon a long tradition of aerospace manufacturing in Melbourne. Capabilities include:
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- Avionics and systems
- Airframe design, manufacture and testing
- Precision engineering and ground support equipment
- Pilot and simulator training
- Aircraft maintenance
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Leading aerospace research and development facilities
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We have a number of leading aerospace research and development facilities available for collaborative use:
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- Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Platform Sciences Laboratory, a government research facility located at Fishermans Bend.
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- Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre for Aerospace Design Technology, a research institute connected to RMIT University and the DSTO.
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- A Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Advanced Composite Structures which brings together universities and industry partners.
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- Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), also conducts research into a number of aerospace-related disciplines.
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Melbourne companies participate in global projects
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Melbourne companies participating in innovative aerospace projects across the globe include:
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- Hawker de Havilland who is supplying structural components to Boeing for its new 787 airliner.
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- Gippsland Aeronautics is exporting GA 8 utility aircraft to the world, including the US Air Force.
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- BAE Systems and Aerosonde are collaborating on Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) projects with global partners.
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- Thales ATM has delivered a new air traffic management system to China.
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- Joint Strike Fighter program – eleven Melbourne companies are participating in the largest defence procurement project in the world.
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