Australian Aerospace, Australian Aerospace today announced plans for a $15 million state-of-the-art composite fibre manufacturing plant in Queensland, creating more than 60 new jobs at stable production levels and bringing the latest helicopter technology to Australia. Initially the facility will produce key fuselage parts and fittings for the Tiger and for the current and future MRH90 military helicopter orders which should ensure sustainability of the activity, as well as carrying out maintenance and repairs.
New staff will be trained by European experts in the latest corrosion-free composite material technology for the Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter and the medium-lift MRH90, which are being built by Australian Aerospace at its Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. The new facility also will manufacture parts for the global supply chain and worldwide production of the Tiger and the NH90, the European version of the MRH90.
In the future, the plant will be capable of producing structural parts for other aerospace platforms. Negotiations are now taking place on the site for the new factory, which is expected to start operating by the end of 2007.
This is the latest in a series of major investments and job-creating expansions by Australian Aerospace
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