MG Engineering’s Anthony Brdar says he’s as bullish as ever on the future of Australia’s defence industry, with a continuous naval shipbuilding program that’s likely to eliminate the peaks and toughs that have plagued the industry in the past.

MG Engineering is cutting, forming and fabricating components into complex fabricates including sideshells, bulkheads and seats for the first of three Batch 1 Hunter-class ASW frigates.

MG Engineering has commenced work constructing components for the first ship blocks at its facility in Port Adelaide, representing the first outsourced products being delivered outside of Osborne as part of the frigates build.

MG Engineering is proud to be joining forces with BAE Systems under their flagship ‘Partnering4Success’ program.

Adelaide manufacturer MG Engineering is constructing bulkheads and side shells that join together to form the exterior of Hunter ship blocks off site, which are linked back to BAE Systems’ operations at Osborne with a digital thread.

BAE Systems Australia has documented another prototyping milestone for the Hunter Class Frigate Program, lifting and rotating the first half prototype block with MG Engineering manufacturing the 12-metre-long lifting beam to help successfully complete the prototype.