QHL (ASX) Could this be the Boeing contract prep

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You would hope Quickstep have their an understanding with BAE Systems, if Bae win the contract for the defence vehicle

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...s/news-story/1f2268a7a1e6e13026b4dcb3b9daed99
OUR next generation of defence engineering experts will get hands-on experience of cutting-edge military manufacturing if a $5 billion military contract is secured in Victoria.
In a coup for education and jobs, the University of Melbourne has signed a deal with BAE Systems that would see students trained as part of the lucrative Land 400 contract.
The agreement would allow engineering students access to hi-tech equipment and testing facilities at a new Fishermans Bend defence hub, and build on the state’s manufacturing reputation.
The Andrews Government and BAE Systems will join university vice-chancellor Glyn Davis to announce the initiative today, as part of the final push to secure the military vehicle building contract.
BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE AMV35 IN $5 BILLION LAND 400 DEFENCE CONTRACT BID
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The AMV-35 defence vehicle are part of a proposed defence contract. Picture: AAP
The bid by BAE Systems is going head-to-head with German giant Rheinmetall, which wants to set up in Queensland.
As pointed out by its own federal MPs, Queensland does not have a defence manufacturing history, while Victoria has up to 400 defence businesses employing 7000 people.

The University of Melbourne has signed a deal with BAE Systems.
If secured in Victoria, the contract could be worth an extra $1 billion for the economy, and some MPs say it is a less risky proposition because of the existing level of expertise available.
Acting state Trade and Investment Minister Ben Carroll said: “Victoria has the proven experience and the skills needed to build these vehicles and keep our troops safe”.
Chief executive of BAE Systems Australia, **by Costigan, said the company was ready to deliver.
“By partnering with universities we will enable students to leverage our world-class expertise and build the skilled workforce for the future. We hope that many Australian students will also benefit from this,” she said.
Fishermans Bend will be the base for BAE to deliver 225 combat reconnaissance vehicles to army, if it wins the rights to the project.
Mr Davis said the memorandum would provide a new platform for future research and collaboration.
“It makes our new campus at Fishermans Bend an even more attractive proposition for students,” he said.
A decision on the Land 400 contract is likely next month.
Furious lobbying has been taking place in recent weeks.
Some MPs are concerned that a federal committee set to decide on the contract has no Victorian MPs on it, and that politics could skew decision-making processes. Queensland is likely to have more marginal federal seats in play than Victoria at the next election.
The northern state has signed up celebrities to help push its campaign, while Victoria has focused on its expertise in defence manufacturing.

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RUAG Australia would provide ballistic armour plating for 225 armoured vehicles, if Victoria wins the tender for the Department of Defence’s Land 400 contract.
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Victoria is competing for the project against Queensland, and a decision is due to be made by the Federal Government’s National Security Committee in the coming months.
The deal is worth up to $20 billion and is expected to create hundreds of jobs.
It has prompted a slanging match between federal politicians from both states who have questioned whether the decision will be based on pork-barrelling in marginal seats.

The AMV35 tank would be built in Victoria if the state wins the tender for the Land 400 contract.
RUAG, on Mountain Highway, would be in charge of making the external armour plating for the AMV35 combat reconnaissance vehicles.
It would be the first time the technology would be built in Australia.
RUAG Australia’s managing director John Teager said the Land 400 project would create potential for future export opportunities.
“The sort of technologies we’re starting to establish with this program, the ultimate goal is to export this not only wider in the region here, but perhaps globally,’’ he said.
RUAG is one of a number of defence companies that would be involved in the supply chain of the Victorian bid, led by BAE Systems.
BAE would build the war machines at the former Holden Factory in Fishermans Bend.
Aston federal Liberal MP Alan Tudge said the Land 400 project would create manufacturing work across Victoria and “fill some of the gaps from the car industry”.
Mr Tudge was among a group of federal politicians to visit RUAG this morning to promote the Victorian tender.

Aston federal Liberal MP Alan Tudge and Deakin Liberal MP Michael Sukkar look at a model of the AMV35 with representatives from RUAG Australia and BAE Systems.
Former defence minister and Menzies federal Liberal MP Kevin Andrews praised the company’s record supplying world-leading defence technology and said the biggest benefit was its “protectability” keeping soldiers safe.

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Mr Teager said the armour was developed by their parent-company RUAG Defence Switzerland and was already used by other western armies in the Middle East.
“It’s combat proof and has been shown to have saved lives,” he said.
BAE is competing for the contract with German company Rheinmetall Defence Australia that would be based in Queensland.

The AMV35 in action.