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Defence

UK and US defence majors to drive WA jobs and capability

By Mollie Tracey

23 January 2024

WA’s defence industry is attracting major international companies, with the State Government signing separate memorandums of understanding with the United States’ Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and the United Kingdom’s Babcock.

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