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48 TOP 40 DEFENCE CONTRACTORS 2022
DECEMBER 2022–JANUARY 2023 | WWW.AUSTRALIANDEFENCE.COM.AU
now seeking to establish a government to government program to enable the German Army to access the Australian Army Boxer configuration, with systems to be built in Australia; Other Opportunities -
Rheinmetall is using MILVEHCOE as its Centre of Excellence across a range of pursuits including: Land 125/4 Integrated Soldier Systems: Rheinmetall stands ready for government
to announce down select decision for this program; In active discussions to deliver a range of naval self-protection systems to the RAN; Millennium Gun; Available to provide superior multi-purpose capabilities to the Navy and Army. Ammunition would be delivered from RNM facilities (existing order for 35mm ammunition for export program). Millennium Gun
would be manufactured at MILVEHCOE and fully supported
in Australia with at least 50 per cent AIC. The platform can be delivered in time to equip the first Arafura-class OPVs, and
is already integrated with Saab’s 9LV combat management system; Regional Support; pursuing opportunities to use MILVEHCOE as a regional support and forward-staging centre for regional customers; MILVEHCOE – MILVEHCOE is the Asia-Pacific Headquarters and its largest global investment, located at Redbank, Queensland. Opened in October 2020, it was established to deliver the Land 400/2 and Land 121/5B programs, with capacity to grow into the market and deliver
and sustain programs outside existing vehicle programs. It continues to evolve into a dynamic partner precinct – a regional hub fostering defence engineering and technology production, collaboration and innovation involving Australian SME. Today, more than 600 team members are based at MILVEHCOE, undertaking roles including: reSearch and development, engineering; full manufacture, training, simulation, project management and regional headquarters.
With the Centre of Excellence providing a focal point for design, manufacturing and future product development, this facility supports: An expanded digital manufacturing capability and depth in Australia; A high military technology and integration development ecosystem; Defence Force test and experimentation; World-class industry innovation; Research and Development with Australian Industry Capability partner focus on global supply chains and Australian exports; Enduring economic benefit for Australia ,Australian Employment – From a start of approx 50 employees
in 2014, the company presently has more than 800; Investment
in MILVEHCOE is paying dividends in Australian jobs and skill creation within Rheinmetall and local businesses and AIC partners.
11AIRBUS AUSTRALIA PACIFIC LIMITED
Turnover: 527.50 million
Employees: 1,423 Defence; 16 non-Defence Percentage of Females in Workforce: 16
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): Yes Ownership: International Privately Owned Details: 701 MacArthur Avenue Central Pinkenba Qld 4008
Tel: (07) 3637 3950
Website: australia-pacific.Airbus.com Contacts: Christian Venzal - Managing Director
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
ARH Tiger (Air 87); MRH 90 (Air9000 Ph 2, 4, 6); NH90 (NZ); C130J TLS; AP-3C TLS; P-8A Subcontract; MRTT Subcontract; HATS Subcontract; Seasprite (NZ)
AREAS OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE
Aerospace Acquisition and Maintenance including Air 7404; Secure Communications and Systems; JP9102; DEF 799/2; Land 4510/1; ISR; L2097/4
12LEIDOS AUSTRALIA
Turnover: 513 million
Employees: 1,426 Defence; 659 non-Defence Percentage of Females in Workforce: 22
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): In Progress Ownership: International Privately Owned Details: Level 2, 42 Lakeview Drive
Scoresby Vic 3179
Website: www.leidos.com.au
Contacts: Paul Chase - Chief Executive Hans Tench - VP Business Development
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
Land 2110/1B Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence (CBRND); Defence Centralised Processing 24/7 Support and modernisation of Defence’s Private Cloud and End User computing; Sea 1770/1 Maritime Hydrographic and meteorological surveys of the littoral battlespace; JP2030 Joint Command Support Environment (JCSE) Sustainment; JP2096 ISR Integration for Defence Intelligence; JP2064 Geospatial Information Infrastructure and Services; JP2060/4 Health knowledge management system; Cyber Support to Defence ICT Deployed ICT Supporting DIE, FIE and MPE; DEF7013/4 Development of JISS Support tools; ICT2271 Defence ICT Security Cyber Security Upgrades; Defence Secure ICT Infrastructure Projects, supporting JP2060, JP2047, JP2008, JP9711, Washington DC and D1TU; CIOG Secure Desktop Defence Wide Desktop migration; TDL Support to ADF Tactical Data
Link program support; DIH Underwater Surveillance Technology Deployable fibre-optic sensing technology; Multi-Cloud Federated Identity (MCFI) Project Secure cloud credential; Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS) Support to Defence;
Global Switch Ultimo Relocation (GSUR) Large scale data centre transformation; JP9131 Cyber Simulation ICT Support Technical support to ADF cyber training systems; ICT2230 Application Remediation Capability (ARC) Project Uplift and modernisation of 100+ Defence application and rationalisation of legacy portfolio; Defence Enterprise DevSecOps Enabling enterprise Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and collaboration suite as a service; Defence Fuels Inventory Management (via Varec); Engineering and Programs Assurance Sea 5000 (via Gibbs and Cox)
AREAS OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE
Agile Software Development and DevSecOps; Analytics and Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence and Automation; Business Platforms and Systems; Business Transformation Consulting; C4ISR Platforms and Systems; Cloud Services; Cyber Security; Cyber Simulation and Warfare; Deployable Remote Sensing; Electronic Warfare; Enterprise Identity Management and Security; Enterprise Information Management; Geospatial Systems and Satellite Imagery Processing; Hydrographic Survey; Intelligence Production Systems; ITIL Services; Marine engineering and Architecture; Maritime Autonomy and Undersea Surveillance; National Security Detection and Automation; Process Engineering and Orchestration; Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination Systems; Product Integration; Project Management; Software; Systems Integration; Through Life Support and Logistics