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Network,” BAE Systems Australia CEO Gabby Costigan said to ADM. “Despite the continued challenges of CO- VID-19, we have worked hard to continue to deliver world leading technologies for the ADF and to look for new op- portunities to support the country continue its transition to a high technology economy.”
“Thales Australia’s performance reflects four decades as a strategic partner with the ADF and an Australian defence industry heritage stretching back more than a century,” Thales Australia CEO Chris Jenkins said. “Our people and our 1,840 Australian suppliers have shown remarkable re- silience through 2020 and 2021 to maintain support for the ADF through key sovereign industry capabilities.”
Meanwhile, Safran is the largest SME by turnover (the local company qualifies as an SME despite the size of its overseas parent) whilst NT-based Sitzler is the largest ANZ- owned SME by turnover. The company was recently appoint- ed as the managing contractor for the $747 million Northern Territory Training Areas and Ranges Upgrades Project.
“We are happy to see Safran in the Top 40 Defence Con- tractors/Top 20 SMEs again this year,” the company said. “We remain committed to growing our business in Australia and supporting our defence customers in the Australasia region.”
“2021 saw Sitzler work on a range of high-profile complex projects in support of the United States Force Posture Ini- tiative, the Navy Capability Infrastructure Sub-Program, Air 7000 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Replacement, facilities to support Navy in the north, and several government stim- ulus packages,” a spokesperson said.
The minimum turnover required to make it into 2021’s Top 40 survey is $75 million, an increase from $66.3 million in 2020. The minimum turnover to qualify as a Top 20 SME has also increased from $24.6 million to $25.3 million, though the minimum turnover to qualify in the Top 20 ANZ-owned SMEs has lowered from $12.3 million to $11.7 million.
There are too many success stories in these figures to cover in one article, though a few stand out. Downer EDI has marked an increase of $200 million; Penten, EPE, Ey- lex, and Atlantic and Peninsula have doubled turnover from 2020; Daronmont Technologies have doubled turnover since 2017-2018; Varley has more than doubled since 2015; SME Gateway has increased turnover by 53 per cent; and first-time entries include Informatech, Rob Dobson and As- sociates, R&R Murphy, AMW Professional Services, Omni Executive, and Waanyi Shamrock United.
TABLE1–TOP40
2021
RANK COMPANY
1 BAE Systems Australia
2 Thales Australia Limited
3 Boeing Defence Australia
4 Downer EDI Ltd
2021 2020 TURNOVER TURNOVER ($MILLIONS) ($MILLIONS)
1353 1240 1205.63 1153.62 873 935 840.74 699.4
2020 RANK
1 2 3 7 5 9 6
8
10 4 11 12 17
13
15
14 18 16 21 19
19
24 22 31
29
27
36 28
35 25 23
33 34
40 38 32
39
5 Ventia 795
6 ASC Pty Ltd 640.86
7 Lockheed Martin Australia 603.65
Rheinmetall Defence
8 Australia 600
9 Airbus Australia Pacific 573
10 Lendlease Building Pty Ltd 554
11 Babcock Australasia 501
12 Leidos Australia 446
13 BGIS 333.16
740 670.1 711.66
690
531.5 841 432 414.9 238.27
14 Northrop Grumman Australia Pty Limited
15 Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd (KBR)
16 L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
17 Austal Limited
18 Serco Australia Pty Ltd
19 Nova Systems
20 Fujitsu Australia Limited
21 Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited
22 QinetiQ Pty Ltd
23 Saab Australia Pty Ltd
323 353
297 261
293.21 332.95 281 222 264.7 249.9
242 187.8 203 200
187 200
169.1 131.54 150.3 139.3
24 Safran 134.9
107 112.50
115
96.26 112.53
97.70 127.8 132
99.69 98
66.31 82.5 100
25 CEA Technologies Pty Limited
26 ESS Support Services Worldwide
27 Sitzler Pty Ltd
28 Accenture Australia
Marand Precision 29 Engineering Pty Ltd
30 Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd
Australian Defence 31 Apparel Pty Ltd
32 St Hilliers Contracting Pty Ltd
33 Navantia Australia Pty Ltd
34 Duratec Limited
35 AECOM Australia Pty Ltd
36 Quickstep Holdings Limited
37 GE Aviation
38 VARLEY
39 Atlantic & Peninsula Pty Limited
40 TAE Aerospace Pty Ltd
119
115
112.58 111
108.93 104.1 102.30
102.28
101 98.77 86
85.1
$14,000,000,000 $13,000,000,000 $12,000,000,000 $11,000,000,000 $10,000,000,000
$9,000,000,000 $8,000,000,000 $7,000,000,000 $6,000,000,000
Top 40 Turnover
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
82
80.84 55
80.51 44.51 75 76
$1,400,000,000
Top 20 SME Turnover
$1,200,000,000