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VARLEY SECURES $41 MILLION DEFENCE CONTRACT
LEFT: The contract includes deployable kennels for military working dogs.
relief efforts, both domestically and in- ternationally,” former Minister for De- fence Peter Dutton said at the time of the announcement. “Sovereign defence manufacturing is a critical part of the government’s commitment to keeping our region safe, while protecting our national and strategic interests in a rapidly changing global environment.”
“This contract with Varley is critical to the delivery of these key systems to support our ADF,” former Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said.
“The acquisition and sustainment of these systems will create significant work for Australian businesses across the nation.
“I’m proud of the positive impacts that this $41 million contract and the wider $89 million acquisition invest- ment in Australia’s defence capability is bringing to Australian industry.”
Defence says Australian industry will contribute to the project management, systems engineering, manufacture, modification, technical documenta- tion, logistics and training elements of the project.
DEFENCE has signed a $41 million con- tract with Varley, based in Tomago in NSW, to secure critical upgrades that will support Defence personnel while on operations.
The contract is part of a wider $89 million investment in the ADF’s de- ployable infrastructure capability. The government’s investment will include
upgrades to power generation, hy- giene and essential catering, and the acquisition of new kennels for military working dogs.
“This investment will significantly upgrade capability and enhance the ADF’s ability to deploy rapidly on a wide range of operations, as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster
FRONTLINE BENDS LYNX STEEL
RHEINMETALL and Frontline Manufac- turing are demonstrating Australian sovereign capability with the manu- facture of the Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) hull, destined for the US Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) campaign.
Frontline Manufacturing has pur- chased a 'state-of-the-art' steel folding machine with the help of a sovereign defence industry grant, and is now ca- pable of bending the Lynx IFV hull, made with Australia’s Bisalloy Steel, using its full 1500 tonnes of capability to achieve the outcome.
Rheinmetall Defence Australia Managing Director, Gary Stewart, said that while manufacture of the Lynx is completed at Rheinmetall’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MIL- VEHCOE) at Redbank, Queensland, a
growing number of Australia’s manu- facturing companies are joining the industry network for military vehicles.
“Frontline Manufacturing is an Australian success story. Established in 1996, the company worked hard to establish a knowledge-based Metal Component manufacturing busi- ness," Stewart said. "In recent years, Frontline Manufacturing has increased its capabilities with
the support of companies like Rheinmetall, to offer services including cutting and folding of military vehicle hulls.
RIGHT: Rheinmetall’s Lynx will support the company’s bid for the US Bradley fighting vehicle replacement program.
“Employing local workers in special- ised trades and working on programs such as the Lynx IFV ensures critical skills are retained in Australia,” he added.
Stewart said that the Australian manufactured Lynx IFV Chassis was destined for Rheinmetall’s Option- ally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) campaign in the US.
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