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DECEMBER 2019 – JANUARY 2020 | WWW.AUSTRALIANDEFENCE.COM.AU
EXPORTS
As ADM reported earlier this year, Australia has slipped down the rankings from the launch of the Export Strategy. Australia has become the world’s second largest weapons importer but has dropped to 25th in the export rankings.
“Our defence contracts continue to grow and we share a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with the ADF,” Chris Sievers, CEO at Air Affairs, said. “We have experienced a significant increase in drone exports this year, exporting our phoenix jet to five countries.”
Another big winner this year was CAE, as the company’s turnover jumped 50 per cent from the previous year, which the company attributes to export work.
“The increase in revenue from FY18 to FY19 was due primarily to milestone payments drawn from the RNZAF NH90 flight training devices procurement and an increase in the revenue provided through the export of Australian services into the Middle East/Asia Pacific region,” according to CAE’s Head of Business Develop- ment for Defence and Security Mat Sibree.
WORKFORCE
In round figures, of all the companies that responded to the survey, it accounts for 32,202 people. This cap- tures both their Defence and non-defence workforces across 56 companies that provided details on the workforce
“ANOTHER BIG WINNER THIS YEAR WAS CAE, AS THE COMPANY’S TURNOVER JUMPED 50 PER CENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHICH THE COMPANY ATTRIBUTES TO EXPORT WORK.”
Australia previously ranked as the fourth-largest importer and 18th largest exporter. It now im- ports more military equipment than any other country bar Saudi Arabia and exports less than Belarus, the Czech Republic and Norway. The shift up in imports, however, is reportedly due to significant pay- ments for the F-35 and for the Fu- ture Submarine programs rather than a wider general increase.
All eight prime company participants have had growth across their Global Supply chain programs, with the pro- gram as a whole securing over $1 billion worth of business since the program was established in 2007.
TABLE 4 – PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES
COMPANY % FEMALE % FEMALE 2019 2018
Leonardo Australia 40 31
COMPANY % FEMALE % FEMALE 2019 2018
Australian Defence Apparel 82 80
QinetiQ Australia 19 20
Customs Agency Services 64 57
Safran 19 20
ESS Support Services Worldwide 62 62
Rheinmetall Defence Australia 19 16
Serco Australia 61
Cubic Defence Australia and Cubic Defence New Zealand
18 20
Chemring Australia 50 50
Kinexus 43 36
Quickstep Holdings Limited 18 18
CAE Australia 18 17
SME Gateway 40
BMT 38 19
BAE Systems Australia 18 20
Craig International Ballistics 17 30
Broadspectrum 36 36
Electro Optic Systems 17 17
Downer/Spotless 34 35
Navantia Australia 16
Beca 33 33
Shamrock Civil Engineering 16 15.
Aurecon Australasia 32 30
Airbus Australia Pacific 15 17
Eylex 30 30
Air Affairs Australia 15 7
Lendlease Building 27 27
NIOA 27
Penten 15
Austal Limited 14.5
CPB Contractors 26
R.G.M. Maintenance 14 17
EPE 25 20
St Hilliers Property 13 16
EM Solutions 25 15
Supacat 13
Babcock Australasia 24 15
TAE Aerospace 12 10
Saab Australia 24 24
Collins Aerospace Australia 12 12
Northrop Grumman Australia 22 22
CEA Technologies 22 20
ASC 11 11
Norship 10 8
Leidos Australia 22 23
Marand 10 14
Boeing Defence Australia 22 22
Aero PM 10
Lockheed Martin Australia 21 18
VARLEY 9
Daronmont Technologies 20 17
Birdon P 7 10
Bisalloy Steels 20 33
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