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SME4
CAE AUSTRALIA
TOP 40 POSITION: 37
Systems, Leonardo Australia is pursuing further opportunities with all Air platforms such as the F35.
Leonardo Australia is interested in expanding its involvement
within Sea1442 and moving forward to complete the execution of
the acquisition. Next step is to expand into the Support Contract. Additionally, Leonardo Australia would like to support the Continuous Naval Shipbuilding Plan through the provision of world leading Naval System Capabilities. Programs such as Sea 1442 Ph 5, Sea5000 and Sea1000 continue to be of distinct interest from a Naval electronics point of view, whereas Land 400, Land 200, JP 2072, JP 9101, JP9347 and Land 121 are the main focus for Land target programs. Avionics Programs such as F35 are of interest to help in their support and NFF. UAV opportunities such as Land 129 and Sea 129. Helicopter Programs such as JP2097, Land 4053 and Search and Rescue operators such as AMSA and beyond. Medical evacuation and other civil VIP customer sectors. Looking to branch out to establish a Regional Hub of Excellence for support in the larger region of Oceania.
SME6 RUAG AUSTRALIA
TOP 40 POSITION: 41
Turnover: $52 million
Employees: 160 Defence
Percentage of Females in Workforce: 15
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): No
Ownership: RUAG Holding AG
Details: 836 Mountain Highway
Bayswater Vic 3153
Tel: 03 9721 1300
Website: www.ruag.com.au
Contacts: Terry Miles- General Manager
Derek Lockett – Senior Manager Business Development
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
• Contract No DMO/ASD/00328/15 – Provision of Services to Defence to Support Multi-Aircraft Hydraulics and Undercarriage Systems, Pneumatics and Fuel Systems – F/A-18, AP-3C, Seahawk, CH-47.
• Manufacturing Licence Agreements with UTAS (UK), HDI and NMG Aerospace in support of F-35 Actuation and Landing Gear Systems.
• Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program – Development of Laser Additive Deposition repair technology to rapidly and readily repair corroded and worn aircraft components.
• Manufacturing; Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul & Upgrade; Engineering maintenance and repair design; Research
and Development; Prototyping; Material Processing; Non Destructive Testing.
• Aircraft landing gear systems, actuation systems, hydraulic flight control systems, fuel systems
AREAS OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE
RUAG Australia Headquarters are at Bayswater, Victoria. Production sites are located in Victoria (Bayswater and Airport West), South Australia (Wingfield), Queensland (Amberley) and New South Wales (Williamtown). RUAG Australia is a subsidiary of RUAG Holding
AG. RUAG Australia is a specialist engineering company with the following distinct lines of business:
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul of Aviation and other Defence
components; -Hydraulic Manufacturing Centre of Excellence for
landing gear actuators and other Defence components;
• Aerospace Surface Finishing (including electro-plating, non-destructive
testing and painting) -Additive Repair and Coating Technologies including Supersonic Particle Deposition (SPD) and Laser
Turnover: $72 million
Employees: 192 Defence; 6 non-Defence
Percentage of Females in Workforce: 18
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): No
Ownership: Subsidiary of overseas public company, CAE Inc listed on the TSX and NYSE
Details: Building A, 350 Parramatta Road
Homebush NSW 2140
Tel: 02 9748 4844
Website: www.cae.com
Contacts: Marc-Olivier Sabourin - Vice President Global Defence & Security
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
• Management & Support of ADF Aerospace Simulators (KC-30A, MRH90, Blackhawk, C-130J)
• ADF Simulators Through Life Support Contract (Hawk Mk127, AP-3C) • RAN MH60R Training Contract
• King Air B350 Training Centre
• RNZAF SH-2 and T-6C training devices sustainment
• RNZAF NH90 Acquisition
AREAS OF INTEREST OF DEFENCE
• Air7003 Phase 1 - Team Reaper Australia • Air5428 Phase 3
• Sea1180 OPV
• Sea5000
• Sea1654 Phase 3 • JP9111
• JP9711 Phase 2
SME5 LEONARDO AUSTRALIA
TOP 40 POSITION: 38
Turnover: $70 million
Employees: 95 Defence; 7 non-Defence
Percentage of Females in Workforce: 40
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): No
Ownership: International (Leonardo S.p.A in Italy)
Details: 19 Rocklea Drive
Port Melbourne Vic 3207
Tel: 03 9698 0400
Website: www.leonardocompany.com/en/global/oceania/australia Contacts: Michael Lenton Executive Chairman
Thomson Hill Head of Sales & Marketing
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
Sea 1442 Phase 4 - Next Generation Naval Communication Systems Sea 1654 Phase 1 - High data Rate Line of Sight Systems
Sea 1180 - Naval Gun and High Data Rate Line of Sight
Multi Data Link Processors for ADFs
Test Performance Sets for Avionic Systems
Helicopter Maintenance and Main Rotor Overhaul Facility MRH 90 Helicopters
AREA OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE
Leonardo Australia is interested in all areas of Defence and Aerospace, with a focus on Naval Systems including all sensors, communications and control management. The intention is to expand within this sector to become the baseline reference for Naval Communications in Oceania. In addition, and through Partech