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52 TOP 40 DEFENCE CONTRACTORS 2020
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TOP 40 Defence
Contractors 2020
1BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA
commercial vessel repair, refit and maintenance. • Platform System Integration Services across all major Navy Platforms.
Aircraft sustainment and training • F-35 Joint Strike Fighter integration and sustainment • F-35 Joint Strike Fighter advanced titanium machining • Hawk Lead-In fighter In Service Support and upgrade • F/A 18 A/B Hornet integrated avionics systems support facility and health usage monitoring system • Electronic Warfare System In-service Support for the E-7A Wedgetail • Air Traffic Control Communications and NAVAIDS in-service support
• Delivery of ADF (tri-service) Aviation Technical Training Battlespace integrated solutions • Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) upgrade and support • HF receiver systems
• Engineering and maintenance support to Defence Satellite Earth Stations • Cross Domain Solutions • Support of the Digital Hydrographic Database • Military Message Handling Systems
• Generic Threat Simulator (GTS) and development of Future Advanced Threat Simulator (FATS). • Prime contractor for the Nulka Active Missile Decoy program • Australian industry lead for the Raytheon-led international Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) program • Ship Air Defence Model (SADM)
AREAS OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE
Now more than ever the company is focused on ensuring that we provide a capability edge for the military through its investment in research and developing our people to ensure that we contribute to building a stronger and more resilient nation.
• Aviation training • Space Systems • Hypersonics • Advanced weapons • Countermeasures • Advanced manufacturing
• Complex warship design and build • Maritime sustainment • Asset
Turnover: $1240 million
Employees: 4,500 Defence
Percentage of Females in Workforce: 19
Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): Yes
Ownership: International (UK home market)
Details: Taranaki Road Edinburgh Parks SA 5111
Tel: (08) 8480 8888
Website: www.baesystems.com
Contacts: Gabby Costigan CEO
Chandran Vigneswaran Director of Communications
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
• Supply chain – BAE Systems has almost 1,500 Australian suppliers and spent $481 million with those companies in the 2019- 20 financial year. • More than 1,500 companies pre-qualified for the Hunter Class Frigate Program
ASC SHIPBUILDING:
• Hunter Class Frigate Program • Shipbuilding resources and capability to the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer and Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel programs
Defence Delivery:
MARITIME SUSTAINMENT
• Integrated Materiel Support for ANZAC Class Frigates under
the Warship Asset Management Agreement (WAMA) • DDG Transition Support Period Managing Contractor • Sustainment of the Collins Class Submarine Periscopes • In-service support of the Hydrographic Survey Vessels and Survey Motor Launches
• Minehunter Coastal Tactical Data System, and • Naval and
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