New Protected Mobility opportunities for SMEs
01 July 2009
As part of its commitment to strengthening relationships with Australian Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), Thales is holding a supplier conference highlighting opportunities in its Bendigo-based Protected Mobility business – home of the Bushmaster vehicle.
The Melbourne event on 9 July is being organised in conjunction with Victoria’s Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. Key Thales personnel will outline the company’s current business and future strategies, and will request expressions of interest following the conference from interested suppliers.
“This is a great opportunity for new and existing suppliers to meet with us to explore a wide range of possibilities,” said Ian Irving, Thales Australia’s Land & Joint Systems Division Vice President.
“We are interested in developing relationships with suppliers who can meet our requirements for high quality components, and who have a real commitment to on-time, on budget delivery.
“In the recent White Paper, the government made a commitment to ‘growing the capacity and competitiveness of local defence industry’. We are well placed to leverage our own experience in conjunction with international best practice to design the world’s best Protected Mobility vehicles tailored for the Australian Defence Force, and remain firm believers that Australian industry has the skills, the creativity and the workforce in place to deliver world class capability to the Defence Materiel Organisation and the ADF.”
Thales is currently bidding for major national and international programs including Phases 3 and 4 of the DMO’s LAND 121 project, which involve protected utility vehicles as well as a new Australian Light Protected Vehicle.
The company is looking to integrate the latest technologies from all industries into the new vehicle platforms. Opportunities for suppliers include (but are not limited to):
* Engineering design & development
* Testing
* Project management
* Fabrication
* Suspension systems
* Steering
* Vehicle support systems
* Interior and exterior systems
* Glass and windows
* Power pack systems
* Fuel systems
* Electrical systems
* Communications systems
* Weapons systems
* Wheels
* Seating
* Manufacturing support
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Space, Defence, Security and Transportation markets. In 2008, the company generated revenues of 12.7 billion euros (equivalent of AUD22.1 billion) with 68,000 employees in 50 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers as local partners.
Thales Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence Force and is also present in commercial sectors ranging from air traffic management to security systems and services. Employing around 3,500 people in over 35 sites across the country, Thales Australia recorded revenues of more than AUD1 billion in 2008.
Press contact
Julian Elliott
Thales Australia
+61 (0)2 9562 3716
+61 (0)401 134 415
julian.elliott@thalesgroup.com.au
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