BAE Systems Australia to build massive defense hub 80208172

August 2017 Global Defence & Security Industry - Military - Army News
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BAE Systems Australia to build a massive defense hub in Victoria
BAE Systems Australia will build a world class defence hub in Victoria, consolidating the company’s Victorian Maritime, Aerospace and Land businesses into a single facility that will foster collaboration and innovation, delivering sustainable jobs over multiple projects for decades to come.
     
BAE Systems Australia will build a world class defence hub in Victoria, consolidating the company’s Victorian Maritime, Aerospace and Land businesses into a single facility that will foster collaboration and innovation, delivering sustainable jobs over multiple projects for decades to come.
     
The most diverse defence hub of its type will be built at Fishermans Bend in the heart of Melbourne and will enable up to 1000 engineers and highly skilled technicians to design, develop, deliver and maintain new defence platforms and systems for the Australian Defence Force. More than 200 people will be employed during the build phase of the LAND 400 program.

Integral to the development will be a bespoke LAND 400 advanced manufacturing centre that will include a simulation and training and a test facility. Once in service, the centre will be used to upgrade and maintain the vehicles over their 30-plus year service life. The defence hub will be a centralised point of collaboration with the Commonwealth for Land programs and possible future export customers. BAE Systems is the Original Equipment Manufacturer of M88 (Hercules recovery vehicle), M777 (155mm, 39mm towed gun) and M113 (armoured personnel carriers).

The hub will also include a globally competitive aerospace business that develops leading edge autonomous systems, electronic warfare, hypersonics and weapons technology including the nation’s most defence successful defence export, Nulka. A decoy that lures enemy missiles away from ships, Nulka has provided Australia with more than $1 billion in exports during production. By being collocated with defence research organisations, universities and leading national advanced manufacturing businesses, BAE Systems’ defence hub will ensure an environment of collaboration and innovation across air, land and sea defence domains, providing enduring and sustainable jobs.