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21-06-10, 01:51 PM
Aussie Jobs Shored Up Under Nulka Contract
(Source: Australian Department of Defense; issued June 21, 2010)
About 130 Australian Defence industry jobs will be shored up under a new ship decoy contract awarded to BAE Systems, the Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Greg Combet said today.
The company has been awarded its 12th consecutive contract for the Nulka decoy, guaranteeing production and Defence industry jobs around the country until at least 2013.
BAE-Systems made Nulka decoys have been fitted to 12 ships across the Royal Australia Navy, protecting ships such as the Adelaide Class guided missile frigates and the Anzac-class frigates.
Australia’s Air Warfare Destroyer will also be protected by the Nulka Active Missile Decoy System.
Mr Combet said that the new contract was good news for local Defence industry, for local jobs and for Australia’s servicemen and women serving in the Royal Australian Navy.
“The Nulka decoy project is Australia’s largest regular Defence export and one of our most successful electronic warfare projects,” Mr Combet said.
“The project has generated export earnings of more than $500 million and employs approximately 130 Australians across a number of states, including Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
“It has helped keep thousands of our servicemen and women safe both here and abroad and supported local Defence industry and jobs in Australia.
“It is also a clear demonstration that our local Defence industry can compete against the best in the world and win.”
Nulka has now been in continuous production for 12 years. It is currently in operational use in 135 ships, and is planned to be fitted to more than 160 ships across the Royal Australian Navy, United States Navy and the Canadian Navy.
BAE Systems supports Nulka from facilities in Richmond, Victoria, Mulwala, NSW and Edinburgh Parks, South Australia.
A$40 Million Production Order for Nulka
(Source: BAE Systems Australia; issued June 21, 2010)
MELBOURNE, Australia --- The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has awarded BAE Systems a 12th successive annual contract to produce additional rounds for the world’s most effective soft kill anti-ship missile defence – Nulka.
Under the AUD $40 million contract, BAE Systems Australia will produce additional rounds for use by the Australian, United States and Canadian navies.
Simon Forrest, BAE Systems Program Manager, confirmed that this latest follow-on order (known as Option 20) would see production extended to 2013.
Nulka is a rocket propelled active decoy system designed to lure anti-ship missiles away from their intended target.
Originally conceived in Australia, and developed under a joint Australian-US program, it provides warships with a highly effective all-weather defence against anti-ship missiles, bringing together hovering rocket, autonomous system and electronic technologies.
BAE Systems is the prime contractor responsible for design, development and integration of the Nulka system.
Two US sub-contractors, Lockheed Martin and Aerojet, manufacture the electronic warfare payload and the rocket motor respectively.
Mr Forrest confirmed that in April this year BAE Systems completed, on time and on budget, delivery of the Option 17 production rounds which had been contracted in 2007.
“This represents another very solid year of achievement by our manufacturing group based in South Australia and our principal US-based sub-contractors,” he said.
“To date, 940 Nulka rounds have been produced. Later this year we will complete production of the 1000th round, which will be a very significant program milestone.
“Its deployment on more than 130 surface combat ships is a testament to the trust that the US, Canadian and Australian navies place in the system,” Mr Forrest said.
Nulka is also Australia's largest and most successful regular defence export, with earnings of more than AUD $800 million over the past two decades.
BAE Systems is the premier global defence, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £18.5 billion (US $34.4 billion) in 2008
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(Source: Australian Department of Defense; issued June 21, 2010)
About 130 Australian Defence industry jobs will be shored up under a new ship decoy contract awarded to BAE Systems, the Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Greg Combet said today.
The company has been awarded its 12th consecutive contract for the Nulka decoy, guaranteeing production and Defence industry jobs around the country until at least 2013.
BAE-Systems made Nulka decoys have been fitted to 12 ships across the Royal Australia Navy, protecting ships such as the Adelaide Class guided missile frigates and the Anzac-class frigates.
Australia’s Air Warfare Destroyer will also be protected by the Nulka Active Missile Decoy System.
Mr Combet said that the new contract was good news for local Defence industry, for local jobs and for Australia’s servicemen and women serving in the Royal Australian Navy.
“The Nulka decoy project is Australia’s largest regular Defence export and one of our most successful electronic warfare projects,” Mr Combet said.
“The project has generated export earnings of more than $500 million and employs approximately 130 Australians across a number of states, including Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
“It has helped keep thousands of our servicemen and women safe both here and abroad and supported local Defence industry and jobs in Australia.
“It is also a clear demonstration that our local Defence industry can compete against the best in the world and win.”
Nulka has now been in continuous production for 12 years. It is currently in operational use in 135 ships, and is planned to be fitted to more than 160 ships across the Royal Australian Navy, United States Navy and the Canadian Navy.
BAE Systems supports Nulka from facilities in Richmond, Victoria, Mulwala, NSW and Edinburgh Parks, South Australia.
A$40 Million Production Order for Nulka
(Source: BAE Systems Australia; issued June 21, 2010)
MELBOURNE, Australia --- The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has awarded BAE Systems a 12th successive annual contract to produce additional rounds for the world’s most effective soft kill anti-ship missile defence – Nulka.
Under the AUD $40 million contract, BAE Systems Australia will produce additional rounds for use by the Australian, United States and Canadian navies.
Simon Forrest, BAE Systems Program Manager, confirmed that this latest follow-on order (known as Option 20) would see production extended to 2013.
Nulka is a rocket propelled active decoy system designed to lure anti-ship missiles away from their intended target.
Originally conceived in Australia, and developed under a joint Australian-US program, it provides warships with a highly effective all-weather defence against anti-ship missiles, bringing together hovering rocket, autonomous system and electronic technologies.
BAE Systems is the prime contractor responsible for design, development and integration of the Nulka system.
Two US sub-contractors, Lockheed Martin and Aerojet, manufacture the electronic warfare payload and the rocket motor respectively.
Mr Forrest confirmed that in April this year BAE Systems completed, on time and on budget, delivery of the Option 17 production rounds which had been contracted in 2007.
“This represents another very solid year of achievement by our manufacturing group based in South Australia and our principal US-based sub-contractors,” he said.
“To date, 940 Nulka rounds have been produced. Later this year we will complete production of the 1000th round, which will be a very significant program milestone.
“Its deployment on more than 130 surface combat ships is a testament to the trust that the US, Canadian and Australian navies place in the system,” Mr Forrest said.
Nulka is also Australia's largest and most successful regular defence export, with earnings of more than AUD $800 million over the past two decades.
BAE Systems is the premier global defence, security and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. With approximately 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £18.5 billion (US $34.4 billion) in 2008
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