Tenix Defence
| Industry | Defense manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Defunct | June 2008 |
| Successor | BAE Systems Australia |
| Headquarters | Sydney ,Australia |
Tenix Defencewas Australia's largestdefence contractorwith core capabilities in Aerospace, Land, Marine and Electronic Systems applications.BAE Systemsannounced its intention to acquire the company fromTenixin January 2008 and the acquisition was completed in June 2008 for A$775 million (£373 million).[1]BAE Systems Australiathus became Australia's largest defence contractor.
The company was formed in 1997 after it was split from parent companyTransfield Services.It was part ofTenixuntil the defence contracting arm became known as Tenix Defence. It had two divisions: Tenix Marine and Tenix Aerospace and Defence (comprising the former Land, Aerospace and Electronic Systems divisions).
Land
[edit]Tenix Defence provided design, manufacture, modification and repairs to all major in-service military vehicles in Australia. It had over 300 employees inWingfield, South AustraliaandBandiana, Victoria.Wingfield was Australia's largest privately operated military vehicle facility, offering engineering, integrated logistic support, through-life support, configuration management, prototyping, warehousing, production and paint shop facilities.
At Bandiana, the Land Division provided logistic and garrison support services toJoint Logistics Command.This included warehousing and heavy grade maintenance of artillery, guided weapons, armoured and non-armoured vehicles and other Army weapon systems. Major projects undertaken by the Land Division included LAND 106M113Upgrade Project and 10 ArmouredLimousines(based upon theHolden Caprice) for theAustralian Attorney-General’s Department.
Marine
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Tenix Defence Marine Division was a major ship designer and builder in the Asia Pacific region focusing on the delivery of solutions to defence and commercial opportunities for both new build and support activities.
New construction, repairs and maintenance were undertaken at Australian shipyards inWilliamstown, VictoriaandHenderson, Western Australia.Both facilities also performed in-service support. TheWhangāreisite in New Zealand fabricated ANZACsuperstructureandhullmodules, plus built the four patrol boats for the RNZN Protector Project. Other facilities were located inDarwin,Cairns,BrisbaneandSydney.The division had experience in designing, building and delivering more than 200 naval,paramilitaryand specialist vessels.
Ships built by Tenix Defence include tenAnzacclassfrigates and twoProtector-classoffshore patrol vessels. In June 2007, the Australian Minister for Defence announced that Tenix Defence was the preferred tenderer for the construction of the twoCanberra class large amphibious shipsknown as Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships at a cost of $3 billion. The ships,HMAS CanberraandHMAS Adelaide,entered into service in 2014 and 2015 respectively.[2]Tenix had proposed to build theNavantiadesign in partnership with the Spanish company.
Aerospace
[edit]Through its heritage, Tenix Defence had an unbroken chain of experience in the Australian aviation industry spanning six decades. The Aerospace Division was established in 1998 specifically to provide a support capability for Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft programs.
It gainedAuthorised Engineering Organisation Certificationto conduct design on a number of defence aircraft. The Division also held anAustralian Department of Defencecertification forEarned Value Management.It was managed fromMelbourne,and had its own hangar atMelbourne Airport.The division also worked on projects with the ADF on-site atHMAS AlbatrossatNowra,RAAF WilliamtownandRAAF Edinburgh.
Electronic Systems
[edit]Electronic Systems Division (ESD) was the technology and electronic systems hub of Tenix Defence and maintained close ties with theDefence Science and Technology Organisation.It was a provider of integrated solutions for Network Enabled Systems, Intelligence,SurveillanceandReconnaissance,Electronic WarfareandNetwork Centric Warfare(NCW).
Major projects undertaken by the Electronic Systems Division included Advanced Air Defence Simulator (AADS) to train Australian Army operators in theSAAB Bofors DynamicsRBS-70Ground Based Air Defence weapon, LAND 53, Phase 1ENinoxGround Surveillance Radar,Phase 1F Ninox Thermal Surveillance System and Phase 2B Ninox Unattended Ground Sensors.
References
[edit]- ^Robertson, David (2008-06-28)."Ian King takes over at BAE Systems and promises to raise standards".The Times.Times Newspapers.Retrieved2008-07-01.
- ^"Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)".Royal Australian Navy.Retrieved27 December2017.