Lovitt and Marand selected as suppliers for Boeing F-15 fighter jets

Boeing has selected Lovitt Technologies Australia and Marand Precision Engineering to make components for the F-15 multi-role strike fighter jet.

Lovitt and Marand are part of the Defence Materiel Organisation’s Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program, which works with the Boeing Office of Australian Industry Capability (OAIC) to match Boeing to the capabilities of Australian industry.

“Boeing continues to develop tremendous value in Australia by working with local defence industry partners to build capability and deliver products into our global supply chain,” Ian Thomas, president of Boeing Australia & South Pacific said.

“Through the OAIC, Boeing has issued contracts totalling more than US$285 million to highly skilled Australian companies over the past five years.”
 
“The fact that Lovitt has been able to break into a program for which Australia is not a current customer is evidence that the GSC program is working really well,” Marcus Ramsey, Lovitt Technologies managing director said.

Lovitt will manufacture trailing edge fairings for the F-15, the fifth Boeing aircraft program it will supply.

The company now makes components for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter, the CH-47 Chinook helicopter and the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor.

Marand, in its first defence contract with Boeing, will supply fuel tank installation equipment, specialised hand tools and structural support pieces.