Air Affairs (Australia) Pty Ltd

Address
1 Bubuk Street
Yerriyong NSW 2540

Mailing Address
PO Box 3089
North Nowra NSW 2541

Phone
(02) 4423 6755

ABN
94 006 238 839

Company Description
Over 170 Air Affairs personnel have now joined 650 Australians at QinetiQ Australia, forming part of QinetiQ’s 7,000-strong workforce of industry-leading scientists, engineers and technicians globally. QinetiQ Air Affairs combines QinetiQ’s global threat representation and test and evaluation (T&E) expertise with Air Affairs’ threat representation and mission rehearsal capabilities to create a market leader in threat representation, T&E, and training in Australia.

Year Established: 1995
Number of Employees: 800
Area of Business: QinetiQ Air Affairs is a leader in specialised airborne and engineering services to the ADF, government departments and multinational companies.
Areas of R&D: QinetiQ Air Affairs is constantly undertaking R&D of Defence Force aerial target products developed specifically to customer-unique specifications and configurations.

Branches
Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC)
Aerospace Training Services (ATS)
Address: 114 Albatross Road South Nowra NSW 2541

This company offers the following services

Engineering - Design and/or Manufacture

Capability Contacts
Chris Sievers: Chief Executive Officer
Email: csievers@airaffairs.com.au

Capability Description
QinetiQ Air Affairs (QAA) is the OEM for several aerial target products and provides these services to several global customers. These products and services include the MTR-101 Reeling Machine, Phoenix target drone, aerial tow targets, aircraft underwing Interface racks and underwing pods and associated ground support and test equipment. QAA have extensive advanced manufacturing capability including Machine Shop, Engineering Design, Electrical and Electronics Shop, Fabrication, Welding Shop, processing chemical anodising and full paint shop. The company holds CASA component maintenance and provide a range of associated aviation activities, including airframe modifications.

QA Rating
ISO 9001, AS 4801, CASA AOC, CASA COA CAR 30, CASA Part 147, CASA ReOC
Training - Service Providers

Capability Contacts
Chris Sievers: Chief Executive Officer
Email: csievers@airaffairs.com.au

Capability Description
QinetiQ Air Affairs (QAA) supplies products, services and training to Defence and Industry-aligned organisations in Australia, Singapore, Sweden, Malaysia, South Africa, New Zealand, Germany, Canada and the USA. QinetiQ Air Affairs' Aerospace Training Services (RTO) provides quality maintenance training and support to General Aviation, Regional Passenger Transport Industries and the aviation elements of the Australian Defence Forces. QAA has extended its training to include apprenticeship and traineeship programs to Civil and Defence sectors, designed to introduce students to the aviation industry.

QA Rating
ISO 9001, AS 4801, CASA AOC, CASA COA CAR 30, CASA Part 147, CASA ReOC
UAV (Uncrewed Air Vehicles)

Capability Contacts
Chris Sievers: Chief Executive Officer
Email: csievers@airaffairs.com.au

Capability Description
QinetiQ Air Affairs (QAA) is the OEM for aerial target products including the Phoenix Uncrewed Aerial Target (UAT) drone. Developed specifically for Defence training applications, Phoenix UAT provides a mid-performance solution for air defence missile systems and ground-based gun systems. The Phoenix UAT is designed and manufactured in Australia by QAA. The ground control station, drone launcher system and support equipment are also designed and manufactured by QAA. The UAT provides a realistic threat simulation, and enhancements such as MDI, Smoke, and IR can be added to meet the requirements of a wide range of weapon systems and training outcomes.

QA Rating
ISO 9001, AS 4801, CASA AOC, CASA COA CAR 30, CASA Part 147, CASA ReOC