Bellinger Systems, a SYPAQ-owned company will support AUKUS Pillar 2, with CEO Amanda Holt saying the company is placed to deliver foundational support to the contested and congested battlespaces which Pillar 2 seeks to address.
“Bellinger delivers critical design, integration, manufacturing, and through-life support capabilities across all Australian Defence Force (ADF) domains, with a particular focus on naval communications, Tactical Data Links (TDLs), RF engineering and electronics," Holt said.
Speaking this week at the Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, Holt has said sovereign Bellinger leverages existing expertise and success on naval surface-combatant platforms to provide communications integration and support for both submarines and surface vessels.
“Our work in installation, set-to-work, and interoperability ensures complex naval platforms can operate seamlessly within joint and allied environments, which is a core goal of the AUKUS undersea program. These same capabilities directly support the development of shared underwater situational awareness, distributed sensing, and secure data-sharing.” Holt added.
“Through-life services include repair, overhaul, calibration, and complex system upgrades. This vertical integration enables faster turnaround, higher assurance, and greater adaptability, which are essential in a rapidly evolving threat environment.”
Founded as Bellinger Instruments in 1967 and rebranded in 2019, Bellinger Systems has more than five decades of experience in delivering technically complex systems to the ADF.
“The support of Link 22 through collaboration with Leonardo DRS in the US is a key example of the strength in Bellinger’s approach, enabling delivery and sustainment of advanced comms and EW capabilities here in Australia, while remaining interoperable with key allies. This hybrid model — sovereign delivery, globally aware — reflects the collaborative ethos of AUKUS itself," Holt said.
“Our commitment to sovereign capability is not just technical, it is cultural. We are proud to be a dependable and unwavering partner to the ADF through our highly experienced and long-serving workforce, from right here in Australia.”
Now a member of SYPAQ Group, Bellinger has operated with a national footprint and supported programs across Navy, Army, and Air Force.