JOSCAR will launch in Australia in June 2024.
JOSCAR is a UK system that currently comprises two dozen major defence companies and 6,000 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and constitutes a supplier management community that Hellios says has slashed compliance and administration costs for buyers and suppliers there.
The system emulates a successful program in the United Kingdom and has already been adopted locally by the Australian Department of Defence and companies including BAE Systems Australia, Raytheon Australia, Babcock Australasia, Lockheed Martin Australia, Boeing Defence Australia, and Saab Australia.
"AIDN fully supports the introduction of JOSCAR in response to members’ concerns about cost and administration burden of demonstrating compliance with customer requirements. Members achieving JOSCAR registration should experience simplified compliance processes and makes it easier to do business with new and existing customers,’ said Brent Clark, Chief Executive Officer Australian Industry & Defence Network National.
The Australian JOSCAR system will be managed and supported by a Hellios team, based in Brisbane and led by Tom Maund.