Lockheed Martin Australia has announced its Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program has surpassed $225 million in export contracts awarded to Australian industry partners.
“Exceeding $225 million in export contracts demonstrates the value Lockheed Martin Australia brings to Australian industry by opening doors to international opportunities,” Vice President Operations, Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand, Toni Marzulli, stated.
“Through our Global Supply Chain Program, we are helping Australian businesses scale, compete and succeed on the world stage.”
Over the past 12 months, Lockheed Martin Australia has signed contracts under the GSC Program with 25 Australian industry partners including Quickstep, Ronson Gears, Norseld, Q-CTRL and Advanced Navigation.
“Australian suppliers are now firmly embedded across Lockheed Martin’s international supply chains, providing critical components, software and services that support some of the most complex defence and aerospace programs globally," Marzulli highlighted.
The Lockheed Martin capabilities and solutions supported by Australian companies under the GSC Program include the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise, C-130J Super Hercules, and UH-60 Black Hawk, in addition to multiple sensors and optical systems, cyber security systems, quantum sensing, satellites, navigation systems.
“The growing role of Australian suppliers within our programs reflects the confidence placed in local industry to deliver with the skills, scale and quality required, while also strengthening the resilience of our global supply chains,” Head of Industrial Development, Lockheed Martin Australia, Christopher Hess, said.
“Backed by a highly skilled workforce and cutting-edge capabilities, Australian companies consistently meet rigorous customer standards and are increasingly recognised as critical enablers of program success.”
Since 2011, when Lockheed Martin Australia entered into a Deed with the Commonwealth, its GSC Program has steadily grown in scale and scope.
Strong demand across key Lockheed Martin programs is creating new opportunities for Australian companies to serve as second-source suppliers.
With teams in Australia and the United States, Lockheed Martin’s Office of Australian Industrial Participation (OAIP) has identified and aligned Australian industry capabilities with opportunities across Lockheed Martin’s global supply chains and those of its principal partners.