Thales Australia and Defence have partnered for the major logistical movement of critical ordnance across the country. It is alleged that almost 4 million items were delivered to strengthen the firepower efforts at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
“Thales Australia’s Explosive Ordinance Services staff working with Defence have a crucial mission – delivering a customer-focused supply chain powered by training, data, and digital technology," CEO of Thales Australia and New Zealand, Jeff Connolly, said.
The mission to deliver, store, and ensure the quality of items required by Defence, needed around an estimated 300 pallets and 30 transport vehicles to transport and deliver across the nation, assisting 19 countries who were invited to participate in the exercise. The total number of items utilised were consolidated and prepared by EO Services.
“This large-scale logistical mission underscores the company’s strategic role and laser-focus. We don’t just deliver explosive ordinance, we deliver trust, precision and reliability – alongside our defence force partners," Connolly stated.
The effort to deliver explosive ordnance for live fire and manoeuvre exercises will bolster the readiness and interoperability of allied armed forces.
Thales Australia played a role in this year’s exercise, transporting and delivering explosive ordnance for live fire and manoeuvre exercises.
This logistic and strategic effort to deliver, store, and ensure the quality of items required by Defence, required strategic operational coordination from eight Defence Explosive Ordnance Depots (operated by Thales) nationwide to 17 different delivery points.
As part of the multi-national defence exercise, Thales Australia delivered ammunitions – both small and large calibre, demolition materials, pyrotechnics, tools and equipment, not just to Australia, but to allied nations as well.