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In a powerful demonstration of veteran support and industry collaboration, Saab Australia and Aimpoint have celebrated the graduation of former Australian Defence Force (ADF) member and Saab Australia Maintenance Manager Daniel Grayson, who has successfully completed the pilot Diploma of Project Management program developed specifically for veterans.
Tasmania will join four other Australian states and use Saab Australia’s OneView Physical Security Information Management System (PSIM) to enhance and upgrade security at the Risdon Prison Precinct.
Saab Australia is delivering significant economic uplift, growing Australia’s skilled workforce and lifting GDP, while delivering critical sovereign defence and security capabilities.
The delivery of enhanced combat systems on the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hobart Class guided missile destroyers has taken a major step forward, following the signing of the first Delivery Tasking Statement by all parties of the Combat Systems Integration – Integrated Project Team (CSI-IPT) Collaboration Agreement (CCA).
Saab’s AusCMS Naval Combat System has come a long way since it was first introduced on Anzac Class vessels in the 1990s. And so has the career of Saab Australia’s Principal Hardware Engineer, David Challender, who has worked with the combat system almost since its launch in this country.
From Graduate Engineer to respected Engineering Manager, Sally Brauer’s career at Saab Australia has been closely entwined with the development of our nation’s sovereign combat management system, AusCMS. That’s presented her with plenty of opportunities for growth.
Saab Australia (Saab) has strengthened its commitment to developing sovereign combat systems expertise with the successful delivery of its Introduction to Combat Systems Engineering training course.
Boeing has formally welcomed Saab into the Ghost Bat Australian Team.
“Maintaining Australian Industry Capability is not just about awarding contracts to Australian SMEs, but the development of an enduring Australian sovereign industrial base,” said Andy Keough
For over 35 years in Australia, Saab has delivered warfighting capability to Australia’s Defence Force, particularly through the delivery, sustainment and enhancement of the Australian Combat Management System (AusCMS). From this proud history, Saab looks to the future.