THE HON. GREG COMBET MP
Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science
Thursday, 17 September 2009
065/2009
SUPPORTING AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY TO ENTER
GLOBAL MARKETS
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, Greg Combet,
today welcomed the establishment of Raytheon Australia’s Industry
Development Unit (IDU).
“Raytheon’s IDU will implement the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Deed
that was signed between Defence and the company on 1 July 2009,” said Mr
Combet.
“This new unit will facilitate opportunities for Australian industry to become
part of Raytheon’s global supply chain.”
“The AIC Deed with Raytheon Australia is an important step forward for
Australian defence industry, especially small and medium sized enterprises.”
“The Government’s global supply chain initiative under the AIC Program uses
the leverage of our major equipment acquisitions to extend the opportunities
for Australian companies to access the international market place,” Mr
Combet said.
“Working through the international primes such as Raytheon to set up units to
actively promote Australian companies will expand the capacity of Australian
industry to support the Australian Defence Force. It will also benefit the
international companies we deal with by improving their competitiveness.
“Raytheon internationally is a leading high technology company with markets
world wide, and the potential benefits for competitive Australian companies to
become part of its global supply chain are enormous” Mr Combet said.
Defence and Raytheon Australia will brief Australian industry on the initiative
later this year.
Media contact:
Rod Hilton (Greg Combet) 02 6277 7620 or 0458 276 619
Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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