$100 million investment to grow Australia’s sovereign capabilities
Thales Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and a major technology supplier to the defence, transport, aerospace and digital security sectors.
Across Australia, Thales employs 3,800 people at 35 sites, with about 40% employed outside capital cities in regional Australia. Half the Thales workforce (1,900 people) is in NSW and another 1,150 jobs are directly supported in the NSW supply chain.
In regional NSW Thales has major manufacturing and sustainment facilities producing munitions and small arms as well as providing end-to-end logistics for the provision, distribution and maintenance of ordnance for the ADF. Thales also undertakes ship repair and maintenance for the Navy.
Thales is investing $100 million over the next three years into research and development to help grow Australia’s sovereign capabilities. The group has long-term relationships with a number of regional NSW-based universities and research institutions to continue this important work.
Jeff Connolly, CEO, Thales Australia says:
“We are proud to be a major employer in regional NSW. Creating high-skilled and well-paid jobs for Australians outside the major cities is key to the success and sustainment of our business. We are a long-term investor in NSW’s industrial and advanced technology capabilities, and the regions are an essential part of that.”