Australian Missile Corporation Explained

Australian Missile Corporation
Industry:Defence
Founded:2021
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Hq Location Country:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Key People:Lee Goddard (CEO)[1] [2]
Products:Missiles
Owner:NIOA
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The Australian Missile Corporation (AMC) is an Australian company specialising in guided and non-guided weapon systems, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Queensland-based Defence Prime Contractor NIOA. It was contracted by the Australian Government as Enterprise Partner to help enable the development of Australia's domestic guided and non-guided weapons capability. Its inaugural and current chief executive officer, Lee Goddard, is a retired Rear Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy.[2]

As part of a 2021 initiative,[3] headed by the Federal Department of Defence, the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise ("GWEO") program is intended to facilitate an Australian domestic missile manufacturing capacity. It is also supported by Aurecon as Enterprise Partner and multinational arms companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon as Strategic Partners.[4]

GWEO was established under the Prime Ministership of Scott Morrison, whose messaging throughout his career not irregularly touched on the importance of Australia's defence infrastructure and capabilities.[3] A RAND Corporation analysis from 2022 notes the creation of the GWEO was prefaced in the 2020 Defence Strategic Update.[5]

History

On 3 June 2021, Black Sky Aerospace and Quickstep are among the first companies to partner with the Australian Missile Corporation in their bid for the Australian Government's sovereign guided missiles project.[6]

On 22 August 2022, the AMC agreed to enter into a strategic partnership with American defence contractor Day & Zimmermann.[7]

On 23 August 2022, the AMC received the backings of MBDA, a European guided weapons joint venture of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo.[8]

On 22 September 2022, the AMC formally accepted the contact to become an inaugural Enterprise Partner for the GWEO.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Leadership. Australian Missile Corporation. 3 January 2023.
  2. News: Sovereign guided weapons an essential capability. subscription. 3 January 2023. The Australian. 30 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. www.defence.gov.au. 25 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to deliver GWEO. www.australiandefence.com.au. 5 April 2022. 25 December 2022.
  5. Establishing a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise for Australia. RAND Corp. 21 March 2022 . 25 December 2022 . Mouton . Christopher A. . Rhodes . Carl . Arena . Mark V. . Deluca . Paul . Dowse . Andrew . Godges . John P. . Grissom . Adam R. . Lucas . Caleb . Silfversten . Erik .
  6. Web site: NIOA partners with Quickstep, Black Sky for sovereign guided weapons push. 2 June 2021. 19 November 2021. www.defenceconnect.com.au.
  7. News: Day & Zimmermann to partner with Australian Missile Corporation. 3 January 2023. Asia Pacific Defence Reporter. 22 August 2022.
  8. Web site: MBDA, Europe's foremost missile designer and developer, has joined the Australian Missile Corporation's consortium to develop Australia's sovereign guided munitions capabilities.. www.defenceconnect.com.au. 23 August 2022. 26 December 2022.
  9. News: AMC locked in for GWEO enterprise. 26 December 2022. Asia Pacific Defence Reporter. 22 September 2022.

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