Defence contractor Thales Australia’s Lithgow Arms business in regional NSW has opened its doors to greater collaboration to help grow the capabilities of its Australian SME and industrial partners. Lithgow Arms has established a Small Arms Collaboration and Cooperation Centre (C3) housed inside the Lithgow Arms small arms factory. It is designed to break down…
Sporting rifle manufacturer Lithgow Arms is stepping up its global marketing efforts with a new partnership with Fuller Global and Outdoor Sporting Agencies (OSA). Lithgow Arms, part of the global Thales defence group, already exports its CrossOver and Woomera firearms to 14 countries and anticipates growth in export markets and Australia of 300 per cent…
French defence manufacturer Thales Australia has received development approval and will begin construction next month on the first phase of its plan to transform the historic Lithgow Arms factory in regional NSW into an industry 4.0 showpiece. The new development will deliver an advanced manufacturing 4.0 and integration hub for the precision manufacture of next…
French defence contractor Thales Australia will invest $6.5 million in the first phase of a plan to redevelop its Lithgow Arms facility in regional New South Wales. The investment will create a new manufacturing and integration hub for the design, development and precision manufacture of next generation weapons systems for the Australian Defence Force, industrial…
By Peter Roberts Fast-growing firearms, weapons and ammunition manufacturer NIOA has set itself up for expansion of its operations to the historic defence manufacturing region of Lithgow in New South Wales with the purchase of an important home and land in the regional city. NIOA has purchased historic Lidsdale House (pictured) which sits on a…
Defence manufacturer Thales Australia has continued its revitalisation of the historic former Lithgow small arms works with the opening of the company’s new advanced manufacturing facility in the regional NSW city. Defence Minister Pat Conroy officiated and opened the new Lithgow Arms facility (pictured) which has been a centre of Australia’s defence industry since it…
Today @AuManufacturing’s special editorial series Land Forces 2022 looks at a model for collaboration between defence industry companies and public sector researchers. Peter Roberts reports on work underway at Thales Australia’s Lithgow Arms business in NSW. The statistics show that Australian manufacturers and business leaders are among the worst in the developed world at collaborating…
The New South Wales government has made available a $1.12 million grant from the NSW Regional Job Creation Fund Round 2 to help Thales Australia grow its advanced manufacturing capability in regional New South Wales. The funding will be matched dollar for dollar by Thales and will be invested in modern manufacturing capability and equipment…
Thales Australia has been awarded a contract to produce components for the 30mm cannons on the Rheinmetall Defence Australia-led Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle project.
Thales Australia will manufacture an additional 8,500 EF88 rifles for the Australian Defence Force. The Lithgow designed and manufactured EF88 Austeyr rifle is manufactured under licence from Steyr Mannlicher AG and is in service with 30 countries. The rifle rifle fires standard 5.56 x 45 millimetre ammunition with the latest version delivering increased range and…
