The VDA-Aerospace Roundtable held in April 2018 was attended by the Committee and representatives from the local aerospace sector, government and partner entities such as Aviation Aerospace Australia.
Aviation SME and VDA member Aquila Engineering has become just the third company in Australia to successfully achieve CASA Subpart 21.J Approved Design Organisation (ADO) accreditation.
VDA member company Australian Aerospace Engineering Pty Ltd (AAE) recently became the first company in Australia to achieve certification to the latest revision of all three AS9100 Aerospace Standards.
AAE Engineering Manager, Adam Johnston said it was a significant achievement that would help the business grow.
Through the advice and guidance of the Centre for Defence Industry Capability and its national network of Business Improvement Advisers, AAE become the first company in Australia to achieve certification to the latest revision of all three Aerospace Standards namely AS9100D, AS9110C and AS9120B.
AAE now meets all relevant quality requirements for doing business directly with Defence and partnering with defence ‘primes’.
AAE is a 100% Australian owned and operated business located in Albury, NSW. The company serves the commercial and defence aviation industry with engineering, CASA Part 145 maintenance, and CASA Part 21G manufacturing services. The company also distributes aerospace and military-specific hardware.
More information on the company's capabilities is available here.
Lockheed Martin is partnering with RMIT University and the University of Sydney on Research and Development (R&D) projects to develop advanced technologies that will have significant implications for both defence and commercial space-based applications.
A number of Australian suppliers, including VDA Aero member Marand, have expressed confidence in the international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Ocean Software Pty Ltd has signed an agreement with a key supplier to the French military procurement agency DGA for the delivery of its flagship operations management solution, FlightPro®.
