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Thales Australia’s Lithgow Arms business is set to grow its advanced manufacturing capabilities with the announcement of a grant from the NSW government’s Regional Job Creation Fund Round 2.
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The funding, valued at $1.12 million, will be matched by Thales Australia and invested in leading manufacturing capabilities that will increase both military and civil manufacturing capacity, create 56 additional jobs and support export growth.
According to the company, Lithgow Arms exports equipment to 17 countries and has provided small arms, weapons systems, logistics and sustainment to the Australian Defence Force for over 100 years.
“it’s great to see the NSW government supporting NSW defence businesses like Thales Australia to help ensure critical engineering and manufacturing skills remain in the state.
“Lithgow Arms is the only small arms manufacturing capability of its type in Australia, and we are proud to be a major employer in regional NSW. Our workforce is highly skilled and multi-generational.
“Lithgow Arms has a proud 110-year history of sovereign small arms production for defence, and this is part of a plan for the next phase of production.”
The grant from the NSW government and matched commitment from Thales Australia follows a $70 million investment from the company to enhance the facility, which includes a $6.5 million construction to support the design and development of next-generation weapons capabilities for use by the ADF and international partners.
