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Queensland-based Craig International Ballistics has been awarded a $30 million order to provide body armour solutions for the Australian Defence Force.
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The $30 million contract, which will deliver body armour for use in combat and counterterrorism operations, will also create and sustain dozens of jobs, underscoring the government’s commitment to supporting local small-and-medium enterprises and a “Future Made in Australia”.
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said, “From peacekeeping operations through to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Craig International Ballistics has been protecting Australian Defence Force personnel with their world-class body armour for almost two decades.”
Craig International Ballistics specialises in the manufacture of a range of body armour solutions for use in the Australian Defence Force and police forces around the country, including:
- Ballistic plates that are NIJ ballistic standards-compliant body armour plates constructed of SpectraShield Composite often combined with silicon carbide.
- Covert body armour worn under the clothing that gives the wearer an element of surprise, as well as protection when attacked.
- Personal shields that are lightweight NIJ IIIA, III & IV ballistic standards-compliant shields for police and security organisations.
“This order with Craig International Ballistics is a prime example under the Defence Industry Development Strategy of how the government is supporting our Sovereign Defence Industrial Base and a future made in Australia. Craig International Ballistics is a model for our nation’s robust, self-starting defence industry, which is an important part of our sovereign defence capability,” Minister Conroy explained.
Craig International Ballistics, which has already supplied over 600,000 high quality Queensland-made body armour components for the ADF including advanced armour solutions for the Australian Army’s fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
The company will manufacture and deliver a new order of body armour components to help protect troops from moving threats like fragmentation, and low and high velocity rounds.
Over the last 20 years, Craig International Ballistics has become the leading Australian manufacturer of combat-proven armour systems.
