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The Australian wing of Israeli defence giant Rafael has joined forces with Brisbane-based Naeco, announcing a $1.3 million strategic partnership with the precision engineering business.
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Naeco – which specialises in thermal management systems for the defence sector – has pioneered a world-first liquid cooling system for airborne radar, communication systems and electronic warfare (EW) equipment.
The partnership with Rafael will leverage its expertise in the airborne technology sector, which sees it supplying its BNet communication system and electronic warfare technologies to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and multiple other national defence forces. Naeco said that the agreement would "provide new export opportunities for products designed, developed and manufactured in Australia, creating four local jobs in the process".
Naeco's managing director, Nathan Andrews, added that the firm is "extremely proud" of the partnership, calling Rafael an "internationally-recognised leader in the defence industry".
“With Rafael’s support, Naeco will expand global exports of Australian defence technology like our liquid cooling system despite challenging global conditions. This partnership will allow us to keep factories open, employ more Australian workers and keep exports flowing in this time of economic hardship," he said.
On its part, Rafael said that the company was impressed with the performance of Naeco and its technology during testing.
“Following the establishment of VRA in Australia as a joint venture between Rafael and the Varley Group, we are delighted to enter into partnership with another Australian SME that shares our culture of innovation and collaboration," said Ido Spitzer, Rafael Australia’s general manager.
"This partnership will lead to additional work packages for an Australian business at a time of significant uncertainty for local industry.
"We are particularly excited by Naeco’s comprehensive manufacturing and engineering expertise specifically in the high-end aerospace sector.”
