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The prime contractor has broken ground on a new collaborative facility in south-east Queensland.
Raytheon Australia has officially commenced work on its Centre for Collaboration in south-east Queensland, which forms part of the company’s national infrastructure plan to deliver a fully defence industry-funded precinct for Queensland.
The centre is expected to replicate the capabilities of Raytheon’s Centre for Joint Integration in South Australia, serving as a hub for integrated logistics and engineering specialties.
The 7,000-square-metre facility will be constructed over four levels, containing high-specification capability spaces including laboratories, flexible-use workshops and office accommodation.
The centre is expected to house over 200 Raytheon Australia employees, tipped to grow to 300 employees over the next few years.
According to the prime, the new facility would help foster new partnership opportunities between the Australian Defence Force and Australian industry.
“More importantly, this facility will bring together defence industry partners in a secure, purpose-designed facility, where we can continue to collaborate in our role as a trusted capability partner for Defence,” Raytheon Australia managing director Michael Ward said.
The precinct is also set to support collaboration between Raytheon and its small and medium enterprise (SME) partners, including Frontline Manufacturing.
“For SMEs like Frontline Manufacturing, this facility commitment to Queensland’s defence industry will be a game changer,” Daniel Green, Frontline Manufacturing director, said.
“This will help us increase our capability and our capacity to support primes like Raytheon Australia and ensure that we both benefit and continue to deliver for the men and women of the ADF.”
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