Leidos Australia calls for Australian industry to register interest for LAND 129 Phase 3

Leidos Australia has issued a call for Australian industry to register their interest to partner with the company for the Army’s LAND 129 Phase 3 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) program.

The company is inviting potential partners to register through their recently released Australian Partner Portal. Primary capabilities of interest include:

  • Composite Manufacturing
  • Payloads for Tier 2 UAVs
  • Mechanical Assembly
  • Training Services
  • Warehousing Support
  • Logistics Support
  • UAV Operations and Maintenance Support

“This is an exciting opportunity for Leidos Australia and we recognise the importance and value of local industry. Whilst we have already teamed with Australian SMEs, we are focused on identifying more Australian companies to join the project.” Says Paul Chase, Acting Chief Executive for Leidos Australia.

Expression of interests will be open until 14 May 2020. The Leidos Australia Partner Portal can be accessed at https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/partner-network

LAND 129 Phase 3 will replace the Army’s Shadow 200 TUAS capability. APDR has previously covered the shortlisting of LAND 129 Phase 3’s contenders at https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/four-companies-shortlisted-for-project-land-129-phase-3-to-replace-shadow-uas/

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Kym Bergmann
Kym Bergmann has more than 35 years of experience in journalism and Australian and international defence industry. After graduating with Honors from the Australian National University, he joined Capital 7 television, holding several positions including foreign news editor and chief political correspondent. After 2 years on the staff of a Federal Minister, he moved to the defence sector and held senior positions in several companies, including Blohm+Voss, Thales, Celsius and Saab. In 1997 he was one of 2 Australians selected for the Thomson CSF 'Preparation for Senior Management' MBA course, the other being Chris Jenkins - formerly the CEO of Thales Australia. He has also worked as a consultant for a number of companies, including Raytheon, Tenix (now part of BAES) and Martin Marrietta (now part of Lockheed Martin). He had several board appointments, including Thomson Sintra Pacific (1994 - 96) and Saab Pacific (1998 - 2003). He retains good personal links with senior figures in Government, as well as in industry and the media. He decided to return to journalism in May 2008, and holds the position of editor for Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) and Defence Review Asia (DRA). He is also a podcaster and commentator on defence and national security issues.

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