Tenix Defence

<h2 id="land">Land</h2>
<p>Tenix Defence provided design, manufacture, modification and repairs to all major in-service military vehicles in Australia. It had over 300 employees in <a href="/facts/Wingfield%2c_South_Australia/xPleCWuF">Wingfield, South Australia</a> and <a href="/facts/Bandiana/uUqWNdxs">Bandiana</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria%2c_Australia/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a>. Wingfield was Australia's largest privately operated military vehicle facility, offering engineering, integrated logistic support, through-life support, configuration management, prototyping, warehousing, production and paint shop facilities.
</p><p>At Bandiana, the Land Division provided logistic and garrison support services to Joint Logistics Command. This included warehousing and heavy grade maintenance of artillery, guided weapons, armoured and non-armoured vehicles and other Army weapon systems. Major projects undertaken by the Land Division included LAND 106 <a href="/facts/M113_armored_personnel_carrier/N3aekwcp">M113</a> Upgrade Project
and 10 Armoured <a href="/facts/Limousines/L1APNd4s">Limousines</a> (based upon the <a href="/facts/Holden_Caprice/DLjLy8PN">Holden Caprice</a>) for the <a href="/facts/Attorney-General%2527s_Department_(Australia)/w1oomX5n">Australian Attorney-General’s Department</a>.
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<h2 id="marine">Marine</h2>

<p>Tenix Defence Marine Division was a major ship designer and builder in the Asia Pacific region focusing on the delivery of solutions to defence and commercial opportunities for both new build and support activities.
</p><p>New construction, repairs and maintenance were undertaken at Australian shipyards in <a href="/facts/Williamstown%2c_Victoria/7MmbXyvr">Williamstown, Victoria</a> and <a href="/facts/Henderson%2c_Western_Australia/jxEuFQ3d">Henderson, Western Australia</a>. Both facilities also performed in-service support. The <a href="/facts/Whang%25C4%2581rei/Nlqdtbkh">Whangārei</a> site in New Zealand fabricated ANZAC <a href="/facts/Superstructure/s94pXpHw">superstructure</a> and <a href="/facts/Hull_(watercraft)/hY6LxATt">hull</a> modules, plus built the four patrol boats for the RNZN Protector Project. Other facilities were located in <a href="/facts/Darwin%2c_Northern_Territory/d9fEmGNV">Darwin</a>, <a href="/facts/Cairns/JX4b1c3d">Cairns</a>, <a href="/facts/Brisbane/DdUE1VPW">Brisbane</a> and <a href="/facts/Sydney/8TegRcwB">Sydney</a>. The division had experience in designing, building and delivering more than 200 naval, <a href="/facts/Paramilitary/mevWLG3M">paramilitary</a> and specialist vessels.
</p><p>Ships built by Tenix Defence include ten <a href="/facts/Anzac_class_frigate/vnhg3oVq"><i>Anzac</i> class</a> frigates and two <a href="/facts/Protector-class_offshore_patrol_vessel/0hqklX2U"><i>Protector</i>-class</a> offshore patrol vessels. In June 2007, the Australian Minister for Defence announced that Tenix Defence was the preferred tenderer for the construction of the two <a href="/facts/Canberra_class_large_amphibious_ship/2FFlTfvd">Canberra class large amphibious ships</a> known as Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships at a cost of $3 billion. The ships, <a href="/facts/HMAS_Canberra_(L02)/dp6ytnat">HMAS <i>Canberra</i></a> and <a href="/facts/HMAS_Adelaide_(L01)/Uk1VXrdt">HMAS <i>Adelaide</i></a>, entered into service in 2014 and 2015 respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Tenix had proposed to build the <a href="/facts/Navantia/DMcSJ7Gd">Navantia</a> design in partnership with the Spanish company.
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<h2 id="aerospace">Aerospace</h2>
<p>In 1998, <a href="/facts/De_Havilland_Australia/CAYCvD21">De Havilland Australia</a> was purchased.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
</p><p>Through its heritage, Tenix Defence had an unbroken chain of experience in the Australian aviation industry spanning six decades. The Aerospace Division was established in 1998 specifically to provide a support capability for Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft programs.
</p><p>It gained Authorised Engineering Organisation Certification to conduct design on a number of defence aircraft. The Division also held an <a href="/facts/Australian_Department_of_Defence/LzRxq1qp">Australian Department of Defence</a> certification for <a href="/facts/Earned_Value_Management/LgL04yUq">Earned Value Management</a>. It was managed from <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a>, and had its own hangar at <a href="/facts/Melbourne_Airport/fX2m9vGb">Melbourne Airport</a>. The division also worked on projects with the ADF on-site at <a href="/facts/HMAS_Albatross_(air_station)/5E339XWp">HMAS Albatross</a> at <a href="/facts/Nowra/Up8Wfsvx">Nowra</a>, <a href="/facts/RAAF_Williamtown/Vst4cbe8">RAAF Williamtown</a> and <a href="/facts/RAAF_Edinburgh/0oXNAQFF">RAAF Edinburgh</a>.
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<h2 id="electronic-systems">Electronic Systems</h2>
<p>Electronic Systems Division (ESD) was the technology and electronic systems hub of Tenix Defence and maintained close ties with the <a href="/facts/Defence_Science_and_Technology_Organisation/zS5U5h5B">Defence Science and Technology Organisation</a>. It was a provider of integrated solutions for Network Enabled Systems, Intelligence, <a href="/facts/Surveillance/hJhvWdSJ">Surveillance</a> and <a href="/facts/Reconnaissance/WbBwMhqs">Reconnaissance</a>, <a href="/facts/Electronic_Warfare/c6XGz9y0">Electronic Warfare</a> and <a href="/facts/Network_Centric_Warfare/6jxAR6Na">Network Centric Warfare</a> (NCW).
</p><p>Major projects undertaken by the Electronic Systems Division included Advanced Air Defence Simulator (AADS) to train Australian Army operators in the <a href="/facts/SAAB_Bofors_Dynamics/IN6QeX5Q">SAAB Bofors Dynamics</a> <a href="/facts/RBS-70/nIjmUPGM">RBS-70</a> Ground Based Air Defence weapon, LAND 53, Phase 1E <a href="/facts/Ninox/2WFDSkVm">Ninox</a> Ground Surveillance Radar, Phase 1F Ninox Thermal Surveillance System and Phase 2B Ninox Unattended Ground Sensors.
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Robertson, David (2008-06-28). "Ian King takes over at BAE Systems and promises to raise standards". The Times. News Corporation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2008-07-01. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110612062528/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article4228109.ece" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110612062528/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article4228109.ece</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>BAE's Tenix acquisition finalised Australian Aviation issue 252 August 2008 page 8 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Aviation" target="_blank">/wiki/Australian_Aviation</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 27 December 2017. <a href="http://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/lhd" target="_blank">http://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/lhd</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>BTR sells Hawker de Haviland and Hawker Pacific Australian Aviation issue 140 June 1998 page 5 <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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