07 · Sustainment

Australian ILS and Sustainment Hub

A qualification has to be held, not just issued. Integrated Logistics Support is warehoused in Australia to supply the Australian Defence Force and the wider Asian region — compressing lead times, localising spares and support, and providing a trusted allied node under single-prime accountability.

Supply

Regional warehousing

Platforms, magazines, suppressors, spares, optics, ensemble and 12G cUAS ammunition held in-region.

Support

Repair and overhaul

Level 2–3 maintenance, armourer training and warranty support delivered locally.

Sustain

Managed availability

Forecast-driven stock, rotation and consumable resupply aligned to the qualification cadence.

The twelve ILS elements

Complete integrated logistics support

ElementDelivery
Maintenance planningTiered maintenance concept; AR commonality lowers the skill barrier
Supply supportAustralia-warehoused spares, ancillaries and ammunition for ADF and the region
Support and test equipmentArmourer toolsets, gauges and function-test fixtures in-region
Manpower and personnelLASTLINE-qualified operators, instructors and armourers
Training and training supportINTERCEPTOR VR, the qualification syllabus and the sustainment cycle
Technical dataIETMs, spec sheets, parts catalogues, controlled release
Computer resourcesVR and simulator suites, training records and readiness dashboards
FacilitiesWarehouse, workshop, range and simulator infrastructure
Packaging, handling, storage, transportCompliant munitions storage and regional distribution
Design interfaceFeedback loop from after-action review into platform and ammunition
Obsolescence managementCommon commercial parts base; managed lifecycle
Configuration managementVariant and batch control across platform, ammunition and suppressor

Why Australia

An allied, stable, well-regulated base with established defence industry, munitions handling and export frameworks — a trusted node to serve the ADF and reach partner nations across the Indo-Pacific.

Regional reach

From the Australian hub the capability scales to partner forces across the region under appropriate government-to-government and export-control arrangements — one supply chain, one standard, many customers.

Ancillaries through the same hub

Integrated fire-control and reflex optics, mission-configured slings and magazine carriage, clay target systems and representative sUAS target drones — delivered and sustained through the same hub.

08 · Ownership

Sovereign Manufacture and Engagement

Own the capability, not just the equipment. Subject to meaningful committed volume, production of the platform, ammunition and suppressor is localised — building assured supply, jobs and skills, and independence from contested international logistics. Localisation is offered on two separate tracks so that sovereignty means the adopting nation, whichever nation that is.

Track A · Australia

Australian sovereign content

For the ADF: Australian ILS hub, Australian assembly and progressive Australian content across ammunition loading, suppressors, slings and pouches. Australian Industry Capability from the first contract.

Track B · Regional

Partner-nation localisation

For regional partners electing to build in-country: phased local assembly, test and eventual manufacture under government-to-government and export-control arrangements, to the same qualification standard.

Phased localisation
Phase 1
Establish

Supply from the Australian ILS hub. Import finished systems; stand up warehousing, training and support.

Phase 2
Assemble

In-country final assembly, function test, workforce development and ammunition loading trials.

Phase 3
Manufacture

Localise production of platform, 12G cUAS ammunition and suppressor as volumes justify.

Phase 4
Export

In-region production supplies partner forces under appropriate export controls.

Engagement — proof before commitment
Step 1
No cost

End-to-end capability demonstration at our expense — VR training, live GEN-12 and 12G cUAS ammunition, and the full kill chain, on your terms.

Step 2
Workshop

Joint volume-modelling workshop — map force structure, qualification cadence and regional potential to the manufacturing gates. A co-authored paper on counter-sUAS is available on request.

Step 3
Trial

Operational trial and qualification of an initial cohort, with after-action review fed back into the living syllabus.

Step 4
Scale

Programme of record — stand up the Australian ILS hub and trigger phased localisation.

Proof Before Commitment

The demonstration is on us.

We will stand up a complete, end-to-end capability demonstration at our own expense — and qualify a cohort against the published standard — before any commitment is asked for.