Australian defence manufacturer for land vehicles and artillery systems
Hanwha Defence Australia manufactures self-propelled artillery and infantry fighting vehicles for the Australian Department of Defence under two major contracts (LAND 8116 and Land 400 Phase 3). The tech stack reveals a traditional defence-industrial footprint: CAD tools (CATIA, NX, Creo), PLM (Teamcenter), ERP (SAP S/4HANA), and real-time middleware (RTI DDS) for embedded systems — consistent with regulated manufacturing. Active hiring is engineering-focused (11 of 13 roles), skewed toward mid and senior levels, indicating scaling of production and integration work rather than green-field platform development.
Hanwha Defence Australia is a subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace (South Korea's largest defence corporation) established in 2019 to serve the Australian defence market. The company is the sole-source manufacturer for LAND 8116, a AUD 1 billion contract for self-propelled howitzers, and is producing 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles under Land 400 Phase 3. Operations are centred on the Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Geelong, Victoria, with Stage 1 commissioned in August 2024 and Stage 2 under construction. The facility supports vehicle manufacturing, design, and integration, and is positioned to anchor an Australian and Korean supplier ecosystem.
Engineering and manufacturing stack includes CATIA, NX, and Creo (CAD), Teamcenter (PLM), SAP S/4HANA (ERP), RTI DDS (real-time middleware), and .NET/ASP.NET for systems integration. Power BI and Excel for analytics.
Core projects include LAND 8116 self-propelled artillery manufacturing, Land 400 Phase 3 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle production, vehicle survivability and protection systems, electronic architecture integration, and verification & validation processes across subcontractor supply chains.
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