All Articles in Ship Support, Sustainment and Lifecycle Management in Australia

Chris plays an integral role in ensuring ships and commercial vessels are docked safely and within schedule. We spoke to Chris about his background, his time at Thales and just a few of the things he enjoys about his day job that is anything but ordinary. ...

Julia oversees a range of activities critical to the safe docking of ships and commercial vessels. She works within parameters of millimetres, quite literally, and as you’ll see in this video, loves seeing how it all comes together. ...

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Max Kufner, Vice President Above Water Systems at Thales Australia. Max discusses Thales Australia's role in Defence's Future Maritime Sustainment Model (FMSM), part of Plan Galileo for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) which is ...

The Captain Cook Graving Dock (CCGD) at Garden Island Sydney, is one of the largest ship repair and maintenance graving docks in the Southern Hemisphere, and is a critical strategic asset of the Australian Defence Force. The dock's two main flooding valves have been in ...

Thales Australia’s recent acquisition and commission of a new Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Lathe is proving a game-changer for the Production teams at Garden Island in their mission to support the Royal Australian Navy to keep Australia safe. ...

Thales Australia and U.S Navy Industrial Enterprise partner, ORBIS Sibro Inc (ORBIS Inc), have entered into an agreement to collaborate on the advancement of maritime sustainment operations in support of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at Fleet Base East, Garden Island,...

The Huon-class Mine Hunter Coastal Fleet has been a stalwart in Australia’s marine defence strategy for over 20 years. They are a ‘workhorse’ of a platform; a hardy ship with outstanding shock resistance and an inherently low magnetic signature. ...

On 18 January, the Australian National Maritime Museum's Daring class destroyer, HMAS Vampire, journeyed from her home port at Darling Harbour, Sydney to Garden Island Defence Precinct where the Thales team have been carrying out a range of maintenance and conservation ...

Thales Australia's Above Water Systems business is trialing a Bluetooth/GPS based asset location tracking technology, developed by Australian SME, BlueCats. The Real Time Location System (RTLS) technology enables Thales' work teams at Garden Island Defence Precinct (GID...

For over 26 years, Thales Australia has proudly supported the readiness and availability of the Royal Australian Navy with dependable and reliable ship support, sustainment and lifecycle management services. Apprentices, trainees and graduates play a critical role in ou...