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Austal’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bellamy, said: “We have developed a unique relationship with Kelvin Hughes over many years which we have now strengthened to best support our shared customer base. We believe this agreement will provide enhanced value to these customers in terms of cost, expertise and operational efficiency.” Commenting on Austal’s appointment, Kelvin Hughes’ Chief Executive Officer, Russell Gould, said: “We are very pleased to have formalised our relationship with Austal as there are a number of synergies between our companies. These include growing our regional systems capabilities and the strengthening of our defence offerings to customers including the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.” Andrew Bellamy said the Kelvin Hughes appointment demonstrated further progress in the expansion of the company’s defence and systems activities. “This agreement, and the one with mission system integrator General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems we announced in March, demonstrates our ability to leverage our in-house capabilities and market position to expand the Austal business,” he said. For more information about Austal’s Systems capabilities please contact Ben White, Systems Regional Manager,on +61 2 6232 6555 or systems@austal.com. About Kelvin Hughes Kelvin Hughes is a global provider of marine equipment, navigational solutions and surface surveillance radar systems. Key products include SharpEye™ solid state radar sensors, low profile antennas, display and tracker technology, voyage data recorders, electronic chart displays and integrated bridge systems. Kelvin Hughes’ surveillance business provides coherent SharpEye™ and non-coherent radar technologies capable of detecting the smallest of targets and lowest velocities in clutter, meeting the surveillance, safety, and security needs of 30 of the world’s navies as well as coastal and border operators, and security patrols. A commitment to innovation and radar solution provision is enabling current and new users greater and increasing capability through the application of surveillance radar technologies both at sea and on land. Austal press release |
