Rheinmetall Defence Australia has signed the first supplier contract for an Australian company under its Global Supply Chain program agreement.
Melbourne-based company Cablex is set to manufacture electrical wiring harnesses and electrical subassemblies for the Lithuanian Boxer infantry fighting vehicle program.
“The success enjoyed by Cablex demonstrates the immediate opportunities open to Australian companies under our new Global Supply Chain agreement,” said Rheinmetall Defence Australia and New Zealand managing director Andrew Fletcher.
Rheinmetall is putting forward the Boxer CRV for LAND 400 Phase 2.