Contract awarded to deliver Aeronautical Life Support Equipment across the ADF

Defence has awarded a contract to Airflite Pty Ltd deliver Aeronautical Life Support Equipment (ALSE) to be used in aircrafts and helicopters that will operate across the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

After a competitive tender process, Airflite Pty Ltd was awarded a contract covering the whole ALSE life-cycle. This will encompass design, development, production, operation, maintenance, and disposal. 

Head of Aerospace Systems, Air Vice-Marshal Graham Edwards said the $16 million contract would provide technical services to ensure the readiness of critical ALSE to support all ADF aviators.

“This will allow Defence to establish an ALSE enterprise that delivers best practice and high-performance capability to a growing number of complex aviation platforms for the ADF,” Air Vice-Marshal Graham Edwards said.



“This approach will give the Australian defence industry the opportunity to grow and respond to Defence’s capability needs as required.”

Approximately 80 per cent of ADF ALSE is shared across multiple aircraft platforms. ALSE includes helmets and oxygen masks, inflatable life rafts and vests, load carriage and restraint harnesses, flares, radios and signalling devices for post evacuation survival and night vision devices.

Airflite Pty Ltd is a wholly Australian-owned and operated aviation services company that supports commercial and defence aviation sectors.

Airflite Pty Ltd will establish a new facility in Moorabbin, Victoria while leveraging additional support from their current facility in Perth, Western Australia. This contract will support the hiring of new personnel based in Moorabbin, Victoria.

Media note

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