Defence officials have held talks with Thales executives to address issues related to key capability procurements projects.
Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has met with Thales Australia’s chief executive officer, Jeff Connolly, and senior Defence, Infrastructure and Airservices Australia officials at a Projects of Concern Summit in Canberra — the first since 2020.
Stakeholders discussed remediation issues associated with the Thales-led Civil-Military Air Traffic Management System (CMATS) project, which the Albanese government listed as a “project of concern” in October.
The project aims to replace existing air traffic management systems with an advanced, integrated management and control system for civilian and military aviation.
However, the government identified “significant schedule, technical and cost challenges”.