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NIOA New Zealand opens new headquarters in Christchurch

NIOA Group CEO Rob Nioa, right, wife Eliza, and NIOA Australia-New Zealand CEO Ben James, left, joined NIOA New Zealand General Manager Fraser Winskill and invited guests for the official opening of the company’s new headquarters, warehouse and distribution centre in Christchurch. Photo courtesy of NIOA Group.

A contingent of around 400 ADF personnel will work closely with members from the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) during Exercise Bersama Lima 2024, which has commenced in Malaysia and Singapore.

The contingent will work with partner nations throughout the exercise to train air, land, and maritime forces to support the coordinated defence of Malaysia and Singapore.

Established in 1971, the FPDA is a defensive arrangement between the nations of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

The exercise also marks the ADF’s first deployment of Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft and a Royal Australian Navy clearance diving team as part of an FPDA exercise.

Chief of Joint Operations, Vice Admiral Justin Jones, said Australia’s commitment to the exercise demonstrated an unwavering investment in the FPDA.

“The ADF’s contribution to Bersama Lima supports our ongoing shared vision of a peaceful, stable and prosperous region,” Vice Admiral Jones said.

“The deployment of a significant Royal Australian Air Force capability, alongside units from the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy demonstrates Australia’s commitment to collective security in our region.”

Commander of the Australian contingent, Major Mark Tamblyn, said Bersama Lima was a valuable opportunity to work with FPDA partners.

“The contingent looks forward to working closely with our FPDA partners, strengthening people-to-people links that have endured for more than five decades, while increasing our interoperability,” Major Tamblyn said.

“The deployment of Air Force F-35As and the Navy clearance diver team are significant achievements in our ongoing pursuit of enhancing training realism and sophistication, and building capacity within the FPDA.”

About the NIOA Group…

  • The NIOA Group includes NIOA Australia, NIOA New Zealand, the Australian Missile Corporation, NIOA Inc [USA], Barrett Firearms [USA], NIOA UK and joint venture company Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions.
  • Established in 1973, NIOA Group is a global firearms, weapons and munitions company with operations in the USA, Australia and New Zealand with a distribution network covering 75 US State department approved countries.
  • NIOA is a major tenant at the Australian government owned, contractor operated (GOCO) munitions facility at Benalla in Victoria where it is currently manufacturing 120mm munitions for the Abrams tank along with 30mm and 35mm cannon ammunition.
  • The company is a joint venture partner with Rheinmetall of Germany in the Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions 155mm artillery forging facility in Maryborough, Queensland, delivering key munitions for allied nations.
  • NIOA has a strategic agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne, a L3Harris Technologies company, to explore the manufacturing of key munitions and components within Australia’s sovereign guided weapons enterprise.
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