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Northrop Grumman Australia and
IntelliDesign Partner for Sovereign Secure Communication
Capability
April 12, 2022
Northrop Grumman Australia has
entered into an agreement with Australian electronics
engineering company IntelliDesign for hardware design
services and contract manufacturing of Secure
Communications Solution (SCS) devices.
Northrop Grumman Australia’s
sovereign SCS-200 capability provides simple, secure
network access for deployed teams and individuals,
supporting customers such as the Department of Defence
and Department of Home Affairs.
“Our agreement with IntelliDesign
will help ensure Northrop Grumman Australia is able to
deliver sovereign, resilient and secure communications
capabilities to support Defence and Commonwealth
agencies,” said Christine Zeitz, general manager,
Northrop Grumman Asia Pacific. “Our partnership also
creates additional benefits for local small to medium
businesses in IntelliDesign’s already established supply
chain to become part of Australia’s defence industry and
to grow our nation’s sovereign industrial capability.”
The agreement supports
IntelliDesign’s engagement on future projects across the
business. It also incorporates new Commonwealth of
Australia requirements and expands on supply chain
governance and assurance in areas such as cyber
security.
“We are immensely proud to be
supporting Northrop Grumman with the manufacturing of
the SCS-200, a leading-edge communication device. This
partnership forms part of our long-term strategy to be
Northrop Grumman’s electronic design and manufacturing
partner of choice in the development of future
communication devices,” said Matt Bromwich, CEO of
IntelliDesign.
Northrop Grumman Australia is also
offering IntelliDesign certification accreditation
resources and recommendations around protecting their
systems and infrastructure from cyber threats. This
support will result in improved supply chain assurance
for Northrop Grumman Australia and its customers, as
well as protect the whole of the IntelliDesign business
for the benefit of all their customers.
The new SCS-200s, manufactured at
IntelliDesign’s plant in Seventeen Mile Rocks,
Queensland, are scheduled to roll off the production
line in 2023 to be employed in several applications
across Government.
IntelliDesign are experts in
electronic design and manufacturing. Working with
innovative companies who need robust electronic
solutions for challenging industry applications, the
company provides solutions from client concept to
finished product. IntelliDesign has over 27 years of
experience in providing customised electronic solutions
that allow their clients to be more effective in their
industries.
Northrop Grumman is a technology
company, focused on global security and human discovery.
Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with
capabilities they need to connect, advance and protect
the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to
solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 90,000
employees define possible every day.
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