Tenix Defence was Australia's largest defence contractor with core capabilities in aerospace, land, marine and electronic systems applications. BAE Systems announced its intention to acquire the company from Tenix Group in January 2008, and the acquisition was completed in June of that year for $775 million.[1][2] BAE Systems Australia thus became Australia's largest defence contractor.
The company was formed in 1997 after it was split from parent company Transfield Services. It was part of Tenix Group until the defence contracting arm became known as Tenix Defence. It had two divisions: Tenix Marine, and Tenix Aerospace and Defence (comprising the former Land, Aerospace and Electronic Systems divisions).
Land
Tenix Defence provided design, manufacture, modification and repairs to all major in-service military vehicles in Australia. It had over 300 employees in Wingfield, South Australia and Bandiana, Victoria