Defence — components for the ADF

Programs and platforms

Land
Sea
Through Life Support

RPC harnesses Advanced Composite materials and Specialty Metals to deliver lightweight, corrosion-resistant equipment for Defence, with expertise in Manufacturing and Sustainment support for Land and Sea systems.

RPC has an outstanding record of delivering solutions to Defence including proof-of-concept prototypes, Sonar Domes, Ballistic protection and deployable Bridging solutions. RPC is DISP accredited under the Defence Industry Security Program, with sovereign Australian manufacturing at Seven Hills, Broadmeadow and Corio.

RPC capabilities include

Specialty fabrication (mild, alloy, stainless & duplex steel, 5000, 6000 & 7000 series aluminium)
Ballistic protection systems
Defence equipment using polyester resin prepreg fabrics
Through Life Support
Mature and proven supply management
In-house research and development

35+ years of continuous Defence work, with long-standing relationships and approvals
Through-life support of Defence equipment
Aligned with Australia's sovereign capability agenda

Years of continuous Defence work: 35+
Defence Industry Security Program accreditationSince January 2020: DISP

What we deliver

Manufacturing and sustainment support for Land and Sea systems, from Seven Hills, Broadmeadow and Corio.

Vehicle Components
Acoustic Windows
Bridging Systems
Sonar Domes

Vehicle Components

Composite and metal components, ballistic protection and servicing for Army vehicles.

Ballistic spall curtains and spall liners for the Australian Army Bushmaster — fabrication and sustainment at Seven Hills.
Fully functional dashboard assemblies for the Hawkei vehicle (Land 121 Phase 4), made at Corio.
Land 121 Phase MH3B (2017): a prototype of new handling equipment under an exclusive licence with Mecprotec Oy (Finland), in contract with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia.
Servicing of specialist vehicles for the Department of Defence.

Acoustic Windows

RPC is an experienced manufacturer of acoustic windows for submarines.

Collins Class submarines: GRP acoustic (sonar) windows supplied at commissioning (2003).
Re-engineered DA acoustic window sets for the Collins Class LOTE program — the first set shipped in 2017 after 18 months of new-materials validation, managed in-house at Broadmeadow.

GRP sonar dome / acoustic window in the workshop

Bridging Systems

Fabrication, support and Through Life Support for deployable bridging.

Through Life Support for all Rapid Deployed Bridging for Land 155.
Fabrication and support services for Army's Enhanced Gap Crossing Capability assets, at Seven Hills.

Military bridging vehicle during a bridge launch

Sonar Domes

Acoustic sonar domes for frigates, plus sustainment and specialty composite parts for the fleet.

2018: partnership with UK's Tods Defence to deliver sonar domes and other advanced composite items for BAE Systems' Hunter Class frigates (SEA5000) through the BAE Global Access Program.
Sea sustainment and specialty composite parts: LHD, yardarms, flag bins and handrails.