ADROITA and BecTech, both female owned and led engineering consultancies serving the defence sector are leveraging the deep defence cooperation between Australia and the USA, particularly in light of the AUKUS agreement. The formal agreement aims to capitalise on the melding of local maritime acquisition and through-life-support know-how and experience, and international naval, combat systems, and systems integration engineering best practice. The partnership has resulted in work supporting critical defence maritime programs relying on the competitive advantages of the companies to bring value for money the Commonwealth.

The relationship sets both companies up to not only jointly support existing naval programs and capabilities such as the Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer Aegis Weapon System upgrade (SEA4000 Phase 6), undersea surveillance programs, and Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer sustainment; but to also leverage the scientific and engineering developments being generated by AUKUS. ADROITA and BecTech are equipped to jointly provide vital support to Defence as Australia and the USA formalise technology sharing arrangements under the AUKUS agreement. This includes highly specialised engineering and technical support to Australia’s acquisition of and transition to a nuclear-powered submarine capability, as well as long range strike weapons, hypersonics, artificial intelligence, emerging undersea capabilities, submarine construction yard design and delivery, and ordnance facility design.

ADROITA brings deep local experience and expertise in maritime acquisition and sustainment and specialist operations, combat systems, systems integration and lifecycle management knowledge to the partnership. BecTech contributes in-depth weapons and combat system design and systems integration expertise, their proven experience in the management of complex US weapons and naval programs, submarine construction yard experience with the SEA 1000 Future Submarine program, and the construction, testing and operations of nuclear-powered submarines.

ADROITA is an award-winning consultancy, and was founded in 2016 by Ms Pavillard, a Navy Weapons Engineer and Navy veteran. Since then ADROITA has developed a reputation for delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges in the Defence sector. With a growing team and expertise across multiple engineering and other professional services domains, ADROITA is well positioned to support Defence and leverage the technologies that AUKUS will enable.

BecTech was founded in 1997 by Mrs Rebecca Sutton, a Combat System Test and Evaluation expert, with Bob Wilson, a guided weapons and combat systems expert, and is a privately held engineering, program management, and professional services company supporting US Navy, Missile Defense Agency, and International Navy Programs, including in Australia.