Boeing.(Brief article)

* Boeing, through its Integrated Defense Systems Industrial Participation organization, has opened a new office in Seattle, Wash., to help increase business opportunities for Australian companies. The Office of Australian Industry Capability (OAIC) at Boeing will work closely with the Australian Department of Defence and Australian industry to identify bid opportunities for Australian aerospace companies within Boeing's major commercial and defence programmes, as well as key supplier partners. A series of industry roundtables will start in Brisbane and Melbourne, with future meetings scheduled throughout the country next year. Initial focus will be on suppliers whose capabilities have been designated by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) as export-ready and important to maintaining the through-life-support capability necessary to sustain the Australian Defence Force's aerospace assets. The OAIC will draw upon previous DMO work, coordinating the Australian aerospace industry into a "Team Australia" to address opportunities associated with other major defence acquisitions. The DMO will notify eligible suppliers as the OAIC identifies opportunities. The OAIC, along with the DMO, also will offer various training and mentoring programs, host sector conferences and visit, assess and host select suppliers.

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