Harris Corporation has signed a long term agreement with TAE for the manufacture and supply of advanced liquid cooled electronics enclosures for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Andrew Sanderson, General Manager of TAE commented: “This agreement has the potential to be worth in excess of $15 million and is the first of many expected to be signed by TAE for the F-35 programme,” he said.
“The key to the deal was TAE’s Aluminium Vacuum Brazing technology.”
TAE has worked closely with Harris Corporation and the Australian Government to demonstrate its capabilities as a competitive supplier to the F-35 programme.
“This agreement recognises these efforts and shows that not only is TAE able to deliver on quality, but also on price,” Sanderson added.
Headquartered in Brisbane, TAE is the first Australian company to have successfully developed the Aluminium Vacuum Brazing technology and one of only a small number world-wide to have the capability.
Since developing the capability, TAE has had a 100% success rate with production which has attracted the attention of a number of major Global Supply Chain manufacturers for both the F-35 and commercial passenger aircraft as well as from customers in the maritime and land vehicle arenas.
Recent discussions with these manufacturers paved the way for TAE to increase its AVB production capability to better meet these manufacturers’ growing global needs.