Systems Support and Operations

NES' Systems Support and Operations Division is South East Asia’s most experienced provider of operations and maintenance support, and asset management, for defence communication systems. The staff of Systems Support and Operations deliver quality service at remote, complex and strategically significant sites.

Systems Support and Operations is Australia's leading provider of operations and maintenance services that consistently exceed the mission-critical requirements of Australia's most sensitive Defence communication facilities.

 

 

Capabilities

Systems Support and Operations offer significant experience in applying advanced technologies and methodologies to improve efficiencies in the management of complete site operations, including:

• Fully Contracted Integrated Materiel Support
• VLF/HF/VHF/UHF and satellite systems operations and maintenance
• Telecommunications systems maintenance
• IT systems administration and maintenance
• Systems Engineering support and design services
• Power systems maintenance
• General plant and equipment operation and maintenance
• Fire fighting services
• Project management services
• Utilities administration and maintenance
• Asset management
• Quality management services
• Purchasing / inventory control
• Whole-of-life Logistics Support

 

Current Systems Support and Operations Projects

Naval Communication Station (NCS), Harold E Holt (HEH)

The NES Systems Support and Operations division (SSOD) has total systems performance responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Naval Communication Station at Exmouth, Western Australia. In addition to the operation and maintenance of the Royal Australian Navy’s Very Low Frequency (VLF) and High Frequency (HF) communications systems, the SSOD team provide comprehensive infrastructure support services.

The NCS HEH Environmental Policy is available for viewing by the public (24K Word Document). The Boeing Australia Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Policy is also available for viewing by the public (88 Kb PDF file).

Naval Communication Station (NCS), Darwin (Northern Territory)

Boeing Australia is the prime contractor for the operation and maintenance of the Transmit and Receive sites associated with the Naval Communications Station located in Darwin. The Transmit site located at Humpty Doo, 65 kms south of Darwin, operates approximately 30 high powered, High Frequency (HF) radio transmitters and over 40 HF aerials. The receive site is located at Shoal Bay, approximately 25 kms north-east of Darwin. Together these two sites provide the HF communications capability for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from northern Australia.

Maritime HF Communication Facility, Belconnen, (Australian Capital Territory)

Boeing Australia is the prime contractor for the operation and maintenance of the Maritime HF communication facility in Belconnen.

The Belconnen transmit site is set on 137 hectares and operates 37 high-powered HF radio transmitters and 46 HF aerials. The receive site is situated at Bonshaw, approximately 18 kilometres SE of the transmitting station. The Belconnen facility is the current primary HF communications station for the Royal Australian Navy.

The Boeing Australia team also maintains the facilities and grounds services at this site.

Operations and Maintenance Contract (P243) for Satellite Communication Facilities

Boeing Australia Limited provides operations, maintenance and support services to the Department of Defence at three sites located in Canberra; at Shoal Bay Receiving Station in Darwin NT and at the Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station in Geraldton WA. In a long-term relationship, Boeing Australia Limited staff work in concert with Commonwealth employees to operate these important Defence sites.

Defence Communications Network, Deakin (Australian Capital Territory)

Boeing Australia is contracted to provide engineering design services to the Defence Communications Network, located at the Defence Centre in Deakin, Canberra. The Deakin site is responsible for the design and management of the Defence voice, fax and data communications requirements across the Defence Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Networks (LAN). Approximately 30 Boeing Australia staff are employed at the site and are responsible for the planning, design, configuration management and installation for these Defence Networks, which cover over 400 Defence sites located throughout Australia and overseas.

Maritime Communications Group (MCG)

The Maritime Communications Group (MCG) provides integrated communications systems solutions for mobile platforms and meets the challenging requirements of military and commercial users in land, sea and air.

 

Other Past Project Experience

• Maritime Ranges:

  Boeing Australia supplied and provided support for a Magnetic Treatment and Measurement Range as well as support for a three dimensional underwater tracking range at HMAS STIRLING in Western Australia.

• Australian Joint Acoustics Analysis Centre, Nowra NSW:

  Boeing Australia provided engineering staff to assist with the analysis of underwater acoustic data.

• Joint Defence Facility Nurrungar (JDFN), Woomera, SA:

  At JDFN Woomera, Boeing Australia was subcontracted to ADI to provide operations and maintenance support to the satellite communications systems, equipment laboratory and the telephone system.

• Life of type logistics capability