Hanwha Defence Australia
Ricky Ta is an experienced Manufacturing Engineer currently employed at Hanwha Defence Australia since September 2024. Prior to this role, Ricky held positions at Carbon Revolution as a Manufacturing Engineer and Production Group Lead from May 2022 to September 2024, and at Ego Pharmaceuticals as a Production Supervisor and Graduate Mechanical Engineer from March 2019 to May 2022. Additional experience includes a role as Quality Assurance Technician at PACCAR, sales representation at Optus, and various positions in warehouse and student leadership at Oz Staff and Federation University Australia, respectively. Ricky holds an Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from RMIT University and a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering from Federation University Australia.
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Hanwha Defence Australia
Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has been selected as the sole source for LAND 8116, a $1 billion project which will see the Commonwealth acquire self-propelled artillery to be manufactured in the Greater Geelong area of Victoria. The company is also producing 129 of the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles for the Commonwealth under Land 400 Phase 3. Hanwha Defence Australia is a subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, the largest and the most influential defense corporations in South Korea. HDA is building its Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) manufacturing in Geelong, Victoria. the facility is due to be complete in Q3 2024. It is anticipated the facility will support all Hanwha vehicle fleets and serve as an Australian industrial and SME (small to medium enterprise) base that can work with Hanwha both globally and domestically. An important aspect of this will be the creation of opportunities for both Australian and Korean companies in their respective national supply chains.