Defence solutions backed by years of experience
SAGE Automation's National Delivery Manager of Defence, Troy Hemmerling, explains how SAGE supports the Australian Defence Industry with a proven capability in designing solutions tailored to your requirements.
SAGE Defence focuses on the delivery of fit-for-purpose electrical and control systems. As a leading system integrator of electrical control systems we have the ability to draw on our vast experience to select the most suitable commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components to meet rigorous Defence requirements.
Solving your defence needs
SAGE delivers agile and innovative electrical control systems for the Australian Defence industry, including Defence Primes, Original Equipment Manufacturers and other SMEs.
We proudly embrace sector diversity, allowing cross pollination of the 'best thinking' in engineering - enabling us to not only 'meet' the industry's rigorous demands, but to exceed them.
SAGE will help you:
Reduce asset risk | Bolster reliability | Lower costs | Maintain systems | Build capacity | Prevent obsolescence | Increase asset availability
We'll keep your people safer
SAGE understands defence is a risky and complex industry, requiring fit-for-purpose, reliable solutions in order to keep Australia's Defence Force safe.
All work is underpinned by SAGE Automation’s Integrated Management System which is certified to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and ISO 45001 (OH&S) standards.
With more than a decade of defence experience, we are a trusted partner who has worked alongside some of the biggest names in the industry.
Our clients include :
BAE Systems | Thales | ASC | Navantia | Saab Australia | Ultra Electronics | NSM | Tiwi Partners | Intract | Augility | Aurecon | Spotless | Ventia | Brookfield | Sitzler | McMahon | PACM | Lend Lease | Laing O'Rourke | Fulton Hogan | Avionics Limited | ADB Safegate
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We are a one-stop shop
SAGE has end-to-end capabilities in design, engineering and manufacturing, set-to-work and through-life support which means that we can scope the requirements and provide a solution that is completely fit for purpose.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We deliver the best thinking
While we have a dedicated Defence division, we are not just a Defence company – we bring a wealth of ideas and experience from other sectors, including manufacturing and infrastructure, so you don’t just get the best solutions from the industry, but the best possible solutions available.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We're proudly Australian
We’re proud to say that our national capability is 100% Australian, and that we have a large Australian workforce.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We are a collaborative partner
We work extensively with prime defence contractors, and can help them fulfill Australian industry content requirements. We also support overseas companies who wish to offer their products or services in Australia.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
Tight timeframe? No problem
Whether it’s a small, standalone electrical control system or a large, highly complex, integrated solution, we have the flexibility and scalability to deliver time-critical projects while keeping disruptions to a bare minimum.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We can ensure complete transparancy
We’ll keep detailed documentation throughout the project, so you can be confident about fulfilling any compliance needs.
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We have the best credentials
SAGE is the only Australian company accredited to the global quality benchmark of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). We are also certified by international certification body DQS for our management systems, which encompass ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 45001 (OH&S) and ISO 14001 (Environment).
Why SAGE is the best choice for your defence needs
We deliver certainty
We won’t leave until the job is done – that is our commitment to you.
Mark Hender, Director Operational Excellence, Chemring Group
“Establishing the new countermeasures facility was a major strategic development for Chemring Australia and SAGE were critical to the successful completion of the project.”More to explore
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SAGE's manufacturing capability delivers on tight deadline and achieves certification
SAGE collaborated with sub-contractors and our client, BAE Systems Australia, to design, manufacture and commission cubic modular switchboards for four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Paluma-class vessels.
