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Bale Defence

Bale Defence Engineering Systems Pty Ltd

Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Land Systems & VehiclesNaval SystemsArmour & ProtectionMRO & Logistics
Founded 1979Prime Contractor, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Naval Forces, Special Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 29, 2026

About

Founded in 1979, Bale Defence is a defense prime contractor based in Port Macquarie, Australia working in land systems & vehicles, naval systems, armour & protection +1 more.

Bale Defence is a privately owned, family-owned Australian engineering company based in Port Macquarie, New South Wales. It designs, manufactures and provides through-life support for military equipment and defence-related products for the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces. Its capabilities include the Rough Terrain Vehicle family of vehicles, secure portable magazines and armouries, naval shipboard equipment such as hatches, scuttles and fittings, weapon storage and mounts, outboard motor adaptors for inflatable boats, and explosive ordnance disposal containment chambers. The company also offers CNC machining, fabrication, repair and overhaul, technical writing and training. It operates three workshops in Port Macquarie and has been in operation since 1979 through its parent company, Bale Engineering. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification from Lloyds Register.

Location

Port Macquarie, Australia

Founded

1979

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Bale Defence Engineering Systems Pty Ltd

Focus areas

military vehiclesnaval equipmentCNC machiningsecure containersthrough-life supportshipboard equipmentfabricationtechnical writing and training

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesNaval SystemsArmour & ProtectionMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSubsystem ManufacturerContract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesMaintenance & RepairTraining

Products

Rough Terrain Vehicle Family of Vehicles (RTV-FOV)

Light tactical off-road vehicle

Australian-made military off-the-shelf light tactical side-by-side vehicle, available in petrol and diesel variants and four tiers, designed for air or sea insertion, casualty transport and customised configurations for military and law enforcement use.

Portable Modular Magazine and Portable Modular Armoury

Secure weapons and explosives storage container

Self-contained shipping and storage containers for secure carriage and stowage of weapons, explosive ordnance and associated equipment, designed for military and law enforcement.

BARRA Outboard Motor Transom Adaptor

Boat outboard motor adaptor

Transom adaptor allowing an outboard motor to be bundled and air dropped with an inflatable boat and deployed by a single operator without tools.

Raised Aluminium Scuttle

Naval shipboard hatch

One-piece marine grade aluminium scuttle designed and manufactured for the Royal Australian Navy.

Flight Deck Hatch

Naval shipboard hatch

Watertight flight deck hatch designed for high strength and ergonomics, supplied to the Royal Australian Navy.

End users

Land ForcesNaval ForcesSpecial ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

DEF 5684DEF 5357AMIL-STD-12DMIL-STD-1689MIL-DTL-83528

Named customers

Royal Australian NavyAustralian Defence ForceNew Zealand Defence Forces

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Issued by: Lloyds Register

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