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W&E Platt

W E Platt Pty Ltd

Australia

WeaponsLand Systems & VehiclesNaval Systems
Founded 1980Subsystem Manufacturer, MRO & ServicesSupplies Land Forces, Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: October 6, 2026

About

Founded in 1980, W&E Platt is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Australia working in weapons, land systems & vehicles, naval systems.

W&E Platt is an Australian, family-owned company that designs, tests, prototypes, manufactures, installs and provides Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for weapon mounts and ordnance parts for military and law enforcement customers. Founded in 1980, it produces mounts for military vehicles, naval vessels and land platforms, including ring, swing, soft, rail, skate and pedestal mounts, tripods and marine mounts. The company provides repair and refurbishment services, technical documentation and training, and has supplied mounts to armed forces and vehicle manufacturers in more than 40 countries. It also acts as the Australian and New Zealand representative for Dillon Aero and Ohio Ordnance Works products, which are not included among its own products. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and is endorsed by the Australian Department of Defence as a Defence Recognised Supplier.

Location

Australia

Founded

1980

Legal name

W E Platt Pty Ltd

Focus areas

weapon mountsmachine gun mountsordnancenaval mountsILSmilitary vehiclesrepair and refurbishment

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

WeaponsLand Systems & VehiclesNaval Systems

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesMaintenance & RepairTraining

Products

Swing Mount

Weapon mount

Swing mount for machine guns on military vehicles.

40-50 Soft Mount

Weapon mount

Soft mount for machine guns that absorbs recoil.

MR550 Ring Mount

Weapon mount

Ring mount for vehicle-mounted weapons.

Skate Mount

Weapon mount

Skate mount for vehicle-mounted weapons.

Rail Mount

Weapon mount

Rail mount for vehicle-mounted weapons.

Pedestal Mount

Weapon mount

Pedestal mount for weapons on land platforms.

Lightweight Tripod

Tripod

Lightweight infantry tripod for machine guns.

Platt Marine Mount

Naval weapon mount

Stainless steel deck-mounted pedestal machine gun mount for naval vessels, with recoil-absorbing soft mount.

Target plates

Ordnance accessory

Target plates supplied as part of the product range.

End users

Land ForcesNaval ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

HawkeiPatria 6x6LAV-25ASLAVNZLAV

Named customers

Australian ArmyRoyal Australian NavyBrazilian ArmyLatvian National Armed ForcesUS ArmyUnited States Marine CorpsCanadian Armed ForcesThales AustraliaElbit SystemsBAE SystemsSupacatGeneral Dynamics Land Systems CanadaST Kinetics

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Defence Recognised Supplier (Strategic Capabilities)

Issued by: Australian Department of Defence