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Business/Financial

Finmeccanica Now Part of Australian Government Global Supply Chain Management Program

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

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Australia’s Minister for Defense Materiel yesterday signed a Deed to enter Finmeccanica into the Australian Government Global Supply Chain program. At the Land Warfare Conference in Melbourne, Australia, the Hon. Jason Clare signed a Deed, which is an important step in the strategy to increase an enduring Finmeccanica presence in Australia. This growth was discussed in April by Finmeccanica CEO and Chairman Giuseppe Orsi, during his meetings with Australia’s Prime Minister and the Minister for Defense Materiel. The Australian Global…

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