Quickstep Group pushes towards sovereign aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul

In addition, the company hosted an inspection of work undertaken on major components for the RAAF KC-30 aircraft with Northrop Grumman director sustainment and modernisation services Deanne Barnett and head of procurement George Pesce.

“The establishment of this sovereign capability is vital, it means that components can now be repaired locally in a timely manner, avoiding long international freight delays and potential scrapping of items,” director Barnett said.

“As Northrop Grumman’s relationship with Quickstep progresses, the breadth and depth of component repair and overhaul capability for the aircraft fleets we support in Australia will be expanded, further strengthening the domestic aerospace defence industry."

A public statement made by Quickstep confirmed significant development towards sovereign aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul capability.

“Over the past two years, our dedicated team has been hard at work developing state-of-the-art facilities at Melbourne Airport,” the statement said.

“Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting Deanne Barnett, director of sustainment and modernisation services for Northrop Grumman Australia, as she inspected work undertaken by Quickstep on major components for the RAAF KC-30 aircraft.

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“Deanne’s team supports various RAAF aircraft, including the KC-30, which is a derivative of the Airbus A330 passenger aircraft used for refuelling, cargo, and VIP transport roles.

“This milestone underscores our continuing commitment to provide the best MRO services and our support [for] Australia’s defence capabilities.”

Robert Dougherty

Robert is a senior journalist who has previously worked for Seven West Media in Western Australia, as well as Fairfax Media and Australian Community Media in New South Wales. He has produced national headlines, photography and videography of emergency services, business, community, defence and government news across Australia. Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Public Relations and Journalism at Curtin University, attended student exchange program with Fudan University and holds Tier 1 General Advice certification for Kaplan Professional. Reach out via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via LinkedIn.