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NIOA
Industry Firearms, defence, retail
Founder(s) Robert Nioa
Key people Robert Nioa (CEO)
Products Sporting goods, pistols, rifles, carbines, submachine guns, machine guns, ammunition
Owner(s) Nioa family
Website www.nioa.com.au

NIOA is an Australian armament and munitions company, headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Nioa family, it is a privately held company which is a supplier of arms and ammunition to the sporting, law enforcement and military markets.[1][2][3] Its founder and CEO, Robert Nioa, is a son-in-law of Australian federal politician Bob Katter.[4]

History[]

NIOA was involved with controversial importations of Adler shotguns into Australia during the 2010s.[5][6]

On 28 July 2016, NIOA was awarded a contract to supply 40 mm automatic grenade launchers to the Australian Army.[7]

On 15 November 2017, NIOA was selected by the New Zealand Defence Force to supply weapons.[8] On 5 December 2017, NIOA signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence to supply the Australian Defence Force with multiple types of ammunition.[9]

On 23 January 2018, NIOA was awarded a contract by the Australian Army to supply 155 mm artillery ammunitions.[10][11]

On 1 November 2019, former Australian politician David Feeney was appointed to the advisory board of NIOA.[12]

On 29 June 2020, NIOA agreed to enter into a joint tenancy, alongside Thales Australia, of the government-owned munitions factory in Benalla.[13] On 9 December 2020, NIOA entered into an agreement with Olin Corporation to supply the Australian Defence Force with small arms ammunitions.[14][15]

On 3 June 2021, NIOA had partnered with Black Sky Aerospace and Quickstep in their bid for the Australian Government's sovereign guided missiles project.[16]

See also[]

References[]

  1. "Queensland: Australia's frontline for defence industries | The Australian". 30 October 2021. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/queensland-australias-frontline-for-defence-industries/news-story/9edfe70b2f73e45583cbb1dd2a4da5cb. 
  2. "NIOA is Now Australias Largest Australian Owned Supplier of Weapons to the ADF - Sporting Shooter". 10 August 2020. http://www.sportingshooter.com.au/latest/nioa-is-now-australias-largest-australian-owned-supplier-of-weapons-to-the-adf. 
  3. Crockford, Toby (21 July 2017). "From a Gladstone servo to Australia's largest private military, police arms supplier". https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/from-a-gladstone-servo-to-australias-largest-private-military-police-arms-supplier-20170718-gxdfqw.html. 
  4. "Peter Dutton in talks to create gun lobby 'council' to change firearms laws". 15 March 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/mar/15/peter-dutton-considering-request-for-gun-importers-to-review-rule-changes. 
  5. "Gunsmiths working around Adler ban". 13 April 2016. https://www.9news.com.au/national/gunsmiths-working-around-adler-ban/5fa66410-da25-4a67-b14b-123804a82c2b. 
  6. "Rapid-fire Adler shotgun on its way to Australia threatens safety, Gun Control Australia says". 14 Jul 2015. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-14/rapid-fire-shotgun-import-concerns-gun-control-activists/6619226. 
  7. "NIOA wins 40mm grenade launcher contracts". 28 July 2015. http://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/nioa-wins-40mm-grenade-launcher-contracts. 
  8. "Australian SME to deliver weapon systems to NZDF - Defence Connect". 14 November 2017. https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/1530-australian-sme-to-deliver-weapon-systems-to-nzdf/. 
  9. "NIOA to supply 30 different munitions to Australian military - Army Technology". 5 December 2017. https://www.army-technology.com/news/nioa-supply-30-different-munitions-australian-military/. 
  10. "Army artillery enhanced under $100m project - Defence Connect". 23 January 2018. https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/land-amphibious/1805-army-artillery-enhanced-under-100m-project/. 
  11. "NIOA awarded LAND17-1C2 artillery ammunition contract - ABDR". 25 January 2018. https://adbr.com.au/nioa-awarded-land17-1c2-artillery-ammunition-contract/. 
  12. "NIOA APPOINTS HON DAVID FEENEY - NIOA". 1 November 2019. https://defence.nioa.com.au/latest-news/nioa-appoints-hon-david-feeney. 
  13. "Update: Thales, NIOA secure 10-year munitions deals in Australia". 29 June 2020. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/update-thales-nioa-secure-10-year-munitions-deals-in-australia. 
  14. "NIOA and Winchester to supply ADF - Australian Defence Magazine". 8 December 2020. https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/land/nioa-and-winchester-to-supply-adf. 
  15. "The locally based prime contractor has partnered with Olin Winchester in a bid to assure munitions supply for the ADF. - Defence Connect". 8 December 2020. https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/land-amphibious/7346-nioa-signs-supply-contract-with-winchester. 
  16. "NIOA partners with Quickstep, Black Sky for sovereign guided weapons push". 2 June 2021. https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/8158-nioa-partners-with-quickstep-black-sky-for-sovereign-guided-weapons-push. 

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