13,500 Parts, One Very Large Database

OKA was born in 1986, years before the internet became commercially available. For nearly four decades, the engineering knowledge that built these vehicles lived in filing cabinets, hand-annotated blueprints, and the institutional memory of the people who assembled them.

This is the first time in OKA's 40-year history that someone has gone through absolutely everything: every nut, bolt, bracket, and assembly, and brought it into the digital age.

Over the past three months, five people worked intensively to complete the digitalisation of approximately 13,500 individual parts and minor assemblies. This isn't just scanning old documents. We've built a fully structured, integrated database that links every component back to its original design documentation, materials specifications, assembly routing, work instructions and quality control processes, extending through to our supply chain and assembly partners.

Why This Matters

This capability is foundational to supply chain optimisation, cost reduction and lean manufacturing. It enables just-in-time production and continuous, measurable improvement as we scale: essential capabilities for a manufacturer preparing for international expansion and production at scale.

For context, while the underlying IP spans 13,500 parts accumulated over four decades, the Gen-5 OKA platform currently entering production has been rationalised to approximately 2,500 parts and 258 sub-assemblies, including minor assemblies. This rationalisation delivers significant advantages in manufacturing efficiency, materials selection, inventory management and serviceability.

Sovereign Capability Meets Global Optimisation

We've established our onshore manufacturing and supply partners for all major assemblies, providing control, quality assurance and sovereign capability where it matters most. This includes critical components like chassis, suspension systems and cab assemblies: the elements that define OKA's durability and capability in demanding environments.

For minor assemblies, we're leveraging our digitalised IP in a different way. We've commenced anonymised procurement through a NASDAQ-listed global supply chain partner, providing OKA with real-time access to a network of more than 4,500 certified fabricators worldwide with the latest fabrication technologies. This gives us on-ground representation in key regions and the ability to apply AI-driven optimisation across cost, lead times and availability for any OKA assembly location, whether that's Australia, the UAE, or future OKA hubs in Africa or Europe.

Built on Experience

"Having rebuilt multiple OKAs over the past three years, we've embedded this knowledge into our processes to strengthen durability and supply chain decisions," says Kaleb Milsom, OKA Australia's Technical Manager.

That hands-on experience (stripping down, rebuilding and testing vehicles that have proven themselves in the field) has informed every aspect of how we've structured this digital foundation. We haven't just digitised the parts; we've embedded decades of operational knowledge into how those parts are specified, sourced and assembled.

What This Enables

This digital infrastructure positions OKA for:

• Scalable production: From low-volume speciality builds to higher-volume commercial contracts

• Global manufacturing flexibility: The ability to establish assembly operations in strategic markets without compromising quality or IP control

• Continuous improvement: Real-time data on component performance, supplier reliability and cost optimisation

• Lean inventory management: Just-in-time procurement that reduces working capital requirements as we scale

• Quality assurance: Traceability from design through to final assembly for every component

  
  

As we move into Gen-5 production in 2026, this digital foundation gives OKA the operational sophistication to compete globally while maintaining the engineering integrity and manufacturing quality that has defined the OKA marque for the last 40 years.