Well Equipped

ESTABLISHED AND EXPERIENCED INDUSTRY

Many leading defence aerospace companies are based in South Australia - BAE Systems Australia, Raytheon Australia, Australian Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Cobham, QinetiQ and Nova Group.
Their strengths in aero systems range from engineering, test and evaluation, and systems integration, to through-life support. These companies underpin Australia's strategic maritime and aerospace surveillance capabilities.

The sector is supported by a vigorous industry cluster of innovative SMEs. They concentrate on software development, system engineering and integration and aerospace component manufacturing (including components for the Joint Strike Fighter project).

LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TRAINING CAPABILITIES

South Australia's aerospace industry, research and development organisations, and academic institutions lead the way in cutting-edge systems design, communications, and advanced imagery solutions.

The universities of South Australia and Adelaide have well established systems engineering capabilities and both offer defence-related study programs.

Key components of DSTO based at Edinburgh offer further capabilities to the State's aerospace sector:

  • Electronic Warfare and Radar Division
  • Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division
  • Command Control Communications and Intelligence Division.