Established Defence Industry

For over 20 years, South Australian firms have won and delivered on the nation’s most complex and dynamic defence projects.  With over 200 innovative SMEs now delivering specialist services and products to the Australian Defence Force (and other defence forces around the world), it’s easy to see why South Australia leads the way in key areas.These are:

  • naval shipbuilding and submarine support
  • systems integration
  • electronic warfare
  • land force enhancement
  • intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and
  • defence research and development.

Major defence and national security companies in South Australia include:

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