Defence

South Australia - The Defence State

South Australia has a proud history of delivering world-class defence projects.

 

This state is home to a critical mass of top scientific, research and educational institutions, a highly skilled workforce and state-of-the-art infrastructure. These factors, supported by the State Government's strong commitment to the defence industry, make South Australia - the Defence State.

 

South Australia is participating in more than AUD$10 billion worth of defence contracts, including:

• $8 billion Air Warfare Destroyer contract;
• 10-year $1 billion deal to maintain and upgrade the AP-3C Orion aircraft fleet;
• Multi-billion dollar contract for Collins Class submarines 25-year through-life support;
• The 1,200 personnel 7RAR Battle Group, to be moved to Edinburgh, in Adelaide's north, in 2011;
• The $1 billion customs Project Sentinel contract - the world's largest fixed-wing civil maritime surveillance program;
• Assembly of the 12 future submarines.

Major defence companies in Adelaide include ASC, BAE Systems, Navantia, General Dynamics Land Systems - Australia, Surveillance Australia, Raytheon Australia, Lockheed Martin, Ultra Electronics and Saab Systems.

 

KPMG's 2010 Competitive Alternatives survey Adelaide is one of the world's most cost-competitive locations for aerospace.

Activity includes:

• Hosting the Australian Defence Force's aerospace and maritime surveillance operations at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Edinburgh, and the world's largest test facility for long-range missiles and rockets:  the 127,000 square kilometre Woomera defence and commercial test, evaluation and training range.
• It is also the base for National Air Support, which provides civilian maritime surveillance for the Coastwatch border protection program.

Visit Defence SA's website www.defencesa.com for further information.