Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Defence and Space Industries   Aerospace and defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin Australia will today open its new Adelaide office which will house more than 90 staff and be home to a dedicated STELaRLab. STELaRLab, first opened in 2016 in Melbourne, is the first world-class multi-disciplinary research facility to be established by Lockheed Martin outside the US. The Adelaide office will enable STELaRLab scientists and engineers to drive innovation across several fields including artificial intelligence, autonomy, hypersonics, image and signal processing, tracking and sensor fusion, operations analysis and complex optimisation. The Adelaide office is ...

A record contingent of local companies will showcase South Australia’s defence capabilities at Australia’s premier land defence expo, Land Forces, held in Brisbane from 4-6 October 2022.

After decade of impeccable service and leadership, Defence SA Advisory Board Chair, Air Chief Marshall Sir Angus Houston AK AFC (Ret’d), has stepped down from his position.

Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science The South Australian Government is providing $4 million for a new manufacturing growth accelerator at Flinders University’s Factory of the Future, honouring a key election commitment to bolster capacity in the state’s local manufacturing sector. The funding will help small to medium South Australian businesses to integrate with major defence programs and other manufacturing projects and enterprises. It is in addition to the $10 million committed by the new federal Labor government for the significant expansion of the Factory of the Future. Business planning for the manufacturing growth accelerator ...

Susan Close MP Deputy Premier Minister for Defence and Space Industries The first South Australian Aerospace and Information Warfare forum is on in Adelaide today, showcasing the state’s defence industry capabilities and connecting local industry with supply chains. More than 500 delegates will attend the Adelaide Convention Centre where the state’s aerospace and information warfare sector will be showcased. Amongst the technology on display will be the Airspeeder, the world’s first electric racing series flying car. An industry exhibition featuring more than 55 defence businesses, government and academic institutions will showcase the state’s capabilities across aerospace, space and defence innovation. ...

South Australia’s defence industry has answered the call to showcase the best of what the state has to offer at this month’s international maritime exhibition Indo Pacific 2022, starting in Sydney tomorrow.

The Marshall Liberal Government has welcomed another massive defence boost to South Australia, with today’s launch of the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), Arafura. The Arafura is the first of two new Arafura Class OPVs being constructed in South Australia by Luerssen Australia at the world-class Osborne Naval Shipyard, creating hundreds of direct local jobs through a build program worth $4 billion. Premier Steven Marshall said today’s milestone reinforces South Australia’s reputation as the defence and space capital of the nation. “Today is a significant milestone for the OPV program and an important step in Australia’s continuous naval shipbuilding program,” said ...

South Australia has today been cemented as the shipbuilding capital of the country with thousands of jobs for today, tomorrow and decades to come. The new nuclear-powered submarines will be built in South Australia as announced by the Prime Minister early this morning. And in another momentous declaration that South Australia is the home of defence – the Collins class full-cycle docking will remain at Osborne. The Collins life-of-type extension will now continue beyond 2026 as all six boats undergo capability extensions in South Australia. In another huge win for local jobs, the Navy’s three Hobart class destroyers will also ...

The best of South Australia’s defence industry will be on display at the Land Forces expo in Brisbane this week. The South Australia – The Defence State stand will showcase 30 of the state’s most innovative companies and institutions to the defence sector for the first time since the PACIFIC 2019 International Maritime Exposition. Land Forces is the premier international land defence exposition, with over 400 defence primes, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), government agencies and delegations showcasing equipment, technology and services for the for armies of Australia and the Indo-Asia Pacific. Defence SA Chief Executive Richard Price said despite ...