DEFENCE SA IS PROUD TO HAVE LED OUR LARGEST EVER SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION TO THE INDO PACIFIC 2023 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXPOSITION, HAVING SHOWCASED THE STATE’S WORLD-CLASS NAVAL DEFENCE CAPABILITIES.
Australia’s naval shipbuilding capital
South Australia has a long and proud history of delivering the nation’s most complex and dynamic Defence projects, and the state is uniquely placed to maintain a sustainable and globally competitive defence industry, while contributing to our nation’s sovereign capability.
The state’s naval shipbuilding expertise spans the full spectrum of capabilities, including:
- heavy engineering and manufacturing
- systems design, engineering and integration
- combat system design and integration
- software development
- ship design and engineering
- commercial vessel construction.
As the future home of construction of Australia’s next-generation nuclear-powered submarine fleet, South Australia will be at the forefront of one of Australia’s greatest industrial undertakings that represents the biggest leap in defence capability in the nation’s history. Combined with a continuous flow of naval shipbuilding work, the state is experiencing unprecedented investment and a major uplift in defence industry capability and capacity.
Home to a critical mass of world-class industry that is delivering specialist services and products to defence customers across the globe, South Australia’s defence industry stands at the ready to deliver a pipeline of naval shipbuilding and Defence programs and contribute to the national mission to build a sovereign maritime capability for Australia.
Together with a highly skilled workforce that includes some of the most experienced and skilled naval shipbuilders in the world and a research community working at the cutting-edge, South Australia has firmly established itself as The Defence State.
Defence State Exhibitors
Home to leading Defence primes, high-tech and innovative small and medium enterprises, and world-class research and development institutions, South Australia is at the forefront of the nation’s defence industry endeavours.
More than 80 high-profile companies, research and education providers exhibited on the South Australia – The Defence State stand, representing South Australia’s largest contingent ever.
South Australia is home to 7 of the world’s top 10 defence companies and over 400 SMEs that are part of the broader defence ecosystem with capabilities spanning across all domains. You can explore them all by visiting our Defence Industry Directory.
