Defence SA is South Australia’s lead government agency for all defence matters.
As a central point of contact across State Government for all defence stakeholders, the agency drives opportunities to increase local industry participation in national and international defence supply chains. Defence SA also supports ensuring state-of-the-art infrastructure and a highly-skilled, industry-ready workforce is in place to facilitate the delivery of major Defence projects in the state.
South Australia is at the forefront of the nation’s defence industry, boasting cutting-edge capabilities across the sea, air, land, space and cyber domains. The state is home to a thriving network of primes and SMEs, key defence industry precincts and critical Defence training, test and evaluation ranges, including Woomera Range Complex.
Renowned for its innovation, world-class research and advanced manufacturing capabilities, South Australia is building the Defence capabilities Australia needs now and into the future.