The defence industry incorporates the thousands of Australian businesses, men and women across the country who use their expertise, experience and trade skills to supply and support the Defence Force but are not enlisted personnel.

South Australia, as Australia’s defence state, is home to a significant cluster of world-class businesses delivering many of the country’s largest and most complex projects. Major defence companies across the aerospace, land, systems and maritime domains have their headquarters or significant operations in the state, with Salisbury being home to many of them.

The City of Salisbury as the high-technology centre of the Australian defence industry and home to a large concentration of defence companies including SAAB Australia, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics Land Systems Australia, the RAAF Base Edinburgh and Defence Science and Technology Group, is well positioned to support future industry growth and companies looking to enter the state. Business is also well supported through the University of South Australia – Mawson Lakes Campus which has leading R&D institutes and centres including the Future Industries Institute, Institute for Telecommunications Research, Advanced Computing Research Centre, and the Defence and Systems Institute.

Related Coporate Stories

Hear stories from our major corporate presence in the City of Salisbury.

• BAE Systems
• SAAB Australia

Related News Stories

• RAAF Base Edinburgh $500m investment
• RAAF Base Edinburgh: Peregrine $220m upgrade
• SAAB Australia's new contract for Royal Australian Navy

Want to know more?

For more information about the Defence Industry Sector, please email us or call the City of Salisbury on (08) 8260 8205.

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