VICTORIA DELIVERS ON DEFENCE

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The Federal Government has committed to the largest naval shipbuilding program in the nation’s history as well as the development and manufacture of the next generation of military vehicles. These and other Defence projects – totalling more than $195 billion – represent immense financial, engineering, technological and construction challenges.

PROVEN EXPERTISE – MISSION POSSIBLE

Defence is a key sector of Victoria’s economy, contributing up to $8 billion annually. The state has proven expertise across the spectrum of defence capabilities: land, aerospace, maritime, weapons and munitions, digital/cyber security, and research and development. The Victorian Government actively liaises with the Commonwealth Department of Defence and the defence industry to identify and ensure that Victoria’s defence industry can capitalise on future opportunities, including in domestic and international defence programs.

VICTORIA’S DEFENCE INDUSTRY

Victoria’s defence sector comprises more than 400 businesses and around 20,000 people: 7,000 in industry and 13,000 in the Australian Defence Organisation.

The preferred destination for many global and Australian businesses, Victoria is the home of advanced manufacturing, underpinned by world class research and development capabilities. It has a highly skilled workforce and a strong record in delivering complex defence projects for the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force.

This includes manufacture and construction of military vehicles (Bushmaster and Hawkei), 64% per cent by value of Australian contracts for the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project, construction of naval ships, such as landing helicopter dock ships (HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide), weapons and munitions manufacture (Nulka Active Missile Decoy, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile System), the majority of Australia’s pilot training from 2019 (RAAF Base East Sale), as well as being the centre for the nation’s digital and cyber capabilities.

A robust and responsive local supply chain network plays a vital role in building and sustaining multiple defence platforms. More than 400 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) underpin and contribute to numerous national defence projects.

Australia’s defence relies heavily on Victorian based industry, science and research. Victoria is the centre of Australia’s research and development capability, home to world leaders in innovation, new technologies, and advanced manufacturing.

Victoria, as a state with proven expertise in delivering complex defence projects and recognised globally for innovation and world class defence industry capabilities, stands ready to contribute to Australia’s future defence needs.

Victoria has Australia’s highest ranked university and the third highest in the Asia Pacific (University of Melbourne) together with a diverse range of world class institutions.

Victoria is one of Australia’s leading states for graduates in information technology, engineering and related technologies. Defence technology research is undertaken by Victorian tertiary institutions, often in collaboration with industry and international institutions.

The Defence Science Institute, Defence Materials Technology Centre, elements of the Defence Science and Technology Group and the Australian Manufacturing and Materials precinct are all based in Melbourne.

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VICTORIAN DEFENCE SECTOR SNAPSHOT

• Economic impact up to $8 billion• 400 businesses• 20,000 employees • Large and connected defence industry supply chain• 17 key ADF bases and facilities• +200 land systems businesses• +140 maritime businesses• +140 aerospace businesses• +120 submarine businesses• Leading state for digital and cyber security• 64% by value of Australian Joint Strike Fighter contracts • 30% of ICT and engineering graduates in Australia• 47,887 university graduates (highest in Australia)• 8,000 ICT businesses (+86,000 employees)• 40% of biotech/medical equipment businesses• Australian International Airshow (Avalon):

+200,000 people (trade and public)

• Lead Australian state for military vehicle design, development and manufacture, and the natural home for LAND 400

• Lead Australian state for the Joint Strike Fighter global supply chain work

• National hub for research and development of emerging defence related technologies, with a world class tertiary education sector supported by a large engineering and technical workforce

• Track record in naval shipbuilding, systems design, engineering and Through Life Support

• Leader in complex systems design development, integration and support

• Leading state for ICT and cyber security expertise (electronic surveillance and countermeasures, radar and sonar systems, communications systems and robotics)

• Leading manufacturer of explosives and munitions

• Lead state for pilot training• World class testing facilities

VICTORIA’S STRENGTHS AND CAPABILITIES

• Bushmaster Protected Military Vehicle - Bendigo• Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (1,100 vehicles,

1,000 trailers) - Bendigo• LAND 400 - Victoria is the natural home for continuous

military build for next generation of Armoured Fighting Vehicles

• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (64 per cent by value of all contracts awarded to Australia)

• New ADF Pilot Training System (Lockheed Martin) – RAAF Base East Sale (from 2019)

• West Sale aerodrome upgrade• Air Traffic Management Systems (e.g. Top Sky)• Thales Australia Melbourne Centre of Excellence

for Air Traffic Management• Nulka Active Missile Decoy (anti-ship missile)• Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile• Air and sea launched countermeasures (Chemring)• Research and Development – Defence Science and

Technology Group, Defence Science Institute, Defence Materials Technology Centre, Australian Manufacturing and Materials Precinct, and leading universities, including Melbourne, Monash, La Trobe, Deakin, RMIT, Swinburne, Victoria, Australian Catholic and Federation are working on defence research projects.

KEY PROJECTS

• Design, electrical and electronics

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems

• Engines and propulsion• Modelling and simulation• ICT and software• Safety and training systems• Manufacturing and

fabrication• Advanced composite

materials and production• Materials technology• Unmanned aerial vehicles• Systems integration

and engineering• Air traffic management

systems• Fluid dynamics research

A STRONG SUPPLY CHAIN

A key strength of Victoria’s defence capability is its industry supply chain. Hundreds of Victorian SMEs have a proven record in contributing to capabilities used by the Australian Defence Force. This includes:

• Maintenance, repair and overhaul

• Intelligent systems design• Antennae and radio

communications• Advanced visualisation tools• Cyber security• Communications and

control systems• Robotics• Professional services• Electronic surveillance

and countermeasures• Battery technologies• Digital periscope systems• Radar and sonar systems

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Victoria is the leading state for the design, manufacture and sustainment of protected military vehicles, and the natural home for the Federal Government’s LAND 400 program.

The engineering design and development capabilities of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles and Supacat Australia are resident in Melbourne. The upgrade of the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier was largely conducted in Wodonga by BAE Systems Australia.

Thales, together with other prime defence companies and Victoria’s highly skilled industry supply chain, has manufactured the combat proven Bushmaster Protected Military Vehicle. The Bushmaster has proved highly successful in ADF operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, providing Australian troops with mobility and protection, particularly against Improvised Explosive Devices.

Thales’ Bendigo plant is designing and manufacturing 1,100 Hawkei vehicles and 1,000 trailers as part of a $1.3 billion contract with the Australian Defence Force. 16 of the 19 Australian Tier 1 suppliers in the Hawkei program are Victorian.

Victoria is also home to the Land Systems Division of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, the principal buyer of military vehicles and other land based systems for the Department of Defence. Locating major vehicle programs in close proximity to the Land Systems Division eases and enhances the day-to-day interaction between the buyer and supplier of these programs, strengthening their relationship and deepening the cooperation between defence and industry, a key tenant of the Commonwealth Government’s 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement.

BAE Systems Australia has announced it would base its LAND 400 Phase 2 production in Victoria, if successful in its bid. This is a strong endorsement of the state’s experience in military vehicles, as well as the strength and depth of its defence industry supply chain of more than 400 SMEs, which employs around 7,000 people - a key factor in Victoria’s ability to deliver complex military projects, such as LAND 400.

LEADING STATE FOR MILITARY VEHICLES – NATURAL HOME FOR LAND 400

LEADING DEFENCE BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS IN VICTORIA

• A W Bell• Adacel Technologies• AME Systems Pty Ltd• Atlas Tooling• BAE Systems Australia• Bauer Engineering• BMT Design and Technology• Boeing Aerostructures Australia• Cambridge Technologies• Chemring• DEK Technologies• DVR Engineering• Elbit Systems• Ericsson• Fluid Dynamics• GP Sat Systems Australia• Groundmaster Engineering• Hoffman Engineering• IBM• Invenio

• L-3 Communications Systems Australia• Lockheed Martin• Lovitt Technologies• Mackay Defence• Marand• Marshall Land Systems Australia• NEC• Pennant Australia• PHM Technology• Quickstep• QinetiQ• Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles• Siemens• Supacat Australia• Tectonica• Telstra• Textron Systems Australia• Thales Australia• Winchester Australia

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A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE

Battlefield conditions and threat systems will change and continue to become increasingly sophisticated. The Victorian Government wants to ensure that Australia’s fighting women and men have the best systems and technology available to them.

Victoria is a global leader in research and development. The state has one of the largest research and development clusters in the southern hemisphere producing world-leading, commercially focused and ground-breaking research.

The depth of Victoria’s industrial and research and development capabilities strongly positions the state to host a number of the Defence Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) being proposed by the Defence Science and Technology Group. The CRCs will deliver leading-edge technologies and capabilities for the Australian Defence Force.

Defence research is undertaken at a number of leading research institutes and organisations:

Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group)

Australia’s second largest publicly-funded research and development organisation has a significant presence in Melbourne with strong capabilities in electronics, systems engineering, platform information systems, autonomous systems and other digital and electronic technology.

The State Government of Victoria has purchased a 37.7 hectare site at Fishermans Bend in Port Melbourne, paving the way for plans to develop a leading design, research and engineering, advanced manufacturing precinct to create a hub for aerospace, defence, marine and automotive design, and create thousands of high value jobs.

The site is located less than 3 kilometres from Melbourne’s Central Business District and offers easy access to major roads, airports and seaports. It is close to world class infrastructure, including Port of Melbourne, Webb Dock, Melbourne Airport, the West Gate Freeway and CityLink.

Boeing Aerostructures, Supacat, Elbit Systems and elements of the Defence Science and Technology Group are all located in Fishermans Bend. BAE Systems has also confirmed that it will build a state-of-the-art defence hub at Fishermans Bend, consolidating its maritime, aerospace and land businesses into a single facility for innovation and collaboration.

A NEW INNOVATION HUB AT FISHERMANS BEND

Defence Science Institute (DSI)

The DSI harnesses the capabilities of Victoria’s universities to deliver integrated multi-disciplinary solutions for the defence sector, and facilitate the growth of defence science research networks between academia, the DST Group and defence industry. To date DSI has helped attract more than $60M investment in Victorian defence research activities from outside the state.

Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC)

The DMTC works collaboratively with Australian industry, research and government agencies to advance technologies in priority areas. Its focus is on delivering enhanced defence and national security capabilities, and strengthening Australian industrial capacity.

Australian Manufacturing and Materials Precinct

Home to 40 per cent of Victoria’s manufacturing companies, as well as CSIRO, Monash University and the Australian Synchrotron.

Victorian universities

Melbourne, Monash, La Trobe, Deakin, RMIT, Swinburne, Victoria, Australian Catholic and Federation universities all have world class research capabilities.

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The Victorian Government is strongly committed to growing its defence industry sector, which has been identified as a priority sector with the potential for significant growth. The state’s existing capabilities match global defence industry needs and Victoria has a growing reputation for innovation and excellence. A $280 million Future Industries Fund has been established to grow key priority sectors through job-creating grants to Victorian businesses.

The Victorian Government has articulated its strategy to grow the defence industry sector with the launch of a Defence Technologies Sector Strategy in March 2016. This Strategy outlines Victoria’s strengths, skills and capacity which will place it at the forefront of the next generation of defence and cyberdefence technologies. Key actions include strengthening Victoria’s defence supply chain, investing in advanced and innovative defence technologies, investing in infrastructure, leading the diversification and globalisation of a national defence industry and capitalising on Victoria’s competitive advantages to maximise Victoria’s share of domestic defence programs and further its reach into emerging markets.

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT DEFENCE SECTOR PRIORITIES • Bridges Barracks, Puckapunyal

• Defence Plaza Melbourne• Defence Science and Technology Group,

Fishermans Bend• Fort Gellibrand, Williamstown• Fort Queenscliff• Gaza Ridge Barracks, Bandiana• HMAS Cerberus, Crib Point• Hopkins Barracks, Puckapunyal• Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla• Monegeeta Proving Ground• RAAF Base East Sale• RAAF Williams, Laverton• RAAF Williams, Point Cook• Simpson Barracks, Watsonia• Tobruk Barracks, Puckapunyal• Victoria Barracks Melbourne• Wadsworth Barracks, Bandiana

KEY AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE BASES AND FACILITIES IN VICTORIA

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DEFENCE CONTACTS

Defence Sector Development Team

Department of Economic Development,

Jobs, Transport and Resources

+61 (3) 9651 8053

defence@ecodev.vic.gov.au

For more information on Victoria’s defence sector visit

www.defence.vic.gov.au

September 2017

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