Defence

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Built on experience. Delivered through innovation. New South Wales is the future of the defence industry.

NSWNOW_Defence_ART.indd 2 1/10/13 5:50 PM The State of New South Wales (NSW) offers Australia’s largest and most diverse economy and national leadership in manufacturing, logistics, electronics, ICT, business services and other areas relevant to Australia’s defence needs.

All of the major prime defence contractors operate in NSW as they are supported by a strong small to medium enterprise (SME) base, with diverse capabilities supporting maritime, land and air domains.

NSW is home to a significant number of Priority Industry Capabilities (PICS) such as the only Navy-suitable dry dock on Australia’s east coast at Garden Island and Strategic Industry Capabilities (SICS) which provide Australia with enhanced Defence self- reliance, ADF operational capability or longer term procurement certainty.

The NSW Government and the State’s defence industry are bolstered by a large group of collaborative industry associations that are willing and motivated to support efforts to promote the industry. The coming together of nine different industry organisations with an interest in Defence as the NSW Joint Defence Industry Organisations (JDIO) signifies their shared belief that the defence industry located in NSW is critical to the nation’s Defence effort.

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NSWNOW_Defence_ART.indd 3 1/10/13 5:50 PM NSWNOW_Defence_ART.indd 4 1/10/13 5:50 PM NSW capability advantage NSW is Australia’s most significant state for defence activity, home to the largest number of defence bases and facilities. NSW has key strengths we can leverage to achieve our defence industry targets.

A large skilled work force • Headquarters Joint Operations There is a real advantage to be Command at Bungendore, gained through consolidated In 2013 55 per cent of the NSW working near Canberra research clusters close to ’s population held tertiary qualifications • Defence National Storage & CBD between universities, the and includes over 1.5 million people Distribution Centre at Moorebank, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial with vocational qualifications. NSW south-western Sydney Research Organisation (CSIRO) and has 30,000 skilled jobs servicing the • Defence Establishment Orchard Hills Industry. Three of the largest industry defence industry. at Mulgoa, western Sydney, home players with international reach are to the Defence Explosive Ordnance already based in Sydney. Thales is Training School headquartered in Sydney Olympic Park with a research centre in Rydalmere; An established Defence • Myambat, Australia’s largest and BAE Systems and Raytheon are based most comprehensive ammunition Force presence in Macquarie Park. storage depot near Muswellbrook NSW currently has over 80 defence in the Upper Hunter. establishments and bases the largest number of any state – reflecting the Exceptional standards of geographic distribution of Defence World-leading research education and training personnel. This includes five Navy bases, five bases, and four and development NSW is a training intensive state for Air Force bases including: Defence, with more training facilities NSW based research and in NSW than in the other states or development helps defence • Navy’s East coast Fleet Base and territories. Seven of the bases in maintain the technological edge primary dry docking facility at NSW are focused on ADF training. Garden Island in Sydney Harbour in areas such as robotics, engineering, ICT, electronics and surveillance. • Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) NSW is a major contributor to engineering and IT education in Base Williamtown near Newcastle, NSW is also home to world-class Australian Universities, generating Australia’s premier fighter base research centres that conduct defence around 30% of the nation’s engineering and future home for the future and cross sector R & D including: air combat aircraft and IT graduates each year. • Navy’s Fleet Air Arm Helicopter • University of Sydney Leading NSW universities as well base HMAS Albatross at Nowra • University of Technology, as TAFE NSW, the largest vocational • Army’s Holsworthy Barracks and Sydney (UTS) education and training provider in Liverpool Military Training Area, • The ARC Centre for Australia, has campuses that are south-western Sydney Autonomous Systems located near clusters of defence • Army’s Singleton Military Area • University of NSW (UNSW) industry businesses to align to in the Upper Hunter, co-located • National ICT Australia (NICTA) support defence needs. next to Lone Pine Barracks • Defence Science & Technology Organisation.

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A$5b In output/turnover for Defence and Defence Industry Economic Contribution in NSW.

Largest number of defence bases and facilities in Australia.

$1.4b In value-add to 30K NSW Defence Sector.

Defence and defence related jobs in NSW.

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NSW is home to Australia’s Here’s a handy breakdown of Electronics: largest and most diverse NSW’s defensive capabilities arranged • Battle space communications economy. And that’s part by sector. management and support of the reason we are also the • C4 national leader in many areas Aerospace: • Electronic warfare directly related to defence. • Aeronautical engineering training • Radar • Avionics and airborne systems • Satellite communications • Component manufacturing • Simulation and virtual training • Composites environments • Design • Sonar • Engine repair, maintenance • Systems development and overhaul and integration • Ground support equipment • Visual systems • Pilot and ground staff training • Radar and satellite technology Land profile: • Through life support • Armour and materials development Maritime: • Drive train and propulsion • Electrical and air conditioning • Communications systems • Electronics and • Component manufacturing systems development • Design and project management • Soldier systems and munitions • Electronics design and test • Systems integration • Naval architecture • Through life support • Naval aviation • Vehicle and parts manufacturing • Piping, hydraulics and pneumatics • Shipbuilding Base services and management: • Ship maintenance and repair • Underwater acoustics and systems • Building and maintenance services • Combat clothing and tactical equipment • Emergency lighting and power • Fuel and related services • Logistics support • Project management • Security and security systems • Structural fabrication • Tactical and field support equipment • Temporary and portable buildings

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Sydney Newcastle Nowra Wagga Wagga/Albury

• Aerospace • Aerospace • Australia’s Naval • Pilot and army training • Design • Maintenance, repair Aviation Fleet Arm • Base support • Electronics and overhaul • Air Targets • Logistics • Information and • Electronics • Electronics and testing • Munitions Communications • Manufacturing • Maintenance, repair Technology (ICT) • Ship building and repair and overhaul • Manufacturing • Training • Systems Integration • Ship repair • Simulation • Systems Integration

NSWNOW_Defence_ART.indd 10 1/10/13 5:50 PM Backing our defence How the NSW Government is supporting our defence industry.

NSW is committed to We are focused on: • Skills: Mobilising the nation’s largest supply of defence-related workers developing a strong defence • Engagement: Establishing a new and NSW formidable Educational and industry, which will play a level of engagement with Defence Vocational sectors to meet Defence’s leading role in supporting to deliver better outcomes for skills needs now and into the future. Australia’s future defence Defence into the future. • Industry: Increasing the requirements. The NSW • Capability: Creating longer-term competitiveness of NSW Defence Government is developing opportunities by developing new Industry to be better positioned NSW defence industrial defence capabilities in areas aligned to secure new defence related capabilities and supporting to both the State’s industrial strengths opportunities. industry in several ways. and future Defence needs. • Marketing: Strongly marketing • R&D: Leveraging NSW world NSW defence industrial capabilities leading research and development and the benefits of locating new centres to support Defence in defence capabilities in NSW. future technology requirements.

The NSW Government is committed to significantly growing the State’s defence industry to better support Defence, and to generate jobs and economic growth in NSW.

NSWNOW_Defence_ART.indd 11 1/10/13 5:50 PM NSW Trade & Investment Graham Bulless Business Advisory and Industry Development Level 47, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 5477, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Tel: +61 2 9338 6600 Trade & Email: [email protected] Investment www.sydneyaustralia.com

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