Defence SA Director, Maritime David Eyre discusses his rewarding career in the #NavalShipbuilding industry and the various pathways you can take into the sector for SA Youth Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkZV2ai9muY

Marcus Andreucci has big plans for South Australia’s space industry since studying at a world leading space university through the South Australian Space Scholarship program. The Space Scholarship Program, delivered by the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC), provides scholarships of up to $20,000 to eligible South Australian entrepreneurs and innovators to assist in the development of their leadership skills, experience and knowledge in the space sector through education and training around the globe. Marcus had always planned to graduate [...]

After great anticipation across the country, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison today formally opened the Australian Space Discovery Centre and Mission Control Centre in the heart of Adelaide at Lot Fourteen. Set to inspire the new generation of space leaders through stories of innovation, curiosity and tech, the centre is a place where people of all ages can learn about space and Australia's role. The state-of-the-art Mission Control Centre will mean local space companies can track and control their own [...]

Head of Engineering at South Australian start-up Neumann Space, Adrien Doucet had more than his age to celebrate on his most recent birthday, having just been granted his Australian permanent residency on the same day. Mr Doucet made the move from his home in France in early 2020 after being presented with a career opportunity with South Australian space company Neumann Space to engineer their revolutionary plasma propulsion system for satellites. Previously, working with global aeronautics company Airbus and prior [...]

For Glen Gallagher the decision to join the Royal Australian Air Force was inspired by his uncle who had served in the Royal Air Force (UK) flying with the Red Arrows. “My Grandfather served in World War Two and participated in Operation Dynamo,” Mr Gallagher said. “These family inspirations slowly but surely influenced my decision to pursue a career in the Air Force.” Joining the RAAF in 1991 Mr Gallagher said that for the duration of his time in the [...]

Juggling a professional career with the demands that come with being the Commanding Officer of Adelaide Universities Regiment as an Army Reservist, it is easy to wonder where Ilona Horan gets her energy from. But as Director, Projects, Infrastructure and Investment at Defence SA, Ms Horan says it is her passion for being able to help people that gets her out of bed every day. “I was in the Australian Regular Army for 18 years before I transferred to Army [...]

With dreams of flying high above the clouds, Heidi Fourie refused to be deterred when the South African Air Force told her she could not become a pilot. Ms Fourie enlisted in the Air Force at 17 and found her ‘wings’ in other ways, determined to always face adversity and challenges head on. “I was told that I would never be a pilot because I was a woman,” Ms Fourie said. “I decided early on that ‘no’ was not a [...]

Growing up, Justyce Manton dreamt of being a ballerina but when that dream was shattered by injury, she quickly discovered an outer-this-world fascination with space and engineering, which transformed her life plans. The first year Adelaide University student is currently undertaking an internship at Defence SA under the mentorship of Executive Director, Defence and Space Reg Carruthers. Justyce is revelling in the chance to understand the industry better, and now has dreams of becoming the first Indigenous Australian to travel [...]

Gentex Australia is making plans to grow its South Australian workforce after successfully acquiring military equipment distributor Aero Parts Australia.

Defence SA and the South Australian Space Industry Centre are tremendously proud to be a sponsor of REA's ‘in schools’ programs which include SUBS in Schools, F1 in Schools, Space in Schools & 4x4 in Schools.

Since setting up their national offices in South Australia five years ago, QinetiQ Australia has grown to build a large team of talented, local professionals who love working in the defence industry.

South Australian Space Scholarship recipient Scott Schneider recently received an award at one of the world’s most prestigious space law competitions. The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by the International Institute of Space Law, sees teams from universities around the world take on a hypothetical case of space law in a fictional court simulation. The matter presented for the 2020 competition centred on human spaceflight, with a scenario about the operation and legal framework of the International Space [...]