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 [...]

A new technical college will soon be established in Adelaide's western suburbs, supporting students to pursue trade pathways into high demand jobs such as defence and shipbuilding.

South Australian entrepreneurs with a passion for growing the local space economy can now apply for scholarships of up to $20,000 to travel abroad and learn from leading space organisations and agencies. The South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC) is providing $100,000 worth of scholarships through the third round of Space Scholarship Program. Since the establishment of the program in 2018, nine candidates have successfully received scholarships, enabling them to attend some of the world’s largest space conferences, study at [...]

Leading South Australian electronic warfare company DEWC Systems has established the nation's first school dedicated to training defence technicians in cyber, electronic warfare and undersea warfare.