QUEENSLANDAUSTRALIA’S FRONT LINE FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRIES

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Department of State Development

Highly capable and reliableQueensland defence industries offer defence and security agencies strategic advantage with superi-or products, service and value.

Our capabilities in the maritime sector include:

• C4ISR including satellite communications and tracking• communications and control systems• boat and ship construction • repair of defence, commercial and recreational vessels up to 275 metres in length• design and engineering support during refit and maintenance of vessels• contract maintenance and through-life support• marine equipment and component manufacture• heavy engineering• armour manufacture for defence vessels • fibre composites manufacturing for defence and commercial vessels• maritime training• dry docking facilities• ship lifts catering for vessels up to 600 tonnes• slipways catering for vessels up to 3000 tonnes, including the largest slipway in northern Australia.

Queensland companies are also highly collaborative, with industry partnerships important to our state’s success.

QUEENSLANDWILL GET YOUR MARITIME PROJECTS ACROSS THE LINE

A significant number of globally competitive firms working in the maritime sector operate out of Queensland:

• Aluminium Marine• BAE Systems• BSE Maritime Solutions• BtB Marine• Buchanan Advanced Composites • DMS Maritime• Dynamic Marine Services• Great Barrier Reef International Marine College• Hetech• LSM Advanced Composites • Marine Engineering Consultants• MIPEC

• Norman R Wright & Sons • Norship Marine• Northern Water• P&W Marine Engineers• Raytheon Australia• Riverside Marine• Rogers and Lough Marine Engineers• Rhino Linings Australasia• Sea Transport Solutions• Stella Marine Group• Tote Systems Australia• Trinity Fire Services • Tropical Reef Shipyard.

In a global marketplace there is no substitute for smart technology, efficient processes and quality products and service. That is where Queensland companies thrive.

Brisbane

Gold Coast

Gladstone

Port Alma

Bundaberg

Townsville

Mackay

Cairns

Brisbane Port

Bundaberg Port

Gold Coast Marine Precinct (Coomera)

Cairns Defence Precinct and Port

Gladstone Port

Townsville Port

Mackay Port

Landing Helicopter Dock Ship amphibious operating base (Townsville)

Queensland’s facilitiesQueensland is home to a number of key marine facilities that support Australia’s defence industry.

Globally competitive

Queensland fast facts• Around 25 per cent of the Australian Defence Force and nearly 1000 Royal

Australian Navy (RAN) personnel• 100 per cent of RAN Surveying Ships• 30 per cent of RAN Armidale Class Patrol Boat fleet• Home to Australia’s largest multinational amphibious operations training area• Two of three Beersheba brigades and the port from which amphibious

operations will launch• 14 significant defence bases and over 90 defence properties• Defence contracts worth $3.6 billion awarded in 2014–15

Defence Industries Queensland

• developing strong relationships with our stakeholders to understand their needs

• helping our companies access global supply chains

• communicating our state’s exceptional range of capabilities

• supporting the Australian Defence Force to expand its presence in the state.

As a result, we have a smart and competitive industry you can rely on to meet your defence needs.

The Queensland Government, through Defence Industries Queensland, is committed to the development of the state’s defence industries and the timely production of high-quality defence products. Queensland has a well-established defence sector that boasts innovative thinking, effective processes and a reliable workforce. The state offers a low-risk business environment due to a stable government and growing economy.

Defence Industries Queensland complements the state’s existing strengths by:

Contact us

Defence Industries QueenslandDepartment of State DevelopmentPO Box 15009, City East Qld 4002, Australia

Email diqld@dsd.qld.gov.auTelephone 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or +61 7 3452 7241 @DefenceIndQldRegister for news, industry developments and events:

www.defenceindustries.qld.gov.au

Cover image courtesy of Norship Marine. Other photography by Ray Cash, Cameron Laird, Emily McAuliffe and Department of Defence.