#Adelaide firm Hendon Semiconductors and Perth-based Proteus Maritime have partnered to accelerate the delivery of innovative Australian-made technology for the increasingly contested underwater environment. ➡️ bit.ly/4s0Ew7V
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Adelaide's Silentium Defence is expanding the global reach of its Australian-developed passive radar technology through partnerships and programs that connect local innovation with international defence and security markets. ➡️ bit.ly/4dDlxu9
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Congratulations to the #Adelaide-based Team Fusion from Charles Campbell College on its outstanding performance at the recent 2026 #STEM Racing World Finals in Singapore, finishing 9th overall. Defence SA was proud to support Team Fusion and the school's STEM Racing Academy.

ALT Teams from Japan (Windbreaker), Australia (Fusion), Ireland (Stellar Racing), & Germany (Baltic Evolution) compete at the STEM Racing World Finals Singapore 2026. Participants hold national flags on stage, while miniature race cars move along a track in the foreground. An audience watches intently.
Applications for Defence Innovation Partnership's NEW Collaborator Fund are now open! Up to $800,000 is on offer to support R&D projects focusing on Space-based Advanced Threat Warning and Technology-enabled Information Resilience. bit.ly/47nsA6t
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✅ The #DefenceState has officially wrapped up an impactful week at Land Forces in Perth!
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Exciting news to close out #LandForces👏 Adelaide-based Praetorian Aeronautics partnered with defence prime Rheinmetall to unveil AERIE - a new containerised Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System. Read more ➡️bit.ly/473iQ1g
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Hitting the ground running on the final day of #LandForces with more industry news. #SouthAustralian company Codan has revealed its proposed radio communications solution for the Australian Defence Force. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/47IlucU
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First Nations-owned cybersecurity firm Secure State has signed an MOU with Safran Group, a global leader in aerospace and defence technologies. The MOU was formalised at #LandForces2026. Details ➡️ bit.ly/4hLuXoz
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📢 News just in from #LandForces. Northrop Grumman, Adelaide University and Adelaide-based Norseld Photonics have joined forces to advance the commercialisation of Hollow Core Optical Fibre technology. Details: bit.ly/4hFCXY8
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Welcome to day one of #LandForces2026
If you’re in event, be sure to visit the South Australia – The Defence State stand on level 1 to see the breadth of the state’s defence industry, world-class capability and innovation.
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🎉 Welcoming the South Australian delegation and guests ahead of what promises to be an impactful week at #LandForces2026.
Learn more about our exhibitors ➡️ defencesa.com/land-forces
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#SouthAustralia's DTC, a Codan Company has partnered with Poland's unmanned systems manufacturer FlyFocus, which will see the #Adelaide designed and manufactured radio technology used in FlyFocus unmanned aerial vehicle platforms. Details ➡️ bit.ly/46EaLzN
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⚡ Global counter-drone leader DroneShield has opened a new R&D hub at Lot Fourteen, creating up to 20 specialised engineering jobs and strengthening South Australia's sovereign defence capability.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4ybMixL
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That's a wrap on #SubSTEC8 ✅ Hundreds of delegates and almost 50 speakers came together in #Adelaide for the @subinstituteaus’s 8th #Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference, supported by Defence SA. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4hDOXuq #AUKUS #DefenceState
⌛ The countdown to #LandForces2026 is on!
We're looking forward to welcoming 60 South Australian defence companies, alongside leading research and education institutions, to the South Australia – The Defence State stand.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4yRmqr1
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We welcome the @subinstituteaus to #Adelaide for its 8th #SubSTEC Conference. The theme is Pillar 1 through a Pillar 2 Lens – Advanced AUKUS Capabilities & the Submarine Deterrent, which is significant to #SA as the future home of SSN-AUKUS submarines. ➡️ bit.ly/4hjkznVl
🌍🤝 South Australian defence technology company RFTEQ is partnering with Poland-based XY-Sensing to develop new security and electronic warfare technology for defence, security and critical infrastructure customers.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3TkC6DY
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South Australian momentum is already building for #LandForces2026, with REDARC Defence & Space gearing up to unveil its new Australian-made military inverter. Details: bit.ly/4drMKQf
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Adelaide companies @PraetorianAero and Zero Dawn have teamed up to develop a critical capability that will enhance air and missile systems in Australia and allied nations.
Read more. 👉 bit.ly/4xaQPiS
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The @DIP_SouthAust Activator Fund is now open!
Up to $1.6m in funding will be available for 2 projects focusing on ‘Counter Uncrewed Aerial System Technologies’. 🛡️
📅 Apply by 30 October. 👉 bit.ly/DIP-Activator
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