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Technologies Academy

The Australian Defence Technologies Academy aims to strengthen South Australia’s skills and talent pool while providing a unique place where research supported environments benefit from deep industry expertise.

A $60 million Australian Defence Technologies Academy will be developed at Lot Fourteen and drive sovereign research and development of defence capabilities in South Australia.

Lot Fourteen will be home to a state-of-the-art facility which will provide digital training, education and research capabilities critical to the defence industry, while aligning with other sectors including space and cyber.

Building jobs of the future

The Academy aims to strengthen South Australia’s skills and talent pool while providing a unique place where research supported environments benefit from deep industry expertise.

It will leverage collaboration across industry and academia, while positioning the new Adelaide University as a significant institution for defence and national security.

The Academy will be operated by the new Adelaide University, with a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of South Australia, University of Adelaide and University of South Australia.

Funded through the Adelaide City Deal, this is an equal and joint investment by the Australian and South Australian Governments, providing $30 million each towards this project.

Leveraging South Australia’s advantage

The Australian Defence Technologies Academy will enhance the supply of knowledge and human capital central to strengthen sovereign capabilities and interests as a nation.

The Academy will create a global hub for the defence industry and position Lot Fourteen as a world-class innovation hub.

As a leading innovation district dedicated to solving complex global challenges, Lot Fourteen will join the growing cohort of sovereign research which is contributing to advanced Australian defence technology and capabilities.

The vision for a skilled workforce

The Academy aims to strengthen South Australia’s skills and talent pool while providing a unique place where research-supported environments benefit from deep industry expertise.

The defence programs in South Australia are worth tens of billions of dollars and many thousands of jobs to the state’s economy over the coming decades.

South Australia’s role as a trusted partner in a dynamic world is underpinned by a commitment to research in partnership with industry, ensuring that students at all levels experience the latest thinking and technology innovations in a way sets them up for future success.

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