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Victoria has a world class defence electronics sector and is the centre for complex systems support.
Victoria is home to a large number of centres for defence systems design and support, making Victoria the natural home for the sophisticated elements of defence capability. Up to 50 per cent of the cost of a weapons system will be embedded electronic systems. Victoria’s strength in electronics, design, engineering, systems engineering, systems integration and project management make Victoria best placed to manage and support defence platforms and the complex electronic systems they comprise.
Victoria's defence systems excellence is underpinned by Australia's largest and most innovative electronics sector, with particular strengths in microelectronic design, telecommunications, software development and photonics.
Victoria has a world class capability in designing and supporting complete defence systems and in the integration of complex systems into other platforms. Victoria is home to a number of capability centres, including:
Thales Australia has also established a strong design and support capability for combat vehicles at Bendigo, and SMS Management and Technology designs and implements complex logistics systems.
Victoria is a global centre of excellence for software development with a cluster of successful companies well integrated into the global software industry. Approximately 3000 people are employed in the creative content industries in Victoria, and Melbourne is home to more than half of the national games development industry. Adacel Technologies is providing voice recognition software for the Joint Strike Fighter. Ocean Software and Agent Oriented Software provide mission planning and other software to a number of defence forces.
Victoria is the Australian centre for electronics. Victoria generates 41 per cent of Australia's ICT/electronics output and more than half that national electronics Reasearch and Development (R&D) expenditure. Victorian companies are leading the way across all areas of the electronics sector, including microelectronics design, photonics, telematics, computer and business machine manufacturing, RF and telecommunications.
Victoria's microelectronics industry is distinguished by a history of outstanding work, an innovative, skilful and growing workforce and a modern R&D infrastructure. A number of collaborative projects between industry and research institutions are underway.
Victoria is an international centre for telecommunications R&D and plays host to a number of global companies with significant R&D operations. Radio Frequency Systems at Kilsyth, an Alcatel company and part of the global RFS Group of companies that design and manufacture cable and antenna systems plus active and passive RF conditioning modules, is the centre of excellence for defence applications for the RFS group.
Victoria's photonics cluster is the most diverse and successful in Australia. The Victorian Photonics Network was established in October 2002 as an initiative of the Victorian Government, to promote the growth of employment, R&D, education, training, manufacture and export of photonics products and services.
