DroneShield opens $13m Adelaide defence hub
Australian counter-drone and electronic warfare manufacturer DroneShield has announced the official opening of its R&D facility in Adelaide, further expanding the company’s Australian research and development footprint and reinforcing its commitment to South Australia’s growing defence and technology sector.
The new Adelaide R&D hub expands DroneShield’s national research and development footprint, providing dedicated software development and dry laboratory facilities for engineers working across embedded systems, advanced sensing, communications, software and electronic warfare capabilities.
The office opening was officially marked by South Australian Minister for Defence and Space Industries Chris Picton, reflecting Adelaide’s growing role as a centre for sovereign defence technology development and advanced engineering.
Located at one of Adelaide’s nationally recognised innovation precincts, the new R&D hub provides facilities to support the development of DroneShield’s next-generation counter-drone and EW technologies. The R&D Facility complements DroneShield’s existing Australian R&D operations in Sydney and strengthens the company’s ability to attract and retain highly skilled engineering talent in one of Australia’s leading technology and defence hubs.
The expansion comes as increasingly complex drone threats are driving demand for faster technology development and continued innovation across sensing, electronic warfare, software and counter-UAS capabilities. The Adelaide team will contribute to DroneShield’s ongoing development of technologies designed to address both current and emerging operational requirements.
“Adelaide has established itself as one of Australia’s leading centres for defence and advanced technology innovation,” said Angus Bean, Chief Executive of DroneShield. “Opening our Adelaide office strengthens our ability to access exceptional engineering talent and further expand our Australian research and development capabilities.”
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