WA looks to industry to shape future defence manufacturing hub
By CCIWA Editor
15 June 2026
Western Australia is positioning itself at the centre of Australia’s defence manufacturing future, with businesses invited to help shape a major new industrial precinct aimed at strengthening sovereign capability and global supply chains.
The State Government has opened expressions of interest (EOI) for a proposed large‑scale defence manufacturing hub, calling on local, national and international companies with established capability and global reach to get involved.
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