South Australian Premier Mike Rann and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare have signed a land agreement that reaffirms Defence’s commitment to assemble the Navy’s Future Submarines in Adelaide.
“The State is working closely with the Defence Materiel Organisation to determine how best Techport Australia’s Common User Facility can support the project,” Rann said.
“When we made the decision to develop and invest more than $300 million in the Common User Facility in 2005, we had always intended the precinct would be expanded.
“This is because we wanted to ensure Techport was capable of supporting future naval shipbuilding activity.
“This agreement signed today ensures that the DMO has first option over what happens to land adjacent to Techport.
“Strategically, this is an important move.
“The land immediately adjacent to Techport Australia has been identified as suitable for use in connection with the build or assembly of Australia’s Future Submarines.”
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare said the agreement assures the Commonwealth first access to about seven hectares of strategic land adjacent to Techport’s Common User Facility, for use by organisations directly involved with the Future Submarine Project.