Australian Defence Industries

• Industries: Defence, electronics, power, optics
• Turnover (2009): AUD2.7bn
• Government Clients: Australia, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Chad, Niger, India.
• Corporate Clients (major): Aerospatiale, Airbus, Boeing, Grumman, British Aerospace.
• Head Office: ADI House, Edinburgh Parks, Adelaide, South Australia
• Web: http://www.australiandefenceindustries.com.au
• History (highlights):
  Founded in 1984 by [[Trung Van Anh Dong. Employees are 60% Aboriginal Australians, 30% Vietnamese.
  1985 Wins avionics service contract for RAAF F-18 Hornets.
  1990 Australian Maritime Defence Industries subsidiary is created to win contract for refitting Adelaide-class frigates.
  1992 ADI begins servicing all RAAF transport aircraft.
  1995 ADI Power begins operating a research nuclear reactor at a company facility in Western Australia.
  1996 AMDI awarded sole subcontractor status by Australian Submarine Corporation (see file 95B31E2A-168B-4919-B672-8E424AF5C9E3)
  1999 ADI avionic upgrades applied to RAAF F-18 fleet
  2007 Awarded contract to be major subcontractor on upgrade program for refitting F-18 fleet to F-18F SuperHornet standard.
  2008 AMDI proposes Boomerang-class frigate designed for special forces support. Begins building HMAS Boomerang as prototype for the class ahead of Government approval.
  2009 HMAS Boomerang begins sea trials in Indian Ocean.