Boeing Australia

Thales Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence Force and is also present in commercial sectors ranging from air traffic management and ground transport systems to security systems and services. Thales Australia employs around 3,800 people directly and supports over 2,000 jobs along its Australian supply chain. In 2020 Thales Australia spent $657 million with 1,841 Australia suppliers, of which 82 per cent are SMEs.

RMIT University

RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design, and enterprise, with 96,277 students and close to 10,000 staff globally. 

RMIT has campuses in Melbourne City, Brunswick and Bundoora, Vietnam, and Spain. Programs are offered through partners in locations including Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and mainland China. 

RMIT is committed to First Nations’ community engagement, and to advancing the success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through education, research and employment.

Lockheed Martin Australia

Lockheed Martin Australia is engaged in the integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. Our innovative technologies have been contributing to the security of Australia and realisation of Australia’s national interests for over 70 years and today we employ over 1,200 people with a presence in every mainland state and territory.

Australian International Airshow & Aerospace and Defence Exposition at Avalon 

The 2023 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (AVALON 2023), is Australia’s own global business, defence and public event, attracting senior civil aviation, air transport, aerospace and defence industry, military and government decision-makers from around the world. It will be held from 28 February to 5 March 2023 at Avalon Airport, Victoria.

The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition is one of Asia-Pacific's most prestigious events and the most comprehensive aviation, aerospace and defence exposition in the southern hemisphere.
Avalon hosts multiple concurrent conferences and expo streams, across the spectrum of Defence, Airlines, Business and General Aviation, Sport and Recreational Aviation, Airports, MRO, Space, Unmanned Systems, Air Safety and Ground Equipment.

The Royal Aeronautical Society is the world’s only learned society dedicated to the entire aerospace community. Founded in England as the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain in 1866, the Royal Aeronautical Society has put mankind amongst the clouds for 150 years. The Australian branch was created in 1921, connecting engineers in Melbourne to fellow aeronautics experts across the globe.