Boeing Defence Australia is a wholly owned Boeing subsidiary providing sustainment, training, mission systems, and communications support to the Australian Defence Force across air, land, sea, and space domains.
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and a leading defence aerospace enterprise in Australia. Founded in 1927, the company employs approximately 5,000 personnel across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific, supporting the Commonwealth of Australia, the Australian Defence Force, and commercial customers with sustainment, training, mission systems, and communications across air, land, sea, and space domains.
BDA provides sustainment and training services for more than 50% of the ADF's aircraft types, including the E-7A Wedgetail, P-8A Poseidon, F/A-18F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, CH-47F Chinook, C-17A Globemaster, and the Airbus EC-135 under the Helicopter Aircrew Training System. The company also develops and integrates complex defence communications systems and infrastructure, including the Wakulda air battlespace management system, the Currawong Battlespace Communications System, and the Maritime Warfighter Network.
Technical domains span defence aerospace, air battlespace management, battlespace communications, and maritime warfighter networking. BDA's supply chain includes around 640 Australian suppliers with an annual spend of more than $200 million, reflecting a commitment to building Australian sovereign capability alongside its defence customers.
