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Defence Innovation Partnership
The Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP) is a collaborative initiative in South Australia focused on enhancing defence and space research, development, and innovation. It involves Defence SA, the Defence Science and Technology Group, and three universities.
Overview
What Defence Innovation Partnership does
What Defence Innovation Partnership is
The Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP) is a collaborative initiative in South Australia focused on enhancing defence and space research, development, and innovation. It involves Defence SA, the Defence Science and Technology Group, and three universities.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 10, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Defence Innovation Partnership as a community
Community overview
The Defence Innovation Partnership is a collaborative initiative established to enhance defence and space research, development, and innovation in South Australia. Founded through a partnership between Defence SA, the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), and South Australia’s three public universities, the organization aims to foster collaboration among researchers, industry, and government to meet the needs of Defence and drive technological advancements.
Community focus
The Defence Innovation Partnership focuses on fostering collaboration and innovation in defence and space sectors. It supports projects that align with the Defence Innovation, Science and Technology Strategy and aims to create connections between researchers, industry, and government entities.
Member value
Members benefit from access to funding opportunities through various programs, including the Collaborative Research Fund and the Activator Fund, which support defence-relevant innovation and collaboration across government, industry, and academia.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- April 14, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Researchers · Corporate Innovators
- Benefits
- network-access and grant-funding
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Defence TechSpace Tech
- Regions
- Australia
Community activity
Events and activity
The Defence Innovation Partnership hosts several key events, including the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) UK from April 14-16, 2026, the Sea Air Space 2026 from April 19-22, 2026, and the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit 2025 from August 4-6, 2026.
Common questions
What to know about Defence Innovation Partnership
Upseed classifies Defence Innovation Partnership under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 10, 2026
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