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Our Strategy

Vision

A thriving, sustainable Defence Industry with SA at its core.

Mission

Champion the capability and capacity of the Defence Industry and National Security ecosystem.

Culture & Values

  • Engaged | Being member-centric and connected.
  • Collaborative | Partnering on mutually beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders.
  • Trusted | Professional and positive, utilising informed decision making.
  • Agile | Responsive to changing market circumstances.

Strategic Priorities

  1. Drive connections nationally and globally to support members in AUKUS P1 and P2.
  2. Grow the Mid-Tier base to balance industry participation in the Defence Industry sector.
  3. Champion workforce skills and Industry Development opportunities.
  4. Influence national policy and strategy through effective advocacy, engagement & communication.
  5. Strengthen DTC membership through sustainability, diversification, and efficiencies

Key Initiatives

Supporting Strategic Priority 1 

  • Establish and maintain key relationships at domestic and global levels with AUKUS to align outcomes for members.
  • Deliver practical outcomes to members through specialist knowledge transfer, relationships, and pathways to work in global supply chains.

Supporting Strategic Priority 2

  • Develop alignment in a definition of mid-tier.
  • Establish a program for mid-tier suppliers within the National ecosystem.
  • Deliver an uplift program focused on increased capability and capacity of suppliers.

Supporting Strategic Priority 3

  • Deliver workforce and skills initiatives that support the planning and development of a future workforce.
  • Establish a supplier diversification program for improving business acumen and supplier qualifications.

Supporting Strategic Priority 4

  • Build out and deliver a comprehensive member engagement plan to connect with Primes, end users, and allied industries, including dual use.
  • Influence direction of the DIDS.
  • Reposition the DTC as a lead partner in the National Defence sector.

Supporting Strategic Priority 5

  • Modernise membership experiences and organisation capacity utilising new technology

Outcome

DTC is the trusted partner to adapt to market forces on behalf of our members so they thrive and win.

Next Steps

We're already underway with the deliverables for 2025–2026, which we’ll be sharing in the coming weeks. We’ll be engaging with you over the coming months to bring this strategy to life and to ensure it aligns with your priorities and ambitions.



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