Defence and Aerospace Industry Development Fund
About the Fund
The Defence and Aerospace Industry Development (DAID) Fund provides targeted financial assistance to eligible small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the defence, aerospace or space sectors.
This program supports SMEs to acquire recognised certification to help them participate in new or existing supply chains in the defence, aerospace and space industries.
Previous rounds
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- Complete Wiring Harnesses Pty Ltd (Capalaba)
- DefenceX (Brisbane)
- Eureka Water & Filtration (Townsville)
- Everlast Networks (Sunshine Coast)
- Gas Detection Australia (Toowoomba)
- Gilmour Space Technologies (Gold Coast)
- Hybrid Composites (Gold Coast)
- Hypersonix Launch Systems Ltd (Ipswich)
- Jabin Group (Brisbane)
- Naeco Pty Ltd (Capalaba)
- Parabellum Cybersecurity (Brisbane)
- QCC Group Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- Rockpress (Brisbane)
- Safe Defence (Murrumba)
- SmartAIConnect (Gold Coast)
- Strategenics (Toowoomba)
- Talemm (Brisbane)
- Upton Engineering and Manufacturing (Gladstone)
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- Acute Laser (Ipswich)
- Aerotest (Brisbane)
- Allweld Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Fraser Coast)
- Architectural Panels Pty Ltd (Sunshine Coast)
- Asterbrook Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- Australian Training Works (Cairns)
- Bastion Defence Consulting (Cairns)
- Black Sky Aerospace (Logan)
- Black6 (Ipswich)
- Cognesis Contractors Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- Elexon Electronics Pty Ltd (Moreton Bay)
- Felix Partnership Pty Ltd (Sunshine Coast)
- George Weston & Sons Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- JRS Manufacturing Group (Toowoomba)
- Kilner’s Engineering Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- Mangoesmapping Pty Ltd (Tablelands)
- MFE Pty Ltd (Western Downs)
- Protegas Australia Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- Raider Targetry Pty Ltd (Sunshine Coast)
- Ravinn Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
- Rotech Industries Pty Ltd (Fraser Coast)
- Shine Precision Industries Pty Ltd (Redland)
- Tubeworx Australia Pty Ltd (Moreton Bay)
- Valiant Space (Brisbane)
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- A&O Engineering (Townsville)
- Aleeda Wetsuits (Burleigh Heads)
- All Industries Group (Yeppoon)
- Allweld Manufacturing (Maryborough)
- Australian Lining Company (Townsville)
- Beehive Vinyl Products (Townsville)
- Belco Custom Trailers (Brendale)
- Black Sky Aerospace (Jimboomba)
- Brazier Motti (Townsville)
- Complete Wiring Harnesses (Capalaba)
- Depth Logistics (Coolangatta)
- Designworks Defence Systems (West End)
- Detech Engineering (Townsville)
- Dozer Enterprises (Glenview)
- Fly Freely (Fortitude Valley)
- Global Manufacturing Group (Maryborough)
- Glynn Tucker (Woolloongabba)
- Grabba Technologies (Tingalpa)
- Guerrilla Maintenance Services (Ipswich)
- Helimods (Caloundra)
- Hoseco Australia (Virginia)
- ICS Electrical Contractors (Townsville)
- Infravision (Coolum)
- Intercorp Technology (Brendale)
- Jet Engineering Australia (Paget)
- KDP Electrical (Townsville)
- Krieger Industries (Townsville)
- Lateral Project Management (Pullenvale)
- Metal Sign & Label (Rochedale)
- Multhana Property Services (Eight Mile Plains)
- Naeco (Capalaba)
- Northern Chemicals (Cairns)
- NQ Electrical (Townsville)
- NQ Steel Frames (Townsville)
- Oakstripe Pty Ltd (Mackay)
- Praxis Aerospace (Brisbane)
- Premise Group Services (Fortitude Valley)
- Raydar NQ (Townsville)
- RRJ Engineering (Meadowbrook)
- RUD Chains (Larapinta)
- Sape Industries (Townsville)
- Tagai Management Consultants (Brisbane)
- Tuff Yards (Brendale)
- Upton Engineering and Manufacturing (Gladstone)
- Waltlock (Townsville)
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- Boss Investments Australia (Gold Coast)
- Brazier Motti (Townsville)
- Eveready Group of Companies (Mackay)
- Fleet Industries (Yeppoon)
- GJR Technologies (Brisbane)
- Global Welding Supplies (Townsville)
- Joe Wagner Group (Toowoomba)
- Peak ARE (Townsville)
- Praxis Aerospace (Brisbane)
- Products for Industry (Brisbane)
- Protonautics (Brisbane)
- PWR Performance Products (Ormeau)
- Taylor Builders (Townsville)
- Townsville Services Group (Townsville)
- Upton Engineering and Manufacturing (Gladstone)
- VE Group (Moura)
Enquiries
Contact the Defence Jobs Queensland team for general advice regarding the DAID Fund via DJQ@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au or (07) 3452 7100.
Additional support
- Business support and grant writing information
- Queensland Government Grants Finder
- The Defence Industry Hubs and staff at the Department’s Regional Offices across Queensland can assist DAID Fund applicants in their region. Please note departmental staff are not responsible for developing the business’s application for DAID Fund assistance.
Last updated: 10 Oct 2024