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Henderson Defence Precinct Development

Sector: Government • Location: Henderson, Western Australia, Australia

Source: The National Tribune

Project
Planned

The Australian Government is investing $12 billion in new funding to develop the Henderson Defence Precinct in Western Australia. This precinct will support continuous naval shipbuilding, including the construction of Army's Landing Craft and future general purpose frigates, sustainment and maintenance of surface combatant vessels, and contingency docking for future conventionally armed nuclear po

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government, Nuclear
Location
Henderson, Western Australia, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The National Tribune

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The project “Henderson Defence Precinct Development” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Henderson, Western Australia, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The National Tribune.

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2026-07-22

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The Australian Government is investing $12 billion in new funding to develop the Henderson Defence Precinct in Western Australia. This precinct will support continuous naval shipbuilding, including the construction of Army's Landing Craft and future general purpose frigates, sustainment and maintenance of surface combatant vessels, and contingency docking for future conventionally armed nuclear powered submarines. The precinct aims to create over 10,000 local jobs and become the largest shipbuilding and maintenance hub in the Southern Hemisphere.

Original sector

Defence

Budget

Location

Country

Australia

State

Western Australia

City

Henderson

Source

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The National Tribune

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Sector

Government, Nuclear

Article published date

2025-09-18

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