Defence Research Centre Salisbury
DRCS
April 1978 – July 1987
Group of Defence Science and Technology Organisation laboratories at Salisbury, South Australia, formed from the Weapons Research Establishment, that carried out weapons systems, electronics and advanced engineering research and supported trials at the Woomera range.
How it came into existence
Formed in April 1978 within the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, when the Weapons Research Establishment was divided into four laboratories (the Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, the Electronics Research Laboratory, the Advanced Engineering Laboratory and the Trials Resources Laboratory), which together made up the Defence Research Centre Salisbury.
- Salisbury weapons, electronics and trials research laboratories
The Weapons Research Establishment was dissolved and its divisions reconstituted as the four laboratories of the centre.
Changes during its life
- 1981The Trials Resources Laboratory became part of the Advanced Engineering Laboratory, leaving three laboratories.
How it ended
Ceased as a separate entity in July 1987, when the Salisbury laboratories were brought directly into the DSTO structure; in the same year the Electronics Research Laboratory and the Advanced Engineering Laboratory were reorganised and a new Surveillance Research Laboratory was created.
- Salisbury weapons systems, electronics and engineering research laboratories
Main functions
- Weapons systems research
- Electronics and radar research
- Advanced engineering research
- Trials support at the Woomera range
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Defence.
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Sources
Government records and websites
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