Corporate Body
Advanced Engineering Laboratory (1978 - 1987)
Defence Research Centre Salisbury
- From
- 3 April 1978
Salisbury, South Australia, Australia - To
- 1 December 1987
- Functions
- Analytical Services, Civil Engineering and Defence Research
- Reference No
- CA 5501
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Salisbury, South Australia
Summary
As a result of the 1978 division of the Weapons Research Establishment into four laboratories, known collectively as the Defence Research Centre Salisbury (DRCS), the Advanced Engineering Laboratory was formed. In 1987 the functions of the Laboratory were divided between the newly formed Electronics Research Laboratory and Surveillance Research Laboratory.
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Timeline
1947 - 1955 Long Range Weapons Establishment
1949 - 1955 Chemistry and Physics Research Laboratory
1955 - 1978 Weapons Research Establishment
1955 - 1978 Weapons Research Establishment
1978 - 1981 Trials Resources Laboratory
1978 - 1987 Advanced Engineering Laboratory
1987 - 1994 Surveillance Research Laboratory
1987 - 1994 Electronics Research Laboratory
1994 - 2002 Electronics and Surveillance Research Laboratory
1994 - 2002 Electronics and Surveillance Research Laboratory
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-628327. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 5501; Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury [South Australia], Registration of entity: 18 November 1986', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%205501. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 21 June 2001, Last modified: 28 November 2006
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