South Australian government and defence industry representatives are in Europe to convince companies bidding to build Australia's next fleet of submarines to do the work in Adelaide.
Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith is visiting bidders in France and Germany this week to outline South Australia's naval shipbuilding capabilities.
"We have huge credentials as a centre for excellence in naval shipbuilding, underpinned by our highly skilled workers," Mr Hamilton-Smith said.
The federal government is yet to determine where the next fleet of submarines will be built and is engaged in a competitive evaluation process with bidders from France, Germany and Japan.
Mr Hamilton-Smith said it was important the bidders understood South Australia's capacity and commitment to deliver submarines.
"The South Australian government has created a world-class facility at Techport Australia and we are determined to see Australia's future submarines built here," he said.
"About 120,000 man-years of jobs depend on the future submarine program alone."
With the minister in Europe this week are Defence SA chief executive Malcolm Jackman and Defence Teaming Centre chief Chris Burns.
Mr Burns said he was growing more optimistic that the international partner would be confident enough to build the submarines in SA.
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