COLLINS CLASS SUBMARINES ASC, formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation, was created to design and build six Collins Class submarines under a $5 billion contract signed in 1987.
Based at Osborne, near Port Adelaide, ASC delivered the final Collins Class sub to the Navy in 2003.
About 900 people now work on supporting the Collins, including maintenance, design and support, under a multibillion- dollar contract awarded in 2003. 
The final full-cycle docking (major service) is scheduled for 2026.
AIR WARFARE DESTROYERS 2090 people are now working on building three air warfare destroyers as part of a project awarded in 2005, now worth almost $10 billion.
Project participants are ASC, Raytheon Australia and Defence Department as part of an alliance structure.
The first ship, the Hobart, was launched in   May and scheduled to be delivered to the navy in   June, 2017.
Jobs winding down from present peak until   March, 2020, when final ship is due to be delivered to navy.
n Length 146.7m n Beam 18.6m n Draft 7.2m n Displacement: 7000 tonnes n Top speed: 28+ knots n Range: 5000+ nm n Crew: About 180 n Accommodation: 234
NOW AT OSBORNE Length: 77 metres n Beam: 7.8 metres n Displacement: 3400 tonnes n Deep diving depth: >180m n Range: 11,500 nm at 10 knots n Endurance: 70 days n Top Speed: 20+ knots n Crew : 58 n Torpedos: Mk 48 CBASS n Anti-ship missile: Harpoon
COMING SOON FUTURE FRIGATES n Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday announced the frigates would be built in Adelaide under a program brought forward three years to start in 2020, saving more than 500 current jobs.
n The frigates were detailed in the 2009 Defence white paper and their Adelaide construction revealed by The Advertiser last   October.
n A competitive evaluation process to decide design and building timeline will start in   October.
German, British and French firms are expected to bid.
n It has been speculated the Defence White Paper, to be unveiled within weeks, will detail a $20 billion plan to build nine frigates, although eight were previously planned.
OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS (Corvettes) n To be built in Australia from 2018, with some work likely in Adelaide. Larger than current patrol boats but smaller than frigates.
n Predicted to maintain about 400 skilled jobs in Australia that would otherwise have been lost.
n Scale of work in Adelaide unclear. Some work might go to Austal in Perth or BAE Systems' shipyards in Williamstown, Melbourne.
FUTURE PROJECTS?
NEXT-GEN SUBMARINES n The Defence White Paper released within weeks will detail a 20-year costed capability plan, including for $50 billion future submarine project - Australia's largest defence procurement.
n It is expected the white paper will call for eight submarines. Germany, Japan and France are vying to build the boats and will submit bids by Christmas in a competitive evaluation process.
n Contenders must present three options - a foreign build, domestic construction or a combination of both.
n French and German contenders say they can build the submarines in Adelaide.
n Based on the Collins Class submarine design and build, the workforce would need to add 1500 people to start in the 2020s.
THE CONTENDERS FRANCE Shipbuilding firm DCNS has produced a Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A design. More than 90 m long, displaces more than 4000 tonnes. Critically, has obtained political approval for France to use United States combat system.
GERMANY Thyssen Krupp Marine Services Australia chairman John White says his company's bid is focused on an Adelaide build, arguing this is the most cost-effective option.
Offering a Type 216 design of about 4350 tonnes and has approval for US technology.
JAPAN Speculation has a handshake deal with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, which he rejects. Reportedly producing a "Goryu", or "Australian Dragon" design but bid cloaked in secrecy. Has not exported military technology but thought to have been pushed by US for strategic reasons.
OSBORNE SHIPBUILDING WORKFORCE Shipbuilding jobs expected to wind down from present peak of 2090 to about 1000 in 2020, when frigate construction starts.
Corvette build from 2018 would limit the losses, meaning a total workforce of about 1200 by 2018.
Total of 200 job losses expected by end of this year, 300 next year and 400 in 2018.
Shipbuilding sources say frigate construction would employ similar numbers to present AWD program, returning to a peak of more than 2000 workers by early 2020s.
Any next-gen sub work would addsignificantly more jobs.