Government Aircraft Factories

Government Aircraft Factories
	Main entrance to the Government Aircraft Factories at Fishermans Bend in 1985
Company type	Aircraft manufacturing
Industry	Aviation
Founded	1 July 1939
Fate	Incorporated as ASTA and ultimately acquired by Boeing Australia
Headquarters	Port Melbourne, Australia
Products	GAF Jindivik; GAF Nomad
Parent	Government of Australia

Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) was the name of an aircraft manufacturer owned by the Government of Australia. The primary factory was located at Fishermans Bend, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria. It had its origins in the lead-up to World War II, during which it was known as the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP). In 1987, GAF was reorganised and renamed as Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA), then privatised. ASTA was purchased by Rockwell International, that was in turn purchased by Boeing a few years later. ASTA subsequently formed the nucleus of Boeing Australia.