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Defence scientist wins Minister's Award for force protection systems

Dr Andrew Piotrowski has won the 2018 Minister's Award for Achievement in Defence Science for his innovative work in developing force protection systems.

'Science of fire for Defence platforms' lecture

DST scientist Zenka Mathys presents 'Safety a Burning Ambition: The Science of Fire for Defence Platforms' as part of the FOCUS Lecture series.

Defence scientists elected to Academy

Two Defence scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.

International defence trial earns project management award

A military trial conducted in downtown Adelaide, involving five countries and nearly 200 military and civilian personnel, has won a national project management award.

Defence scientist honoured for JSF innovation

Defence scientist Paul Marsden has been awarded the US Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.

Alliance to boost defence capability

A new strategic alliance between Rheinmetall and DST will advance the development of innovative technologies for land capability.

Academic partner sought for space technologies symposium

DST is seeking an Australian academic partner to co-host a space technologies symposium.

The next generation soldier – towards 2035

Concepts which once belonged to the realms of science fiction are becoming a reality for Australian soldiers, thanks to work by DST scientists.

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DST's partners and stakeholders describe DST's role and the value it provides to Defence.

DST small satellite experimentation

Dr David Lingard explains DST's small satellite experimentation program.

Defence Human Sciences Symposium

Register now for the Defence Human Sciences Symposium at Curtin University on 29 and 30 November.

Call for Applications

Seeking expressions of interest

DST wishes to engage with partners in industry and research agencies who could add value and support the MCW SRI.

Autonomous Warrior 2018

Autonomous Warrior 2018

Demonstrating the potential of uninhabited systems to transform Defence capability

Next Generation Defence Technologies | Cyber Research

DST has formed a partnership with the CSIRO's Data61 team in the area of cyber research.

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