DSTG brings together interdisciplinary expertise from across Australia and around the world to address Defence and national security challenges. Our role is to work closely with the Australian science, technology and innovation eco-system to deliver scientific advice and solutions that provide capability enhancement for Defence and the national security community.
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Innovation
World Quantum Day; a chance to celebrate the scientists, engineers and innovators turning quantum theory into real-world capability.
News
The Australian Government is investing $1.7 billion in a fleet of Australian-designed and built extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles, known as Ghost Sharks, for the Royal Australian Navy.
Our People
Congratulations to DSTG scientist Adjunct Prof Dr Kamal Gupta and his colleague Dr Jafar Shojaii (Macquarie University, and previously University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology) who have won the 2025 Department of Defence Eureka Prize
Our Science
Buccaneer Main Mission, known as a CubeSat, is the second of two CubeSats launched under the Buccaneer project, following the successful launch of Buccaneer Risk Mitigation Mission in 2017.
Collaboration
DSTG is collaborating with the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and DEWC Services on new research examining autonomous command and control (C2) of drone swarms.
Our People
Acoustic materials researcher Dr Gleny Chirima hopes to make our submarines disappear. In her recently-announced Chief Defence Scientist Fellowship, Dr Chirima will investigate an innovative layered viscoelastic coating that could dramatically reduce...
Collaboration
We joined with industry partner Fusetec to sponsor a team of four University of Adelaide engineering students to complete their Honours project at the pointy end of identity spoofing.
Awards and recognition
When a young Franke Agenbag searched for constellations in the night sky, she could never have imagined she would grow up to send capability into space.
Innovation
Australia is the world leader in high-frequency, skywave over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) technology. The state-of-the-art defence system provides wide-area surveillance at ranges of 1,000 to 3,000 kilometres.
Collaboration
Defence scientist Dr Bin Lee has completed a year-long posting to Quebec to conduct camouflage pattern research with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) counterparts.
