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Defence working in partnership to increase the nation’s capability footprint

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A $32m revamp of DSTG's testing and fabrication facilities has provided Defence with new and strengthened engineering capability and reinvigorated our ability to collaborate with industry and academia.

The Barra Sonobuoy: the Australian invention that makes it harder for subs to hide

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The Barra sonobuoy is one of Australia's most successful Defence joint development projects, and highlights Australia's history as a global leader in the development and manufacture of advanced technologies.

Gaming in Defence

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Defence scientists, Mr Alex Rohl (right) and Dr Susannah Whitney (second from the left), featured on a panel at PAX Aus 2022

Defence uses game techniques, technologies, and innovation to help deliver training and capability across the Defence ecosystem.

Agile Command and Control at ADSTAR

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Dr Paul Gaertner presenting at ADSTAR 2022.

More than 90 people from Defence, industry and academia attended the Agile Command and Control Conference in Sydney on the eve of the ADSTAR Summit 2022.

New research centre set to boost Australia’s maritime industries

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Defence is partnering with industry and academia to establish a world-leading research facility in biofilms, with a focus on innovative biofouling control solutions.

Through the lens: the contribution of Defence scientists to the history of optical glass in Australia

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c.1941 Testing a prismatic compass, courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.

Discover the significant contribution Defence scientists have made to the history of glass in Australia. 

Experts explore the future of quantum computing in Defence

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An image of the Chief Defence scientist address the symposium
The Chief Defence Scientist addresses the symmposium

Defence is exploring how quantum computing could transform Defence and national security.

Small business has big future thanks to Defence innovation funding

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Founders of cyber security business InfoSect, Silvio Cesare and Kylie McDevitt.

Funding through Defence's Next Generation Technologies Fund has helped a small cyber security start-up grow its business from being largely a training provider, to one where almost half its income now comes from research and development.

Teams prepare for robotics showdown in Sydney

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The James Cook University team work on their autonomous vehicle for the RobotX competition in November. (Image supplied)

Aspiring robotics specialists from around the world will converge on Sydney later this year to take part in the 2022 RobotX competition.

Ethical AI within Defence – is it a Goldilocks problem?

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Defence researchers, in collaboration with Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian National University, have applied A Method for Ethical AI in Defence.

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