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Strategic partner to fast-track space technologies

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Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro and Head of Australasia, Airbus Defence & Space, Sascha Hapke
Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro and Head of Australasia, Airbus Defence & Space, Sascha Hapke

Australia's Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro has announced that Airbus has been selected as the strategic partner for a strategic research program established to develop future space capabilities for the Australian Defence Force.

Partnership to develop stealthy capability

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Artistic render of an extra large autonomous undersea vehicle
Artistic render of an extra large autonomous undersea vehicle

Defence has partnered with global tech company Anduril to design and develop extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles.

Future is bright for this laser research

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Miftar Ganija, wearing goggles investigates short pulsed laser systems in the lab.
Miftar Ganija investigates short pulsed laser systems in the lab.

Physicists Dr Miftar Ganija and Dr Keiron Boyd are leading an exciting laser research program for Defence.

Global Hawk’s Australian touchdown – 20 years on, the impact is clear

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Global Hawk (renamed Southern Cross II) prepares for a flight test in 2001.
Global Hawk (renamed Southern Cross II) prepares for a flight test in 2001.

The touchdown of the United States' Global Hawk uncrewed aerial vehicle at RAAF Base Edinburgh on 23 April, 2001 was an exciting achievement in defence S&T.

Australian and US universities to work together on autonomous vehicles

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The University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales and Queensland University of Technology, will join forces with Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales and Queensland University of Technology, will join forces with Boston University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A consortium of four Australian universities will receive $3 million from the Morrison Government to work with their American counterparts on developing the next-generation of autonomous vehicles.

Repurposing venerable models for land vehicle research

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Pictured: Professor Bill Schonberg (Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Science and Technology) with DST researcher Dr Shannon Ryan.
Pictured: Professor Bill Schonberg (Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Science and Technology) with DST researcher Dr Shannon Ryan.

Dr William Schonberg, Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been working closely with DST Scientists.

Ramping up individual and team performance

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HPRnet was established by DST and Army in 2016 to help address Army’s top Human Performance research priorities.
HPRnet was established by DST and Army in 2016 to help address Army’s top Human Performance research priorities.

DST's human performance researchers Dr Susannah Whitney and Phil Temby have joined forces with two West Australian universities to study individual and team performance in the Australian Army.

Far-sighted computer vision research

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Dr Victor Stamatescu
Dr Victor Stamatescu

Defence computer vision specialist Dr Victor Stamatescu has developed a computer vision algorithm that has the potential to automate post-disaster assessments and accelerate search and rescue efforts, ultimately saving lives.

Raising the bar on ration pack snacks

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Raising the bar on ration pack snacks
Raising the bar on ration pack snacks

Defence scientists based at DST's Scottsdale site are developing and evaluating an eat-on-the-go, supplementary food bar for the ADF, with a focus on provision of adequate energy, micronutrients and gut health.

DST extends its partnerships at Land Forces

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L3 Technologies Managing Director Alan Titheridge and Chief Defence Scientist, Alex Zelinsky with the newly signed strategic alliance
L3 Technologies Managing Director Alan Titheridge and Chief Defence Scientist, Alex Zelinsky with the newly signed strategic alliance

DST has used Land Forces 2018 to extend its industry partnerships.

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