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Revolutionary stress imaging device takes out National Innovation Award

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A new robust, lightweight device that is suitable for fitment to aircraft and able to deliver vital stress data in real time has taken out the National and SME Innovation Awards at the Australian International Airshow.

DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology

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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet in flight with two JDAM-ER 500lb bombs and two Time Space Position Information pods.
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet in flight with two JDAM-ER 500lb bombs and two Time Space Position Information pods.

A significant milestone has been achieved with the delivery of the first production set of Australian designed and manufactured JDAM-ER wing kits.

Airborne UHF Transponder for Radio relaY (AUTRY)

DST Group has developed a solution to a problem facing troops reliant on UHF radio set communications.

Engine health monitoring for the Joint Strike Fighter

Vibration-based prognostics and health monitoring (VPHM) technologies enable early identification and isolation of faults in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Cormorant Mine Lift Bag

Named after the wading bird, the Cormorant Lift Bag was designed to recover explosive mines remotely and safely from the sea.

Starlight

Starlight is a unique, world-first system that allows users of secure computers to access insecure networks, such as the Internet, without compromising their own security.

High Frequency Surface Wave Radar Technology

The High Frequency Surface Wave Radar technology, developed by Defence scientists in the 1990s, enables Defence and Customs to better monitor Australia’s northern coastline.

SeaMark SAR

Defence scientists developed SeaMark, a marine dye marker, as a safe, effective and longer-lasting alternative to flares and smoke signals for search and rescue at sea.

Ping Intercept Passive Ranging System (PIPRS)

PIPRS was a concept developed by Defence scientists in Sydney during the 1980s to determine the range of active acoustic transmissions used in anti-submarine warfare to locate possible targets.

Helicopter gearbox technology

Since the 1980s, Defence scientists have been renowned for developing technology that monitors gearbox failure in helicopters.

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