ACSIL is a replication of an ANZAC class frigate operations room.
Our facilities and research centres
DSTG is home to some of the best science and technology facilities in the world.
We operate research facilities across Australia, including in:
- Adelaide, South Australia
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Canberra, Australian Captial Territory
- Innisfail, Queensland
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Perth, Western Australia
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Scottsdale, Tasmania
See our Contact us page for site addresses and contact details.
Some of our Facilities
Stirling
SMCSL is the primary research facility for combat system capability support for the Royal Australian Navy's submarines.
Melbourne
DSTG's Combustion Test Facility is at the core of the Thermal Test Precinct in Melbourne.
Edinburgh
Our Defence Experimentation Airborne Platform (DEAP) is a key enabling capability that is necessary to undertake airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) research and development.
The HPC Program provides the Department of Defence HPC capabilities and computational science expertise that enables Defence scientists and engineers to conduct a wide-range of research and development, test and evaluation and acquisition engineering activities.
Melbourne
This multi-purpose facility can simulate a range of environmental conditions that frontline personnel are likely to encounter.
Melbourne
The HA Wills Structures and Materials Test Centre is an internationally recognised state-of-the-art facility for materials testing, particularly the fatigue testing of aircraft structures.
Canberra
The Joint Experimentation and Wargaming Laboratory (JEWL) is operated by Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) in partnership with the Joint Experimentation Directorate (JED), Operations Research and Analysis – Army (ORA-A) and the Strategy Executive.
Sydney
The LSCL facility replicates the command and control systems and operations room layout of Royal Australian Navy amphibious ships.
Melbourne
The Low Speed Wind Tunnel is used extensively to test a variety of air, maritime and land-based equipment.
