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Australia’s sovereign capability in space technologies heats up

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Gilmour Space rocket testing (Source: Gilmour Space)
Gilmour Space rocket testing (Source: Gilmour Space)

An advanced high-temperature material developed by Australian Defence scientists could be destined for space thanks to an ongoing partnership between Defence and Gold Coast rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies.

Human Integrated Sensor System $3M Challenge

Seeking proposals for the Human Integrated Sensor System $3M Challenge

In collaboration with DMTC, Defence is seeking collaborative proposals from industry and academia to develop a Human Integrated Sensor System (HISS) which can measure and interpret indicators of biological pathogen exposure from the human body before the individual gets sick.

The vision for HISS is a capability that will:

  1. Amalgamate outputs from wearable and in-body sensors with advanced data fusion and analytics approaches
  2. As a system, assimilate both subtle and overt sensor derived cues of chemical exposure or biological infection
  3. Identify the threat within minutes to hours of exposure and give the wearer warning well before deleterious symptoms begin to manifest.

If you have capabilities, technology or expertise that could contribute to the Human Integrated Sensor System, visit the DMTC web page for more information.

This activity is part of the Operating in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Environments (OCE) STaR Shot.

Submissions are now closed.

New workforce model builds sovereign capability in electronic warfare

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DSTG has partnered with South Australian electronic warfare consulting company, DEWC Services to grow the next-generation of electronic warfare (EW) specialists. 

Countering advanced communication threats

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Bathiya Senanayake (left) and an RFTEQ team member developing and testing the new CATJAT system at DSTG Edinburgh.
Bathiya Senanayake (left) and an RFTEQ team member developing and testing the new CATJAT system at DSTG Edinburgh.

DSTG is working with South Australian start-up, RFTEQ to develop next-generation jammer technologies capable of defeating radio-controlled improvised explosive devices and other communication threats.

Coming together to defend against CBRN threats

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Defence has appointed inaugural members to the Operating in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Environments (OCE) STaR Shot Advisory Council from across the national science-and-technology ecosystem.

Applying digital twins to the land domain

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Mr Nicholas Brealey, DSTG; Assoc Prof. Russel Brinkworth, Flinders; Mr Myles Adams, Honours student, Flinders; Dr Andrew Lammas, Flinders; Mr Ashley Johns, Supashock; Prof Karl Sammut, Flinders; Mr Oscar Fiorinotto, Founder & CEO, Supashock; and Prof Giselle Rampersad, Flinders with the shock absorber rig.
Mr Nicholas Brealey, DSTG; Assoc Prof. Russel Brinkworth, Flinders; Mr Myles Adams, Honours student, Flinders; Dr Andrew Lammas, Flinders; Mr Ashley Johns, Supashock; Prof Karl Sammut, Flinders; Mr Oscar Fiorinotto, Founder & CEO, Supashock; and Prof Giselle Rampersad, Flinders with the shock absorber rig.

In collaboration with Flinders University and South Australian automotive business, Supashock, DSTG is exploring how digital twins can be used in the preventative maintenance and condition monitoring of military land vehicles.

University students to tackle real-world defence and national security challenges

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Australian university students will have the opportunity to apply their fresh ideas and innovative approaches to national security challenges through a new Defence entrepreneurship program, D.Start Catalyst.

Defence connects with innovators at the cutting edge

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D.Start Ignite is an innovation program for Australian entrepreneurs working on emerging science and technology with potential military applications.

Australian and US universities make breakthroughs in quantum computing and additively manufactured materials

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The success of two international research collaborations by Australian universities has seen their projects extended by two years with funding from Defence's Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF).

Addressing Australia’s electronic warfare skills shortage

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Speaking at the launch of the Flinders University Centre of Expertise in Electronic Warfare: Professor Sam Drake, inaugural Flinders University Chair of Electromagnetic Systems and Security.
Speaking at the launch of the Flinders University Centre of Expertise in Electronic Warfare: Professor Sam Drake, inaugural Flinders University Chair of Electromagnetic Systems and Security.

A new Centre of Expertise and degree course will build the next generation of Old Crows*.

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