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Celebration and reflection on International Women’s Day

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Professor Tanya Monro (right) with Dr Sylvie Perreau, who received the 2020 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science.

Defence is marking International Women's Day by recognising the achievements of women across the organisation and throughout the world.

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Generations of Inspiration on International Women’s Day

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'This International Women's Day, and every day, I look up to my mum as a source of inspiration.'

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The future of Defence command and control is agile

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Dr Paul Gaertner is leading Defence's Agile Command and Control STaR Shot.

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Investment in Defence innovation paying off

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Australian researchers achieved a stellar result in the inaugural Global-X science challenge.

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Mathematics helps composites go beyond

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Joel Patniotis in an anechoic chamber with a sample DSTG-designed artificial impedance surface. One day reconfigurable antenna surfaces like this could be embedded in the surface of air, sea and land platforms.

Progress embedding antennas in aircraft surfaces.

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Defence researchers begin journey to STEM superstardom

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Left to right: Crystal Forrester (Aerospace Engineer) and Dr Cayt Rowe (Operations Analyst)

Two of Defence's most accomplished rising stars of research have been selected to take part in the Superstars of STEM initiative, which aims to raise public awareness of women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.