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19 May 2021

Defence's robotic ordnance-handling facility has enhanced safety by removing humans from hazardous situations.

News
17 May 2021

A ballistic armour expert who has developed a way to accurately predict the performance of armour systems on ADF vehicles using virtual explosions has been awarded the 2021 Land Forces Young Innovator award.

News
17 May 2021

Luke Smith has moved from a cadetship into an exciting defence science career at DSTG.

News
7 May 2021

Defence's ground-breaking biometrics research is being used to combat serious crimes against children.

Global Hawk (renamed Southern Cross II) prepares for a flight test in 2001.
News
27 April 2021

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.

News
19 April 2021

Defence is calling on all Australian medical or biotech businesses and research organisations to contribute to a national assessment of Australia's health security.

Media Release
12 April 2021

The Morrison Government's strong focus on cyber security has been reinforced in the awarding of up to $3.6 million in grants to 12 small-to-medium businesses as part of a new industry engagement initiative.

Dr Melanie Farrier was presented the 2020 Early Career Alumni Award for her significant contribution to the scientific community
News
8 April 2021

Dr Melanie Farrier had a busy 2020, finishing her PhD, leading a combat engineering team through Defence Operation Bushfire Assist, and becoming a Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) Gender Equity and SAGE Manager.

Image credit: Lockheed Martin Australia
Media Release
1 April 2021

The Morrison Government has announced a $9 million boost to Australia's defence industry to develop an integrated system that can detect and neutralise improvised threats.

News
16 March 2021

Peter Dawson helped develop a modelling tool to forecast outbreaks of influenza. It has proven to be invaluable in the fight against COVID.

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