DSTG has undertaken work in the area of preparatory scenario research to help Defence prepare for the future.
Our research activities
Through our research activities, we produce ground-breaking and innovative science that supports Australia's defence and national security capabilities..
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Explore our research projects
Human science
DST Group is carrying out research on the effect of performance shaping factors such as fatigue and boredom on cognitive and task performance and the efficacy of real team fatigue detection technologies.
Surveillance and space
Hyperspectral imaging divides optical and infrared images into hundreds of spectral bands.
Surveillance and space
One element of DSTG's recent research in this area has been concerned with improving OTHR detection and tracking performance against larger, slow moving targets such as ships on the ocean surface.
Cyber
Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communications is a physical layer strategy that forms an important part of modern wireless communication standards such as Wi-Fi, LTE and WiMAX.
Information systems
DSTG has been collaborating with its sister organisation in the United Kingdom, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) on development of intelligence processing and analysis technologies.
Cyber
DST Group has developed a technology called Shapes Vector that enables real-time security analysis of large-scale computer networks.
Information systems
DSTG in collaboration with the University of Melbourne has developed an instrument for measuring aspects of thought.
Propulsion and energy
Vibration-based prognostics and health monitoring (VPHM) technologies enable early identification and isolation of faults in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Human science
DST Group and CSIRO have conducted trials of a food processing technique known as high pressure processing (HPP).
