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2012 Secretary of Defence Fellowship winner announced

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Acting Chief Defence Scientist Dr Warren Harch, Dr Elena Mazourenko and Secretary of Defence Mr Duncan Lewis.
Acting Chief Defence Scientist Dr Warren Harch, Dr Elena Mazourenko and Secretary of Defence Mr Duncan Lewis.
Dr Elena Mazourenko is the winner of the 2012 Secretary of Defence Fellowship.

Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR)

In 2002, DSTO (now DST Group), designed and built a military imaging laser radar, known as LADAR, as a concept demonstrator for battlefield surveillance.

Asynchronous transfer mode

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) synchronised signals between computers was an important DSTO development.

Ingara

Synthetic Aperture Radar is advanced technology that allows a radar system with a conventional antenna to collect photo-like imagery at more than 500 times the resolution of normal radars – day or night and in all weathers.

Ping Intercept Passive Ranging System (PIPRS)

PIPRS was a concept developed by Defence scientists in Sydney during the 1980s to determine the range of active acoustic transmissions used in anti-submarine warfare to locate possible targets.

Testing the effectiveness of camouflage

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A camouflage uniform is tested by a DSTO scientist.
Private Taylor Gleeson has a Canadian uniform checked by Dr Bin Lee from the DSTO during the NATO camouflage effectiveness field trial at the Jungle Training Centre in Tully, Australia
Camouflage patterns for military uniforms will trick the human eye so that soldiers are indistinguishable from the background.

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