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Revolutionary sensor brings faint objects into focus

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Dr Dennis Delic collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate his SPAD sensor’s ability to detect and track aerial targets.
Dr Dennis Delic collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate his SPAD sensor’s ability to detect and track aerial targets.

Defence is developing cameras so sensitive they can detect individual photons of light.

Investment in Defence innovation paying off

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Image credit: RMIT

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

Towards a fully enabled future soldier

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Pictured outside the augmented reality dome (L-R): Melanie Ralph (Discipline Lead Soldier Autonomy), Tim Bussell (Group Leader Integrated Personnel Protection), Colonel Gerald Berson (Director Diggerworks), WO1 Barry Fawcett (RSM Diggerworks), Major Kevin Davis (Program Manager SA Development).

Researchers are deploying soldiers to a virtual world to assess new technologies.

LHD Landing Craft enhancement program wins Essington Lewis award

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The team behind substantial capability improvements to Australia's Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Landing Craft has taken out the Essington Lewis 'Minor Sustainment Activity' award.

Keeping Defence fuel in tip-top shape

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Defence Civilian Dr David Evans, Senior Chemistry Scientist from the Engines and Fuels Integrity department, prepares to calibrate a machine prior to testing in the Fuel and Lubricants Laboratory at the Defence Science and Technology Group facility, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne.
Defence Civilian Dr David Evans, Senior Chemistry Scientist from the Engines and Fuels Integrity department, prepares to calibrate a machine prior to testing in the Fuel and Lubricants Laboratory at the Defence Science and Technology Group facility, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne.

Defence scientists David Evans and Paul Rawson specialise in the chemistry of aviation and diesel fuels, respectively.

Protecting vehicles with water

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Bushmaster armoured vehicle.
Bushmaster armoured vehicle.

Ever wondered what happens if you blow up a fluid-filled container? Creative thinkers from Defence have shown that water can help protect armoured vehicles from bomb blasts.

How an algorithm protects us

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It is regarded as one of the most significant algorithms of the past 50 years, a method of enabling estimation in the midst of uncertainty: the particle filter.

Minehunting robots get smart

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Defence personnel recovering a UUV.

Hunting for mines at sea is a dangerous and tiring job for humans, but it's all in a day's work for robotic vehicles equipped with sonar and advanced software.

Saving lives with STEM

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Boxer armoured vehicle undergoing blast testing.
Boxer armoured vehicle undergoing blast testing.

Defence is marking this year's National Science Week by highlighting how science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) keeps Australians safe.

Defence strengthens ties with university sector

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A new partnering arrangement ratified by Chief Defence Scientist, Tanya Monro will facilitate greater collaboration between Defence and the university sector.

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