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JORN is leading the way in over-the-horizon radar

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Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)
Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)

Australia is leading the way in over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) systems thanks to over 50 years of deep collaboration between defence scientists, industry and our ADF.

Buccaneer Nanosatellite Launch

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Buccaneer Main Mission team
Buccaneer Main Mission team

Buccaneer Main Mission, known as a CubeSat, is the second of two CubeSats launched under the Buccaneer project, following the successful launch of Buccaneer Risk Mitigation Mission in 2017.

Buccaneer Main Mission's objective is to collect high-frequency measurements in low-Earth orbit, to better understand radio-frequency propagation through the ionosphere.

Novel hybrid machine-learning approach

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Dr Eranda Galhenage
Defence scientist Dr Eranda Galhenage will lead DSTG’s involvement in this project.

DSTG is collaborating with the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and DEWC Services on new research examining autonomous command and control (C2) of drone swarms.

Vacation projects lead Nicole towards cyber

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University of Adelaide undergraduate Nicole Jefferies and Defence scientist Dr James Biddle
University of Adelaide undergraduate Nicole Jefferies and Defence scientist Dr James Biddle

After spending two summer vacations working with Defence cyber specialists, University of Adelaide undergraduate Nicole Jefferies sees an exciting future for herself in the cyber domain.

A Layered Approach to Stealthier Undersea Vehicles

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Dr Chirima (left) and fellow researcher Dr Matthew Ibrahim with DSTG’s ultrasonic immersion system which is able to measure the speed of sound, transmission loss and reflection coefficients of Dr Chirima’s material samples which are immersed in the water.
Dr Chirima (left) and fellow researcher Dr Matthew Ibrahim with DSTG’s ultrasonic immersion system which is able to measure the speed of sound, transmission loss and reflection coefficients of Dr Chirima’s material samples which are immersed in the water.

Acoustic materials researcher Dr Gleny Chirima hopes to make our submarines disappear.

How robots are helping scientists build the big picture across a team

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The team of autonomous land vehicle scouts ready to explore the University of Adelaide laboratory environment.
The team of autonomous land vehicle scouts ready to explore the University of Adelaide laboratory environment.

What is the optimal way to generate and share contextual observations among team members? That's one of the interesting questions being explored by a Defence Science-University of Adelaide team.

Camouflage challenges in the age of drones and AI

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Bin Lee (centre) with four DRDC colleagues testing the new CADPAT (MT) uniform and other developmental materials at 29 Palms, California in November 2022.The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), also known as 29 Palms, is the largest United States Marine Corps base.
Bin Lee (centre) with four DRDC colleagues testing the new CADPAT (MT) uniform and other developmental materials at 29 Palms, California in November 2022.The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), also known as 29 Palms, is the largest United States Marine Corps base.

Defence scientist Dr Bin Lee has completed a year-long posting to Quebec to conduct camouflage pattern research with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) counterparts. The work was a contribution to our longstanding bilateral S&T collaboration in Camouflage Pattern Generation and Soldier Signature Modelling and Simulation.

Liquid lenses for better satellite monitoring

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Scientists Alex McDonald and Franke Agenbag working on the Buccaneer CubeSat.
Scientists Alex McDonald and Franke Agenbag working on the Buccaneer CubeSat.

Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility's Space Irradiation Beamline (HIAF-SIBL), hosted at the Australian National University, has played a vital role in an exciting first for the Australian space industry: the first time that Australian space radiation testing has been done on an Australian space payload.

A six-month stint with our wind tunnel team

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Oliver Loewenthal is spending six months with DSTG as part of the Navy Civilian Engineer Development Program (NCEDP). NCEDP is a three-year, six rotation Defence graduate program run out of Directorate of Navy Engineering (DNE).
Oliver Loewenthal is spending six months with DSTG as part of the Navy Civilian Engineer Development Program (NCEDP). NCEDP is a three-year, six rotation Defence graduate program run out of Directorate of Navy Engineering (DNE).

Oliver Loewenthal is spending six months with DSTG as part of the Navy Civilian Engineer Development Program (NCEDP). NCEDP is a three-year, six rotation Defence graduate program run out of Directorate of Navy Engineering (DNE).

Seeking flight clearance for 3D-printed aerospace components

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Over the last four years, Dr Stephen Sun has become DSTG's resident subject matter expert in the assessment of the quality and reliability of aerospace components fabricated using additive manufacturing. Learn more about this exciting area of research.
Dr Stephen Sun - DSTG's resident subject matter expert in the assessment of the quality and reliability of aerospace components fabricated using additive manufacturing.

Over the last four years, Dr Stephen Sun has become DSTG's resident subject matter expert in the assessment of the quality, and hence reliability, of aerospace components fabricated using additive manufacturing. Learn more about this exciting area of research.

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