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Locking horns with hackers during NATO Exercise Locked Shields

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Australia’s 2024 Locked Shields Partner Run participants lock horns with Locked Shields hackers at Adelaide’s Lot 14 Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C).
Australia’s 2024 Locked Shields Partner Run participants lock horns with Locked Shields hackers at Adelaide’s Lot 14 Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (Aus3C).

A DSTG team of cyber professionals including several new graduates were part of an Australian team which recently battled the world's toughest hackers in a bid to defend the fictional country of Berylia.

Vitrimer composites - game-changing super materials?

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DSTG chemist Dr Ashleigh Farnsworth
DSTG chemist Dr Ashleigh Farnsworth

Since their discovery in 2011, self-healing vitrimer polymers have been shown to address the limitations of both thermoset and thermoplastic materials. It’s an application that is not well understood and offers exciting opportunities for Defence.

One giant step for resilient tactical satellite communications

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The Fleet Space Technologies Centauri-4 low-Earth satellite used in the demonstration to receive and retransmit voice communications (artist’s depiction, supplied by Fleet Space Technologies).
The Fleet Space Technologies Centauri-4 low-Earth satellite used in the demonstration to receive and retransmit voice communications (artist’s depiction, supplied by Fleet Space Technologies).

Following the rapid integration of extant Australian technology over the last year, a team comprising DSTG and Australian academic and industry partners, supported by the SmartSat CRC, recently demonstrated an advanced 'push to talk' voice over satellite system.

Bold new vision for sensor and effector development

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Group of scientists in a Sensor & Trials Facility
The first rigorous try-out of the new Sensor & Trials Facility (STF) was an integrated sensing activity called Salus. Thirty staff from multiple divisions participated in Salus.

Defence scientist Dr Joe Fabrizio, who leads DSTG's research in radio frequency (RF) sensing and electronic warfare, says his team is implementing a bold new vision for the Sensor & Trials Facility (STF) as a collaborative hub with a permanent trials network at its nucleus.

Gathering in Hawaii to strengthen Defence S&T collaboration

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POST 2024 attendees observe a remotely piloted demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. This was part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's 2024 POST Field Experimentation (POST-FX) conference which brought the region's science, technology and security experts together for field demonstrations, allowing providers to showcase technologies that engage U.S. Indo-Pacific allies and partners.
POST 2024 attendees observe a remotely piloted demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. This was part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's 2024 POST Field Experimentation (POST-FX) conference which brought the region's science, technology and security experts together for field demonstrations, allowing providers to showcase technologies that engage U.S. Indo-Pacific allies and partners.

The Pacific Operational Science and Technology (POST) Conference in Hawaii is a leading forum for collaboration, and the exploration of opportunities for joint research, development, and experimentation with the United States Department of Defense.

The Australian Defence Research Special Report

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Read about our current innovations and our future intent in The Australian Defence Research Special Report.

Innovative contributions lead to VCDF Capability Awards

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The NAVIGATE Team receives a 2024 VCDF Award from Vice Admiral David Johnston, AC, RAN. Pictured (L-R): Lisa Murdock, Sallyann Salmon, VCDF Vice Admiral David Johnson (presenting), Jessica Brophy and Benjamin Gray.
The NAVIGATE Team receives a 2024 VCDF Award from Vice Admiral David Johnston, AC, RAN. Pictured (L-R): Lisa Murdock, Sallyann Salmon, VCDF Vice Admiral David Johnson (presenting), Jessica Brophy and Benjamin Gray.

Two vastly different but equally significant contributions by DSTG teams to Defence capability have been acknowledged through prestigious Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) Capability Awards.

Leaving pathogens no place to hide

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Dr Pravin Rajasekaran, a member of DSTG's biological countermeasures team
Dr Pravin Rajasekaran, a member of DSTG's biological countermeasures team

Dr Pravin Rajasekaran, a member of DSTG's biological countermeasures team, is studying a novel class of host-directed therapeutics targeting intracellular biological warfare agents.

In the jump seat for a career in operations research

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Defence scientist Cara Faulkner. Cara worked on operations research for the RAAF relating to the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
Main image: Defence scientist Cara Faulkner. Cara worked on operations research for the RAAF relating to the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

Could her Masters degree in theoretical physics be put to good use in Defence? That's what Cara Faulkner wondered as she applied for a position in the 2022 Defence Graduate Program intake, culminating in her receiving the Gus Schaefer Award.

Research fellow demonstrates next generation trainable radios

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Dr Ismail Shakeel recently completed a Chief Defence Scientist (CDS) Fellowship, during which he made significant contributions to the field of "Trainable Radios" that use artificial intelligence to autonomously optimise radio frequency (RF) communications in contested environments.
Dr Ismail Shakeel

Dr Ismail Shakeel recently completed a Chief Defence Scientist (CDS) Fellowship, during which he made significant contributions to the field of "Trainable Radios" that use artificial intelligence to autonomously optimise radio frequency (RF) communications in contested environments.

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