Funding through Defence's Next Generation Technologies Fund has helped a small cyber security start-up grow its business from being largely a training provider, to one where almost half its income now comes from research and development.

The team behind an enhanced Australian-made shipbuilding steel has won the inaugural Defence Science and Technology Enterprise Collaboration award.

Defence researchers, in collaboration with Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian National University, have applied A Method for Ethical AI in Defence.

Thirty years on, Defence reflects on the tragic loss of one of its scientists, Michael Howlett, who was killed during an aircraft crash while undertaking his scientific duties.

The redevelopment of DSTG's research facility at Fishermans Bend will ensure the site's infrastructure and facilities remain operational and fit-for-purpose, allowing Defence scientists to focus on meeting challenges confronting Defence both now and in the future.

Defence is partnering with leading Australian universities to research new ways of measuring how the human body's molecules and microbes can contribute to the health and preparedness of Australian Defence Force personnel.

The Defence Science and Technology Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia has been awarded to the Cross Domain Desktop Compositor.

As cities around the world contend with varying degrees of lockdown to manage the spread of COVID-19, Defence scientists in Australia are developing tools to assess how a society is likely to react to such measures.

The success of two international research collaborations by Australian universities has seen their projects extended by two years with funding from Defence's Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF).

The Morrison Government's strong focus on cyber security has been reinforced in the awarding of up to $3.6 million in grants to 12 small-to-medium businesses as part of a new industry engagement initiative.