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DST scientist receives highest honour from US Secretary of Defense

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DST's Marcus McDonald has been awarded the US Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.

Biofuelling our military vehicles

With increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, maintain fuel security and ensure greater sustainability, biofuels are receiving growing attention.

Filter tool speeding up Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft maintenance

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DST Group's new Filter Screening Tool developed for the PC-9 aircraft.
DST Group's new Filter Screening Tool developed for the PC-9 aircraft.
Defence Scientists have developed a Filter Screening Tool (FST) which will become the primary tool for routine assessment.

Scientists tooling up on aircraft repairs

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DST Group's rework alignment tool
DST Group's rework alignment tool.
Defence scientists have invented a tool to reduce effort and increase accuracy for repair work on aircraft.

DSTO collaboration delivers enhancement to smart bomb technology

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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet in flight with two JDAM-ER 500lb bombs and two Time Space Position Information pods.
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet in flight with two JDAM-ER 500lb bombs and two Time Space Position Information pods.

A significant milestone has been achieved with the delivery of the first production set of Australian designed and manufactured JDAM-ER wing kits.

Joint research program upgrades Super Hornet

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet takes off ahead of conducting an aerial display during the Australian International Airshow.
A collaborative research program between DSTO and the US Navy has resulted in upgrades to the radar warning receiver in the F/A-18F Super Hornets.
A collaborative research program between DSTO and the US Navy has resulted in upgrades to the radar warning receiver in the F/A-18F Super Hornets.

Young DSTO researcher wins aviation safety award

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Rhys Lehmann with Dr Zelinsky and Air Commodore Noel Schmidt during the awards presentation.
Rhys Lehmann with Dr Zelinsky (left) and Air Commodore Noel Schmidt (right) during the awards presentation.
Rhys Lehmann has received the 2014 Royal Aeronautical Society’s Australian Defence Force (ADF) Aviation Safety Award for his outstanding contribution to helicopter flight dynamic modelling.

Combustion Test Facility

DSTG's Combustion Test Facility is at the core of the Thermal Test Precinct in Melbourne.

Defence scientists receive international awards

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Loris Molent
Loris Molent, recipient of the 2010 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science
On Friday 29 October, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, presented international awards to 13 Australian defence scientists whose research has significantly enhanced Defence capabilities.

Support to Joint Strike Fighter acquisition

AIR 6000 aims to introduce a new air combat capability that will meet Australia's air combat needs out to 2030 and beyond.

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