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Student program success for Aircraft Forensics Engineering

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Lucy and Zoe
(L-R) Lucy Caine and Zoe Van Gulick. Zoe is taking over from Lucy who just completed her full-year placement with DST.

Former Defence Industry Experience Placement (IEP) student Lucy Caine spent the last 12 months working as part of the DST Aircraft Forensic Engineering team.

Research Opportunity: The Fight Recorder

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Members from the 1st Brigade, Australian Army, on patrol during Exercise Boars Run at Cultana Training Area.
Members from the 1st Brigade, Australian Army, on patrol during Exercise Boars Run at Cultana Training Area.

Expressions of interest are invited from industry and universities to develop the Fight Recorder concept into a workable product for Defence use.

Launch of Science and Technology Capability Portfolio

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Science and Technology Capability Portfolio
Science and Technology Capability Portfolio

The Chief Defence Scientist, Alex Zelinksy has launched Defence's Science and Technology Capability Portfolio.

Shaping Defence Science in the Land Domain 2016-2036

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Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell and Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky launch the new strategy during Future Land Force Conference 2016.
Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell and Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky launch the new strategy during Future Land Force Conference 2016.
Shaping Defence Science and Technology in the Land Domain 2016-2036 is the inaugural Defence Land Science and Technology (S&T) strategy.

Partnering with the US to test a world without GPS

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The team prepare for a GPS-free UAS flight trial at Woomera.
The team prepare for a GPS-free UAS flight trial at Woomera.
Sam Dudley, works with unmanned aerial systems, specifically trying to optimise and improve the performance of a datalink between a far-off UAS and home base.

Recruit hard, manage easy: A holistic approach to ensure DST hires the right people

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Miguel Neto and Penni Apperly from DST’s STEM team field questions from undergraduates earlier this year.
Miguel Neto and Penni Apperly from DST’s STEM team field questions from undergraduates earlier this year.
‘Recruit hard, manage easy’, is a motto used in Human Resources that captures the importance of a thorough recruitment and selection strategy.

DST’s Kayla Johnson is Best Young Scientist

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Kayla Johnson won the Best Young Scientist Award at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology.
Kayla Johnson won the Best Young Scientist Award at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology.
Defence researcher Kayla Johnson has won the Best Young Scientist Award at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP).

So, where are all the robots?

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A DST Quadcopter being flown at the Woomera Test Range in SA.
A DST Quadcopter being flown at the Woomera Test Range in SA.
A change of strategy is needed to develop machine autonomy, according to DST Group analysts Jason Sholz and Darryn Reid.

Redwing wins Innovation Award

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Award winning Redwing devices (Greengum and Greygum) were developed by DST.
Award winning Redwing devices (Greengum and Greygum) were developed by DST.
The Redwing suite of counter-IED devices, developed by DST Group, has won the inaugural Public Sector Innovation Award.

Students check out cool technologies at DST Melbourne

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Year 10 students from Eltham College tested out Immersive Visualisation technologies.
Year 10 students from Eltham College tested out Immersive Visualisation technologies.
A group of Year 10 students from Eltham College in Melbourne were given a rare treat at the Fishermans Bend laboratory of DST Group last week.

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