Tag: Defence Science and Technology Group

Japan’s Defence industry joins local breakthrough laser trial

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Defence scientists and Mitsubishi have claimed a successful demonstration of a world-first prototype laser system in South Australia, as the Japanese manufacturing giant tips $70 million into Sydney operations...

‘Historic’ $2.5bn deal to supply Canada with radar tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has signed its largest-ever defence export deal, booking $2.5 billion in the first phase of a contract to provide Canada with its cutting-edge Over the Horizon Radar technology....

Defence and DroneShield join forces on counter-drone research

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Homegrown drone detection firm DroneShield will share vital counter-drone research with Australian defence scientists under a new three-year collaborative research agreement. Defence Science and Technology Group inked the partnership...

The role of entrepreneurial urgency in Defence tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Professor Tanya Monro is six and half years into her role as chief defence scientist and says the growing sense of urgency in the work within the Defence Science...

Optus-led consortium to build sovereign LEO satellite

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An industry-government consortium led by Optus will build a low-Earth orbit satellite (LEOSat) in Australia, opening the door to a future constellation of sovereign satellites to rival Elon Musk’s...

Australia and India to work together on undersea surveillance

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australia and India will work together on a collaborative research project aimed at enhancing undersea surveillance capabilities, marking the first science and technology pact between the nations. The three-year...

Defence’s powerful new supercomputer comes online

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new Defence supercomputer almost a decade in the making is now up and running in Adelaide, delivering machine learning and AI capabilities to defence scientists. Defence declared the...

$3m in Defence grants catalyse SA research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australian space and AI firms, local universities and Defence’s research arm will partner to demonstrate an ambitious new sensor network after securing a $1.6 million collaboration grant. The...

Defence’s high energy laser prototype passes first test

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A prototype high energy laser system being developed for the Australian Defence Force has been successfully demonstrated for the first time in Adelaide by multinational defence technology company QinetiQ....