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How the Falklands War gave rise to Australia’s prize defence export – after years of struggling with reluctance
6 May 2022Some of the world's largest warships are protected from missile attack by Nulka, an Australian-designed rocket that pretends to be a ship.
How defence scientists gave a voice to the ‘silent Anzac’
26 April 2022Petty Officer Henry Kindler recalls the sad ending to Australia's first attempt to establish a submarine service.
Defence Science – 115 years underwriting Australia’s security
13 April 2022When Australia's first defence scientist, Cecil Hake, set out to create a national factory to manufacture the gunpowder replacement cordite on 15 April 1907, he could not have known that he was laying the foundations for one of the world's great research institutions.
Minister’s Science award for command and control specialist
21 March 2022Defence operations analyst Dr Alexander Kalloniatis is the 2021 recipient of the Defence Minster's Award for Achievement in Science and Technology.
Getting good results is only half the journey
18 March 2022Defence scientist Katie Mortimer-Murphy's data analytics toolbox helps tell the whole story.
Enlisting cutting-edge skills to investigate an aircraft weld failure
15 March 2022Undergraduate Charli Goodrich's forensic examinations.
World class hypersonics precinct to supercharge Australian defence research
28 January 2022The Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutton MP today unveiled a purpose-built hypersonics research precinct at Eagle Farm in Brisbane.
Redevelopment of DSTG's research facility at Fishermans Bend
16 December 2021The 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.
Future is bright for this laser research
14 December 2021Physicists Dr Miftar Ganija and Dr Keiron Boyd are leading an exciting laser research program for Defence.