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Space Division

Self-image of Defence Science and Technology Group's nanosatellite, Buccaneer Main Mission, using its secondary system – the Manoeuvrable Antenna and Terrestrial Imaging System. Story by Emma Thompson.
ADF Cyber News Science & Technology Space Division 

Satellite’s progress is out of this world

08/10/202508/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 358 Views 0 Comments Cubesats, DSTG

It’s been six months since the Buccaneer Main Mission satellite was launched into low-Earth orbit and the team at Defence

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Joint Positioning, Navigation and Timing Directorate team conduct GPS-denial testing during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Cleo Arya. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Smith.
Australian Army Cyber News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Space Division Talisman Sabre 

Defence strengthens edge against GPS denial

27/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4922 Views 1 Comment Delamere Air Weapons Range, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Joint Positioning Navigation and Timing Directorate, RAAF Tindal

Defence has taken major steps to strengthen its warfighting edge with the establishment of the Joint Positioning, Navigation and Timing

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Defence scientist Nicole Blaess conducts research at Defence Science and Technology Group Edinburgh. Story by Robert Nutbrown. Photo supplied.
Australian Army Cyber News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Space Division Videos 

Quantum science guides new way of navigating

15/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 6636 Views 0 Comments DSTG, National Science Week

The future of navigation might rely not on satellites but on sub-atomic particles. CAPTION: Defence scientist Nicole Blaess conducts research at

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Defence fuel chemist Dr Dave Evans ensures that fuels perform as intended. Story by Robert Nutbrown. Photo by Megan Sheppard.
Australian Army Cyber News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Space Division 

Good chemistry keeps Defence moving

13/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3176 Views 2 Comments DSTG, Net Zero Strategy, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Addressing climate change is a shared responsibility for our society, from the choices individuals make to the way organisations go

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Defence scientist Ben Harris is attracted to the extraordinary field of quantum physics. Story by Robert Nutbrown. Photo by Kasi Metcalfe.
ADF People Australian Army Cyber Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Space Division 

Weird particles reveal future of computing

12/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3201 Views 0 Comments DSTO

A two-year-old child knows that if a toy is hidden behind a screen, the toy still exists and its form

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A Royal Marine from His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga, left, and an Australian Army soldier at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Photo by Captain Karam Louli.
Australian Army Cyber News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Space Division 

Largest iteration of Talisman Sabre comes to an end

08/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2866 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

After three weeks of intensive training and high-end warfighting scenarios across Australia, and for the first time in Papua New

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RAAF announces new Space Division
News Royal Australian Air Force Space Division 

Defence formally announces new Space Division

19/05/202119/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3378 Views 0 Comments

Defence will establish a Space Division within RAAF next year, with personnel from all areas of Defence on staff.

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Head of Air Force Capability Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts at No 34 Squadron. Photo by Corporal Veronica O'Hara.
News Space Division 

First Australian Space Commander

08/05/202108/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3762 Views 0 Comments

The ABC has reported that Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts is to be appointed Australia’s first Space Commander.

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