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Lieutenant Commander Bryan Cromie from the Robotic Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence Team, Warfare Innovation Navy Branch, with a remotely piloted aircraft at the virtual Autonomous Warrior event in Canberra, ACT. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

Autonomous warrior enhances Navy’s fighting edge

10/06/202110/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1973 Views 0 Comments

A new-look Autonomous Warrior (AW) series is tapping into Australian industry to discover new and disruptive technologies that could transform

Head Information Warfare Major General Susan Coyle, CSC, DSM (left) meets with Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program participant Shobita during a "capture the flag" cyber skills challenge. Story by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

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Cyber program participants ‘capture the flag’

08/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1906 Views 0 Comments

Searching through encryption puzzles for clues and passwords, more than 250 participants competed to “capture the flag” in a cyber-skills

Defence scientist, Dr Brodie McDonald has been awarded the 2021 Land Forces Young Innovator award.

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Armour expert takes out Young Innovator Award

04/06/202110/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1725 Views 0 Comments

A ballistic and blast armour expert who has developed a way to accurately predict the performance of armour systems on

Australian Army Signaller James Fern from the 3rd Combat Signal Regiment is deployed to Townsville Field Training Area as a Battlespace Communication Systems Operator on Exercise Polygon Wood 2021. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Signalling 3 Brigade’s road to ready

03/06/202103/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2857 Views 0 Comments

From the comforts of Lavarack Barracks to the spear-grass fields of Townsville Field Training Area, soldiers and officers of the

An Army recruit fits his chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRND) suit during Army’s first CBRND basic course using the latest versions of the equipment.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing Science & Technology

Recruits train with new equipment

03/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3295 Views 0 Comments

The 1 Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) has delivered Army’s first chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRND) basic course with

Defence scientists are helping to keep children safe by harnessing the power of facial-recognition technology. Photo by Getty Images.

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Protecting children by enhancing facial recognition

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1891 Views 0 Comments

Defence’s ground-breaking biometrics research is being used to combat serious crimes against children. CAPTION: Defence scientists are helping to keep children

The robotic arm of the Semi-automated Explosive Ordnance Inerting Capability and the filtered catch-buckets that collect the extracted material.

ADF Health and Wellbeing News Science & Technology

Technicians win safety award

27/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2107 Views 0 Comments

Defence technicians who ensure military equipment is safe by removing explosive material have been recognised at the 2021 Comcare National Work

An Australian Army’s new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle conducts a live-fire battle run during exercise Diamond Walk at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.

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Boxers in the ring in first major exercise

25/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3926 Views 1 Comment

The new Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles are being put to the test in the largest exercise they have operated in since

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan participates in a medical virtual reality demonstration with Lieutenant Commander Irene Navay at the Navy's Centre for Innovation in Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Leo Dafonte Fernandez.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

New reality possible for Navy training

21/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1954 Views 0 Comments

A new augmented reality platform has the potential to take some Navy training out of the classroom and into a

Lance Corporal Sean Barton, 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, prepares a WarpSPEE3D printer for parts manufacture during Exercise Buffalo Run at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

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SPEE3D’s deployable 3D metal printing receives innovation award

18/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2567 Views 0 Comments

SPEE3D will take home the ADMA Foundation’s Land Forces 2021 SME Innovation Award for its deployable metal 3d printer.

Micro X Rover, deployable X-ray machine. Background photo by Sergeant Bill Solomou.

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Hospital-grade X-rays available for field hospitals – innovation award winner

18/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2369 Views 0 Comments

Adelaide company Micro-X has won the Land Forces 2021 National Innovation Award for inventing and manufacturing Rover, a lightweight go-anywhere

HMAS Ballarat's Quality of Life administration team Able Seaman Adam Ballintijn, front left, Leading Seaman Reece Sturges and Leading Seaman Liam Anderson in the ship's junior sailors’ cafe. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Wi-Fi at sea boosts crew’s morale

15/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2881 Views 1 Comment

Back in the days of letters and stamps, a port visit for a Navy ship meant one thing above all

MANTIS system sees the unseen. Story by Samara Kitchener. Screen clip.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos

Capturing data faster than a speeding bullet

15/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2062 Views 0 Comments

A sensor that has shown potential to measure the speed and predict the trajectory of incredibly fast-moving objects has been

An Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile is fired from HMAS Sydney for the first time during Sydney’s sea qualification trials off the coast of the United States. Story by Lieutenant Commander Benjamin King. Photo by Matt Skirde.

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Sydney passes US missile tests

10/05/202110/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3190 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sydney has successfully completed her combat system sea qualification trials in the Southern Californian Exercise Area. CAPTION: An Evolved

Director of Mission Systems PTY David Battle discusses with Captain Etienne Mulder from the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Group about the use of a generator used to jam mine firing systems. Story by Lieutenant Commander Alan Parton.

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Tech paves way for future anti-mine capabilities

02/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1989 Views 0 Comments

The RAN could soon use remote autonomous systems to jam mine explosives under a new program being explored through industry

New electric vehicles were demonstrated during the Army Robotics Expo at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Private Jacob Hilton.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Future tech on show

02/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2082 Views 0 Comments

Brain-controlled robots might seem like the stuff of sci-fi and autonomous armoured vehicles the stuff of nightmares, but they were

Lieutenant Matthew Bell records readings from the automatic weather station during Exercise Sparrow at HMAS Penguin. Story by Lieutenant Kylea Jones. Photo by Able Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

New weather forecasting kit put to the test

22/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1818 Views 0 Comments

Navy’s Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit (MGWU) on April 8 tested its newest deployable meteorological equipment in a field adjacent to

Air Mission Training School instructors Flight Lieutenants Sam de Boer, left, and Andrew Tyson conduct functional testing on the new Mission Airborne Training System. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell. Photo by Squadron Leader Charles Tomlinson.

Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

Navigation training takes a new direction

19/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1823 Views 0 Comments

Air Force’s Number 32 Squadron and Air Mission Training School (AMTS) at RAAF Base East Sale have taken delivery of

Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes its maiden flight. Photo supplied by Northrop Grumman.

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Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes first flight

18/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2035 Views 0 Comments

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on 15 April 2021 from Palmdale, California.

Avionics Technician, Corporal Joshua Newbon from No. 36 Squadron, utilises the Hololens mixed reality device during maintenance of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. Story by Samara Kitchener. RAAF file photo.

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A new way of looking at battlespaces

14/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1875 Views 0 Comments

Air Force’s Plan Jericho Disruptive Innovation team is taking mission control operations to the people with virtual reality. CAPTION: Avionics