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Ashleigh Taylor, from the Anzac Memorial, guides ADF Cyber Gap Program participants around the memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park.

Program boosts cyber capability

29/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1778 Views 0 Comments adfcgp

Cyber students can further their skills through the Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program (ADFCGP) while also learning about career

Bale Defence's 'Death Adder' rough-terrain vehicle.

Australian News Science & Technology

Port Macquarie’s Bale Defence wins rough-terrain vehicle contract

25/09/202125/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4155 Views 4 Comments

Port Macquarie-based Bale Defence has been awarded an $8.47 million contract to deliver 40 rough-terrain vehicles to the ADF.

One of Team CSIRO DATA61 quadruped robots with a tracked all-terrain robot in a simulated underground-emergency environment. Photo supplied.

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CSIRO team place second in ‘Robot Olympics’

25/09/202123/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2464 Views 0 Comments

A team from Australia’s CSIRO beat teams from NASA and other eminant institutions to claim second place in the ‘Robot Olympics’.

Australia's M2 cube satellite successfully completes a controlled separation in space. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred.

ADF News Science & Technology

Small step for satellite, giant leap for capability

22/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1427 Views 0 Comments

A controlled separation of Australia’s M2 cube satellite in space was a recent success for Australia’s space capability – with

Defence scientist Mark Beaumont, from DSTG, says the CDDC is a great example of complementary research.

ADF People Science & Technology

Defence scientists’ computer-security device running for Eureka Prize

10/09/202115/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1559 Views 0 Comments DSTG

Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) scientists have developed a computer device to enhance security and productivity. CAPTION: Defence scientist

Specialist soldiers use a WarpSPEE3D Tactical printer to make a wheel-bearing hub for an M-113 APC at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, during Exercise Koolendong. Photo supplied.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Soldiers printing M-113 spares out bush at WarpSPEE3D

09/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4884 Views 0 Comments

Australian company SPEE3D has been working with the Australian Army to test and validate metal 3D printing as a military

A United States Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is offloaded from a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Loobye. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Captain Carla Armenti.

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Forces combine for HIMARS live-fire mission

20/08/202122/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2600 Views 0 Comments

The ADF and the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) recently conducted a rapid insertion long-range fire mission in the

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett conducts work at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Story by Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

ADF People Science & Technology

From gap year to greenie PO

20/08/202127/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2073 Views 0 Comments STEM

Petty Officer Electronics Technician Emma Barnett joined the Navy as a gap year sailor and is living proof you can do

In her civilian job, Army reservist Dr Laura Cook works as a senior research officer at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Science & Technology

Fighting molecular warfare

20/08/202122/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1352 Views 0 Comments STEM

In her civilian job, Laura Cook’s work focuses on understanding how cellular immunity to viruses and bacteria is developed, including

Air Force Officer Cadets Josephine Curtis, left, William Farrell and Elliot Parker, from the Australian Defence Force Academy, are training to become cyber security officers. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.

ADF People Science & Technology

Looking beyond the lab coat

20/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1943 Views 0 Comments STEM

At the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), young Air Force officers from across the country are proving that science isn’t

Aircraftwoman Lauren Campbell, left, with Corporal Natalie Ekonomopoulos in a communications cabinet for cyber research and development systems at No. 462 Squadron. Story by Flight Lieutenant Georgina MacDonald. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

Simulating advanced cyber threats

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2285 Views 0 Comments

No. 462 Squadron and Joint Project team 9131 (JP9131) are enabling the warfighter in the cyber domain through the support

Gunner Akbar Joeharris, from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, monitors the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System inside a command post Bushmaster vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Right on target

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2068 Views 0 Comments

Joint Fires targeting data can now easily pass between Australian and US units following certification and validation of the latest

Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott is the Navy Information Warfare Branch’s Deputy Director- Space based in Canberra. Story by Acting Sub Lieutenant Jack Meadows. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

ADF People Science & Technology

Navy looks to the skies

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1926 Views 0 Comments STEM

Communications, remote sensing and precision navigation and timing for warships and submarines is becoming more and more important – and

A Jindalee operational radar network (JORN) transmitter at Harts Range, Alice Springs.

ADF News Science & Technology

Celebrating the science behind Defence capability

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1928 Views 0 Comments STEM

Behind every great defence force is an army of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, all working to ensure that those

Chief Petty Officer Kathleen Price is the Staff Officer Cyber Operations for the Navy's Information Warfare Branch in Canberra. Story by Acting Sub Lieutenant Jack Meadows. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

ADF People Science & Technology

Defending cyberspace

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1575 Views 0 Comments

For Staff Officer Navy Cyber Operations Chief Petty Officer Kathleen Price, no two days are the same. CAPTION: Chief Petty Officer

Army reservist Private Varun Marwaha working in his civilian job as an air quality consultant with SLR Consulting. Story by Captain Nathan Freeman.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing Science & Technology

Reservist airs environmental passion

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1396 Views 0 Comments

Army reservist Private Varun Marwaha is bringing his professional skills to his role as a soldier. CAPTION: Army reservist Private

Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School instructor Flight Lieutenant Ben Lindsay with a teaching aid, a 2000-pound joint direct attack munition. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

ADF People Science & Technology

Engineering opens a world of opportunities

18/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1351 Views 0 Comments STEM

Flight Lieutenant Ben Lindsay’s enthusiasm for maths, science and engineering can be traced back to his parents, who are high

Air Surveillance Operator No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit Leading Aircraftwoman Amy Clements monitors space tracking systems at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

ADF People Science & Technology

Supporting space domain awareness

18/08/202118/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1692 Views 0 Comments STEM

Taking her career journey to new heights, Leading Aircraftwoman Amy Clements has acquired specialist skillsets in the space domain as

Corporal Thomas Hamelink, of 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), explains the bullet expenditure system his group developed during an innovation sprint activity at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Gallipoli Barracks MakerSpace encourages soldier inovation

13/08/202117/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2402 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers at Gallipoli Barracks have a new arena to come up with solutions to emerging challenges, thanks to the opening of MakerSpace.

Squadron Leader Ataman Iskender in the Jericho Lab, Canberra, working on the Site Survey program. Story and photo by Jessica Conway.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

Changing the way radar sites are identified

10/08/202115/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1962 Views 0 Comments

Proving that good ideas and innovation emerge through collaboration, Squadron Leader Ataman Iskender is working to change the way radar