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AIM Defence employees operate the AIM Defence counter-UAS directed-energy weapons system during a demonstration at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Defence tests anti-drone laser

18/06/202420/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1866 Views 1 Comment counter-UAS directed-energy weapons system, Fractl Portable High Energy Laser, Puckapunyal, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO)

At a Puckapunyal range, where tanks and explosions are commonplace, last month a new type of weapon system was put

The first Royal Australian Air Force MQ-4C Triton arrives in its new hangar at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

Arrival of RAAF’s first MQ-4C Triton

14/06/202418/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2052 Views 0 Comments Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), MQ-4C Trition, RAAF Tindal, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

The first MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft (AUS 1) will soon arrive in Australia following the successful delivery and installation

Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment, Petty Officer Eric Duthie, Able Seaman Grace Fox and Able Seaman Henrietta Bradford prepare communication equipment for a Remus 100S autonomous underwater vehicle during Exercise AUKUS at Pittwater, New South Wales. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Royal Australian Navy investing heavily in AI

22/05/202422/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1227 Views 0 Comments

Artificial intelligence (AI) predicting and countering undersea threats, and AI-enabled drones conducting surface and sub-surface missions, are happening now through

Scientists from La Trobe University calibrate motion-capture cameras during a marksmanship training trial at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Weapons ‘Fitbit’ gets a run to improve accuracy

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1137 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, 7th Brigade, DSTG, EF88 Austyer rifle, Enoggera Barracks, MantisX training System

A trial is under way to test if dry-firing with a ‘Fitbit for shooting’ can improve soldiers’ live-fire skills. CAPTION: Scientists

Leading Seaman Nicholas Parks said the 3D printer was a welcome addition to HMAS Warramunga. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

3D printers the key to solutions at sea

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 942 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, HMAS Warramunga

Together, a 3D printer and an innovative technician have kept even the most troublesome inconveniences at bay for HMAS Warramunga.

Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro, left, Minister-Counsellor Defence Science and Technology – Washington Darren Sutton, and US Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu at the POST Conference in Hawaii. Story by Emma Thompson.

ADF News Science & Technology

Collaborating on the future of Defence

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1118 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group

Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro has led a delegation to the Pacific Operational Science and Technology (POST) Conference in Hawaii,

A scientist from La Trobe University checks the readout from a MantisX system attached to a shooter's weapon. Photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

‘Fitbit for weapons’ under trial at Enoggera

07/05/202407/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1399 Views 0 Comments

A trial is underway to test if dry firing with a ‘Fitbit for shooting’ can improve soldiers’ live-fire skills. CAPTION:

Ghost Shark ‘Alpha’ – the first prototype co-developed by Defence Science and Technology Group, the Royal Australian Navy and Anduril Australia unveiled at Garden Island, Sydney. Photo by Rodney Braithwaite.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Ghost Shark ‘Alpha’ unveiled in Sydney

19/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2592 Views 3 Comments Ghost Shark

The Albanese Government [not the company who made it, apparently] will deliver a sovereign, autonomous undersea capability, through the Ghost

US Missile Defence Agency member Steven Foster shows Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer Thomas Dann how to control detection equipment in the Hanger of HMAS Stuart during a missile-detection test off Hawaii. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology USA

HMAS Stuart helps on US missile-detection test

30/03/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5726 Views 1 Comment Aegis

Australia supported the United States as it undertook a successful missile-defence test off the coast of Hawaii recently. CAPTION: US

Signallers Harley Leggett and Lachlan Colquhoun set up a communications tower during Project Convergence Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, California. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Carrie Robards. Photo by US Army Specialist Marquis McCants.

Australian Army News Science & Technology USA

Diggers experiment to innovate in US

22/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 0 Comments Project Convergence Capstone Four (PC-C4), US Army

It’s not often soldiers feel it’s okay to fail at work – and they’re certainly not encouraged to. CAPTION: Signallers Harley

Head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator Professor Emily Hilder addresses the Quantum Australia 2024 Conference in Sydney. Story by Natalie Staples.

ADF ADF People Science & Technology

Making the tiniest things count in war

15/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1458 Views 0 Comments Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), AUKUS, Defence Strategic Review, Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT)

Harnessing quantum behaviours to develop advanced technologies could enable Defence to provide the warfighter with an asymmetric advantage. CAPTION: Head of

A ‘Loyal Wingman’ prototype – now called MQ-28A Ghost Bat – flies over Woomera, South Australia. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Ricky Treloar.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Another $400million to expand Ghost Bat development

10/02/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2101 Views 0 Comments Loyal Wingman, MQ-28A Ghost Bat

The Royal Australian Air Force has invested an additional $399 million in the ongoing development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat

HMAS Huon deploys an underwater sensor. Photo by Able Seaman Casey Buurveld.

Australian Japan News Science & Technology

Australia and Japan sign undersea-warfare-research agreement

23/01/202423/01/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1367 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group

Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to enhance strategic capabilities in robotic and autonomous systems for undersea warfare. FILE

Will Forker and Luis Leal demonstrate the EB-EBEE TAC during the Technical Cooperation Program AI Strategic Challenge 2023 at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay Territory. Story by Emma Thompson. Photos by Pettty Officer Kayla Jackson

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

AI technology strategic challenge tested

10/01/202414/01/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1529 Views 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence (AI), DSTG, HMAS Creswell

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to deter, shape and change the character of warfare. CAPTION: Will Forker and Luis Leal

Industry staff of the international interoperable underwater communications and relay capability during Autonomous Warrior at HMAS Creswell. Story by Emma Thompson. Photo by Able Seaman Jasmine Saunders.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Scientists dive into better communication

08/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1522 Views 0 Comments Autonomous Warrior, Bluebottle USV, Defence Strategic Review, DSTG, HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay

Having the chance to see their work in action is a highlight for many Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)

An Australian Army electric protected mobility vehicle demonstrated the capability to provide power to enable a medical treatment team to deploy in the field at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Electric Bushmaster tested in the field

24/11/202309/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1738 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Battalion, electric protected mobility vehicle (ePMV), Gallipoli Barracks, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO)

The Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO) has trialled the electric protected mobility vehicle (ePMV) with a

This year’s ADF Cyber Skills Association’s capstone Cyber Skills Challenge is expected to have more than 1000 competitors from November 20 to 24. Photo by Tim Standing.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Personnel test their cyber skills

17/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1075 Views 0 Comments ADF Cyber Skills Challenge

More than 1000 competitors are expected to join this year’s ADF Cyber Skills Association’s (CSA) capstone Cyber Skills Challenge (CSC).

Information systems specialist Seaman Kyle Bergan, left, and communications specialist Seaman Alex Meiklejohn conduct a fault-finding exercise in the communication centre simulator. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Cinaed Finall. Photos by Leading Seaman James McDougall.

News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

New era for information systems training

16/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1094 Views 0 Comments Communications and Information Systems – Information Systems (CIS-I), Defence Force School of Signals, HMAS Cerberus

Following six months of intensive training, the first initial-entry streamed Communications and Information Systems – Information Systems (CIS-I) sailors will

The Blue Room is a mixed-reality simulator used to train Air Force medical staff in on board aircraft medical operations and emergency medical evacuation. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photo by Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Augmented reality enhances medical training

08/11/202309/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1334 Views 0 Comments RAAF Amberley, simulation facility

Imagine a world where new mixed-reality technology could assist Royal Australian Air Force medical professionals in immersing themselves into training

Able Seaman Qambar Said with US Space Force personnel working at the Commercial Operations cell, Adelaide. Photos by Tim Standing.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

New operators at Defence Space Command

17/10/202318/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1441 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS), No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

Defence Space Command’s six newly accredited Defence personnel are leading operations for Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS). CAPTION: Able Seaman Qambar Said