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Boxer armoured vehicle undergoing blast testing.
News
17 August 2020

Defence is marking this year's National Science Week by highlighting how science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) keeps Australians safe.

News
27 July 2020

A new partnering arrangement ratified by Chief Defence Scientist, Tanya Monro will facilitate greater collaboration between Defence and the university sector.

Media Release
14 July 2020

The Morrison Government is delivering on a key election commitment for Tasmania, with an agreement signed to develop the new Defence and Maritime Innovation and Design Precinct in Launceston which will create hundreds of jobs for Tasmanians.

News
14 July 2020

Military personnel operating in complex and stressful environments must draw on their mental as well as their physical capacities in order to achieve peak performance. 

Media Release
1 July 2020

Recognising the importance of working closely with industry, Defence has signed a 10-year contract that will see 85 QinetiQ Australia staff continue to work at Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) sites across the country.

Defence subjected the Hawkei to live-fire underbelly blast testing during trials in 2011.
News
10 June 2020

Studying trauma data from civilian hospital patients is helping Defence scientists improve their understanding of how extreme forces affect the human body.

Media Release
5 June 2020

As part of the Australia-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today, two landmark Defence Arrangements between Australia and India have been established.

News
29 May 2020

Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro has outlined her vision for Defence science over the next decade.

Dr Renée Webster’s analytical chemistry research is contributing to the safe and effective use of fuels by Defence.
News
28 May 2020

Defence scientist Dr Renée Webster has been awarded a prize for excellence by the National Measurement Institute (NMI) in recognition of her significant contribution to analytical chemistry.

News
27 May 2020

Up to $20,000 is available to budding AI specialists to apply themselves to an AI challenge.

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