The Australian Government has appointed Naval Group Australia chair and former Rio Tinto CEO David Peever to undertake a comprehensive, independent review of Defence innovation, science and technology. David Peever also led Defence’s First Principles Review in 2015. Minister for…
The WA Defence Science Centre has opened its annual ‘Research Higher Degree Student Grants’ scheme.Applications close at 4:00pm on Friday 22 October 2021. The Research Higher Degree Student Grant program supports WA students working on collaborative Defence-relevant projects, and/or undertaking defence industry placements…
Microsoft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Adelaide-based Australian Institute for Machine Learning to jointly explore how advanced cloud computing, AI, computer vision and machine learning can be applied in space, beyond Earth’s surface. ‘Project AI Off Earth’ will focus on the innovation in…
Ultra-efficient 3D printed catalysts could help solve the challenge of overheating in hypersonic aircraft and offer a revolutionary solution to thermal management across countless industries. Developed by researchers at RMIT’s Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), the highly…
The next phase of the RAAF’s M2 space mission has begun with the controlled separation of the M2 satellite into two smaller cubesats, M2A and M2B, by UNSW Canberra. The M2 mission is a collaboration between the RAAF and UNSW…