DSTG brings together interdisciplinary expertise from across Australia and around the world to address Defence and national security challenges. Our role is to work closely with the Australian science, technology and innovation eco-system to deliver scientific advice and solutions that provide capability enhancement for Defence and the national security community.
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Collaboration
The Australian Energetic Materials Research Network (EMRNet) was inaugurated at ADSTAR 2026, marking a major step in Defence's efforts to strengthen Australia's sovereign energetic materials research, workforce and innovation capability.
Awards and recognition
The 2026 Australia Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR) featured and celebrated some of the brightest across the Innovation, Science and technology (IS&T) community.
News
The Summit brought the brightest minds together in Adelaide to collaborate, challenge, and accelerate capability development that will shape the future of Australia's Defence innovation.
Our Science
How do you examine the inside of a material to check for defects without damaging it? One way is by listening to its response to sound waves, and that's what mechanical engineer Hannah Spratling does in a lab at DSTG Fishermans Bend.
Our People
Natalie Withington, a molecular biologist at DSTG, is contributing to a research program that is investigating whether alternative drugs can be used as nerve agent countermeasures.
Collaboration
A new multi-state research collaboration will advance innovative waste-to-energy solutions to support Defence operations across northern Australia, and Defence scientists are playing a key role in ensuring the results are well-aligned with Defence needs.
Innovation
World Quantum Day; a chance to celebrate the scientists, engineers and innovators turning quantum theory into real-world capability.
News
The Australian Government is investing $1.7 billion in a fleet of Australian-designed and built extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles, known as Ghost Sharks, for the Royal Australian Navy.
Our People
Congratulations to DSTG scientist Adjunct Prof Dr Kamal Gupta and his colleague Dr Jafar Shojaii (Macquarie University, and previously University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology) who have won the 2025 Department of Defence Eureka Prize
Our Science
Buccaneer Main Mission, known as a CubeSat, is the second of two CubeSats launched under the Buccaneer project, following the successful launch of Buccaneer Risk Mitigation Mission in 2017.
