STEM

Researchers begin journey of STEM superstardom
Two of Defence’s most accomplished rising stars of research have been selected to take part in the Superstars of STEM initiative.

Scientific-minded teen finds high-flying Jasper
Seventeen-year-old Alex Johnston was thrilled to recover a balloon which came down to Earth at her family farm in NSW.

Army drone racers fly high at championships
The fastest drone racers in the Australian Army were centrestage in a tight contest.

Speeding up Defence computers
Defence is aiming to make one of the fastest supercomputers in the world.

Focus on high-tech future
Defence will expand its science, technology, engineering and math cadetship program as part of its STEM vision.

Capability on his radar
Bouncing radio waves thousands of kilometres across the sky is a normal day for Giuseppe (Joe) Fabrizio, a Defence scientist based in Adelaide.

One giant leap into remote NT community
NASA engineers and scientists have flown to a remote corner of the Northern Territory with the help of the Air Force.

Top award for Chief Defence Scientist
The Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro, has been awarded the 2019 South Australian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership.

Simply turn up and shoot
It was an usual sight in Canberra as a live-fire range arrived on the back of a semi-trailer at Russell Offices.

New-age tech brings the healing touch
A ‘breakthrough’ technology developed by RMIT and CSIRO for Defence sounds like something from a science fiction story.